Who would've thought I would agree to waking up at an unearthly hour at 6.30AM to defy gravity by swinging from tree to tree? How about walking in a zig-zag position on nothing but strips of wooden planks suspended more than 70metres in the air?
Don't look down, Jess. Don't look down.
Yup, I chose to have that moment of exhilaration over my beauty sleep. It better be worth it! For my long-time readers out there, yall would know that I completely detest mornings.. make that VERY EARLY MORNINGS. I would yank the covers over my head and bury my head under the pillow if I didn't see a dire need to wake up early.
But how my mind categorized a Skytrex Adventure as a 'dire need' was beyond me
So by invitation courtesy of Visiber, off I went up the hill in Shah Alam to put my Sky Trekking skills, stamina and durability to test 🙂 Thanks guys! Hopefully I won't break a bone or come crashing down to the ground 70 feet below. That's what safety nets are for by the way
Okay.. now for the gloves…
Johnson, meme & Chris
Upon choosing the Big Thrill Adventure (there was a Little Adventure and an Extreme Challenge Adventure), we were briefed by the instructors about what to expect and got our *stinky* gloves from the deck 🙂 Okay lah, it wasn't stinky. If you didn't buy a new pair at RM5, then you'll get the stinky ones 😀 Hint : BRING YOUR OWN
I did the Big Thrill challenge okay! Don't play play 😀
Was initially confident that it was gonna be easy peasy lemon squeezy since I used to be an athlete back in high school AND go to the gym often. But when I saw this…..
My jaw dropped 🙁
Am i supposed to climb that thing with my bare hands? Where's Tarzan and his vines?
So I brushed that thought aside, and headed off to the Gear-Up deck with Fong Mei to get our harnesses, hook & pulleys, carabineer and V Landyard. Yeah, it's prolly jargon to you as it was to me on that very morning but hey, didn't you just learn something new? 😀 😀
This is a carabineer!
If you don't have this you won't be able to swing from tree to tree!
Getting harnessed up with the equipments hanging around me
It was good to know that the peeps at Skytrex-Adventure were really well trained. Safety first! They made sure our harnesses were well fastened and even let us go on a dry run before the real deal 🙂
Yeah, so just in case you fall down down down down downnnn~
You'd just bump your head and not break your ribs
I did lots and lots of warming up – lest I get a leg cramp right up there and no one can save me even if I screamed my lungs out or made smoke signals! Okay, time to proceed the beginning stage of our adventure!
So after I passed the "test", it was time to face the trees.
*gulps*
The participant would have to be able to climb that tree to get to the top of where the challenge begins. But it was pretty tiring before it began! I had to stop twice in the midst of climbing it because it was one hell of a loooooooong way up, trust me.
When I *finally* reached the top, there was a net which I had to cross next! As I was walking across the net, the net kept wobbling & swaying left and right. Gosh! It was pretty freaky but glad that the net was really sturdy. I bet it can withstand the weight of 3 elephants too
Shot when I finally reached the other side 😀
There were a few other challenges we were supposed to be up against, before it became repetitive with different difficulty levels. There was this part where I had to 'walk the plank'! Can't believe there was no support except the suspended planks and well, the strength of your arms!
Focus now.. focus. Don't miss a step!
Once that was done, I was excited to know what lies ahead!
oh.my.god
I was terrified! My voice quavered with fear when I yelled "WHAT NOW?? HOW?" Like seriously, I didn't know how I could finish walking that without having my heartbeat thump right outta my rib cage. But I managed – finally.
BUT THAT WAS NOT ALL!
There was round two. This time, MUCH HIGHER!
Noooooooooooooo 🙁 🙁
But the worst was yet to come. You wonder how circus acts do their thang on the tight rope? Well, stop wondering and try it for yourself. No joke! Take a look –
HOW TO WALK LIDDAT!!!
but in the end everyone managed to 🙂 Isn't that always the case?
Okay here's something you should know actually. You ain't supposed to bring anything up except yourself and your water bottle. But being me, I obviously didn't give two hoots and brought my DSLR climbing with me all the way up anyway. Yes, you read right. I lugged my DSLR from tree to tree.
IF NOT HOW TO TAKE PICTURES AND BLOG FOR YALL TO SEE? 😛 😛
heeeeee
Shit shit shit shit 🙁
We had to cross to the other tree on top of those slippery rubber tubes! Each time you step on one, the whole thing will shake vigorously! Hmm.. I guess they didn't set the maximum weight at 100KG for nothing. LOL But I hated this part the most! You're so frightened yet you can't close your eyes entirely 🙁
Are we done yet? Can I peek now?
Okay if you didn't already know, I didn't exactly put the challenges in order. I saved the best for last! The ultimate flying fox! If I'm not mistaken, I did the flying fox at least 5 times. There were 5 plusminus altogether but with different heights and different distances.
Sometimes I wonder what would happen if someone were to be stuck in the middle while flying fox
There's no way up nor a way down. Ya just gotta do the Na'vi call for the bird
if Tarzan's quick enough, he'd prolly get to you first
So hold on tight, shut your eyes, let yourself accelerate and free fall diagonally downnnnnnnnnnnnn!
Repeat this a few times and there was one that lasted for a whole 30 seconds!
How far is that! Woots!
When it was all over, I was exhausted! The shots that you see in this post is prolly only a quarter of what you're gonna expect in the Big Thrill adventure! There was so much more climbing, swinging, balancing and gliding throughout the entire track. I was parched because I chose to bring my DSLR instead of a good bottle of water.
*facepalm*
But so what! I gulped down gallons and gallons when we got down to the party deck!
Oh and it's my first time sitting on a hammock btw 😀 😀
You don't see that very often!
So.. ready to defy gravity for yourselves now?
wo, u nver fail 2 amaze me…u really go girl
hehe thanks! it’s just an outdoor challenge though, u rlly shud go try!
Crazy! the zigzag thing is crazy! little adventure wouldnt be so bad rite? maybe me n my frewns will start wif that first
yeahhhhhhhhhh that was crazy shit i admit! but the rubber tubes were worse! ugh! haha dont do little adventure, that really has no challenge… i think? ahahahaha 🙂
Looks like you are having tons of fun there. Hmmm, maybe next time you bring me to try the Extreme Challenge? If I get scared halfway then can I switch to the Little Challenge? XP
i was! 🙂 and i was planning to prolly go to my challenge 1-2 more times 1st before i go to the Extreme Challenge! gotta practise 1st wtf ahaahaha
THat is fun. Are you going for extreme next time? Extreme is almost the same like big thrill just it doesnt consist of the zipzap. ( i have never tried big thrill but just heard from my friends). btw, the game left me a scratch on my leg.
Yes i am! Goin for the Extreme Challenge after 2 more times on the Big Thrill! 🙂 ohhh no zig zags? hmm thank god! LOL Yeah I’ve got scratches on my legs too. My friend had bad bruises gosh
2 more times on big thrill ?!! dont be too happy 1st, bcoz in the extreme, you are going to have 2 very tall and super tedious climbing in the beginning.
>________________< worse than the big thrill? gah. i almost died at the tedious climbing at the beginning
i have never tried on big thrill, but i guess it is, bcoz they different the level by the height. (how good it is if someone build an escalator thre)
true. and elevators too! haahahha
Haha Skytrex is definitely fun =)
Let’s go for bigger challenges!
woo hoo hell yeah it is! u shud try the Extreme Challenge 🙂
the website said there’s 23 challenges.. it hink we did less than that! oh.. btw, my brother was stuck in the middle of flying fox. he reached the end but the lock was turned up so it didn’t lock him and he bounced back and stopped in the middle of the wire!! er.. after 5 minutes of hanging there, someone rescued him..
yep 23 challenges 🙂 mebbe got the small small challenges that u didnt realize/count? hehe. OMG 5 whole mins stuck up there? -_______________- i think my screams will be able to vibrate the tightrope so much that i’ll automatically accelerate forward ahhahahahah.
lol!! somemore he told me he felt the harness getting loose! hmm. maybe he gan jiong so he imagined it ler..
why so many worse case scenario one!!! T_________T don’t scare my readers away! ahahhaha
I like the ‘are we there yet’ photo that u shot. very nice how u do that????? btw i tink i saw u in monash university just now! u didnt see me 🙁
haha thanks 🙂 oh it’s quite simple actually. Just make sure the photo is unfocused 🙂 🙂 oh yeah, if u saw me in monash uni, it’s me. haha. okay, which one were u?
wow! did you manage to peek at the price? how much is it to do all that? ready for round 2? =)
UR STILL A BACTERIA! ahahahaha go get urself a gravatar!
Yeah i think i saw the price. Not every expensive. If im not mistaken is definitely less than RM50 🙂 but so damn worth it okay! hahahaha yes ready for round 2! berasa-asa!! ROARRRRRRRRRRR
Wow, that was really awesome to read and see, hehe. I’m a bit afraid of heights, I wonder if I would be bold enough to do it. You’re my hero, Jess 🙂
ahhahaha yay glad u liked it. yeah if ur afraid of heights, i suggest u not to go. becos even when im not *really* afraid of heights i was slightly frightened! 🙁 hehe awwwwwwwwww thanks
OH MY GOD!!!!! my heart sank wen i saw those awesum pix.
you’re one hell of a ‘tough’ lady… ex-guide?
*hats off* to jess
hahahhaa. heart sank? Chill chill! 🙂 🙂 Yeah ex-guide…used to do the ‘cabaran’ stuff back in camp. but hehe not rlly a big deal la!Lotsa ppl can do the Big Thrill too. now its time fer the Extreme Challenge!
Wow, you are so adventurous! I don’t think I am daring enough to even go up there… so terrifying it seems 🙂
hehe yeahhh i love adventure, that’s why i forced myself to wake up for it! ahahahahaah 🙂 Oh come on.. if i can, u can as well! 😀 😀 😀 it’ll be fun, i promise! 🙂
Looks so interesting!! 😀 But maybe i will faint on the spot or something haha! Nice post 🙂
thanksss! haha yeah it was! 🙂 🙂 no dont faint! if u got balls u’ll brave it and go!
is that Johnson an actor in drama?
yup he is 🙂
i will get my friend to try out this thing….
haha yeah. but why just ur friend? YOU go try this out too!
OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOGMOGMOG. Ahaha, my sis went on that before.. I wanna go, but I’m really terrified. O.O
dont care! just go! 🙂 🙂 close ur eyes n go!
Hey, great pictures you got there. Didn’t know it was THAT creepy and fun at the same time till I saw your pictures! 🙂 Their official website doesn’t proof anything like yours. 😉
Cheers.
Haha of course! Nothing tells a story better like a personal one 🙂
Glad you like it. And yes, do enjoy your session at Skytrex too!
Hi Jess, Did you ever tired again on the flying fox since then..? Anything interesting you are doing lately?
heyya 🙂 yeah i went there one more time hahaha. it was so fun! and yeah, im having a really good time here in australia now. I’ve been blogging lots of it! go to my main page https://www.thejessicat.com to see 🙂
hows it going for u? 🙂