a momentary lapse in rational thinking led me on a crusade jihad suicidal mission to conquer tabur east near taman melawati. the quartz ridge hill is an uglier, harder to climb and more vicious which has claimed many lives than the good looking and more famous twin sister tabur west. the final scaling of the 20-25 meter vertical rock wall to reach the shadeless peak was achieved only by motivational chain smoking of preferred brand. despite shedding blood and sweat, the 360° views from the top were stunning landscapes of tabur west, titiwangsa range and klang valley. pic was taken of the klang gates dam reservoir and the titiwangsa range while looking north. may 2007.

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