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.....Safety.....

Some Hard Facts

Waterfalls are dangerous places, even to experienced trackers. Common oversights are:

  • Ignoring personal safety - peeping over the edge or moving around the rocks.
  • Flash flood cuts off your return trip or caught you while river trekking.
  • In the remote forest area, your only opportunity of assistance are the aborigines (orang asli). Watch for where they are, on your way in!
  • Don’t wander away from the visible pathways, you will get disorientated easily. If in doubt, employ a local guide. (around RM20.00 per guide per trip)

A common oversight is the swift onslaught of flash floods. Water levels can rise to unbelievable heights in a matter of seconds. Campers and trekkers are caught with little or no escape route.

This is to remind waterfall seekers that in the latest incident in April 1999, 5 church members from a big outing group perished at the Chiling Waterfalls. [The signage in Malay language says "Warning- Camping activities in this area is prohibited"]
The tallest waterfall in Peninsula Malaysia , Stong, displays such nasty characteristic. All waterfalls are safe to visit, watch your steps and safety measures.

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