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Fastlane and Lagang – takes 1 & 2

Posted on October 5, 2024 by marilyn

FASTLANE & LAGANG CAVES – 4 & 5 October 2024 I was booked in to do the Sarawak Chamber, but had cancelled that as the 8k walk with a backpack didn’t sound enticing, so signed up for these two caves, … Continue reading →

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What you miss when you’re in high anxiety mode

Posted on October 1, 2024 by marilyn

CLEARWATER & WIND CAVES – Mulu NP, Sarawak, East Malaysia – 1 October 2024 I’d already been into these two caves on my “adventure” trip, but my anxiety level, knowing that I had to do 8k of cave (instead of my … Continue reading →

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Best bat exodus ever

Posted on September 30, 2024 by marilyn

DEER CAVE & LANG CAVE – Mulu NP, Sarawak, East Malaysia – 30 September 2024 As part of the ISC (International Show Cave) conference, we were treated to four hours walking through these two show caves and then returning to the … Continue reading →

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4.8k – I can handle that, should be a piece of cake

Posted on September 28, 2024 by marilyn

CLEARWATER CONNECTION – Mulu NP, Sarawak, East Malaysia – 28 September 2024 Apparently, you can’t do the Clearwater Connection adventure cave unless you’ve done a “Moderate” one as it’s an “Advanced” cave.  We’d done the moderate cave (Stone Horse) yesterday, … Continue reading →

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Stonehorse Cave – the test

Posted on September 28, 2024 by marilyn

MULU NP – Sarawak, East Malaysia – 28 September 2024 After climbing up Mount Kinabalu, then dropping into Miri to see Niah Caves, we flew ovr to Mulu NP where we would be spending the next 9 days either caving … Continue reading →

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