RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE: Part Two, The Dream Climb

Hello Bluewater lovers!! Man did I put my dominator to the test in Malaysia this October, and I have to say the double dry held up Remarkably well to the endless rainy climbing! Here is the low down!!!

After a whirlwind three day travel sequence Lucho and I found ourselves on Tioman Island staring up at the mythical “Dragon’s Horns.” It was hard to believe that only one of the huge jungle spires had been climbed…until we started the approach…then it made more sense. But after some epic jungle bushwhacking which culminated with me being attacked by giant hummingbird sized wasps, we somehow managed to find our way to the base, and miraculously summited the unclimbed Dragon’s Horn on our first full day on the island.

The route “Tanoshi Buttress” was a classic 5.10x adventurefest!!! We topped out at night and endured a shiver bivy until about two a.m. when an an impending lightning storm encouraged us to rappel at night. I hope this short video captures some of the magic of our Experience. We are raising money in the name of our climb for Big City Mountaineers, an awesome program that gets under resourced teens into the wilderness.
Programs like these are close to mine and Lucho’s hearts and we’d really appreciate even a couple dollars donated in our names…. find out more at SUMMIT FOR SOMEONE

Special Thanks to the folks at Tanoshi Lodge for making our stay a stylish one.

We brought two cameras up the climb with us, a tm900 and a gh2, and I shot some of the timelapses with my 5dii. Hopefully you like my edit and original music.

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