Skytrex

This post will be about our ― Kijun, Pearl, Ellen and I ― little trip to Skytrex just yesterday. Of course it was exciting, everyone who has been there and done that spoke so much about it (that includes ma mère and ma sœur who went a while ago). Besides, I'd be kookoo for cocopuffs if I turned down on a physical/outdoor activity like this. 

In a nutshell: 

Harnesses and steel cables + Obstacle courses + 5 storeys in the air + Tall trees = SKYTREX.

I left Awsek (my camera) at home and brought the Olympus instead, because of a fear that I might drop Awsek and never see it again. With that said, the quality of the pictures taken that day is good as zero and perfect as crap - grainy and noisy. ALSO WITH THAT SAID, If anyone complains about how 'bad my camera skills became', you're going to be so badly frowned upon.

Your judgements are badly received by the writer of this blog, you may kill yourself now.

Ellen and Pearl.

I got there a little later than expected. If there is something that you should know about me, is the fact that I don't do so well on the road ― especially travelling to new places and long distances. I took two wrong turns even with the help of a GPS and it drove me up the wall.

It wasn't funny then, and it is not funny now. I want to declare 'Bad Sense of Direction' as a real disability, anyone who disagrees will also be badly frowned upon...

Your judgements are STILL badly received by the writer of this blog, you may kill yourself now.

Far right, Ki Jun.

and Moi.

There quite a few pictures taken yesterday during our little Skytrex adventure. For those of you who want to be 'surprised by the obstacles that you will encounter', this is a SPOILER ALERT; and for those of you who are cat-like-curious, check out the pictures after the jump!


Harnesses; We were strapped on and ready to go by the friendly staffs there.Ahem, it sounds dirty because your mind is dirty... You are now frowned upon, again :(

'Oh it looks so uncomfortable', that is because it is. Not to mention it obscenely highlights the triangularity of your pelvis region... not cute, not cute at all.

STOP STARING, YOU SICK PERV!

One more last picture before leaving for the obstacles. 

I probably didn't take pictures of ALL the obstacles, but there are more than the ones shown here. It is just very inconvenient to take pictures at some platforms. We took the EXTREME CHALLENGE trail, not sure how it differs from the others but I guess it has a Diffculty Level: Asian. 

In all honesty, I don't think it is as scary as it is advertised to be, mainly because I felt quite secure with the harness and everything. If you want an advice from me, just don't look down ― it is quite possible to complete most of the task without having to do so.

with that said, I am not disclaiming that it is not scary AT ALL  ―  people do cry (very often) trying to complete some of the challenges. That fear disappears after the first few obstacles, really.

Flying-Foxing was the best.

I look forward to all the Flying-Foxes, but I must admit it is scary at first.

Camwhore attempt: on the platform. 

Only a limited 3-5 people can be on the platform at the same time, so we took those chances to camwhore when we could.  

Immune: Flying Foxing like a BAUS. 

Warning: the above obstacle is hard for you people who spends most of their time spreading their legs 

(stop thinking dirty you perv!!!)

To aid the imagination.

The platforms are quite reasonably sized, without any balustrades. There are safety cables where you SHOULD be constantly attached to, so falling off is possible but very unlikely. As I mentioned before, you will be immune to the height after the first few challenges.

This is a toughie. 

I must admit this is one of the harder ones, though this obstacle is done at a lower altitude. Stabilizing and balancing on the pipes is a challenge in itself, moving and travelling is another level of bitch. 

Who to bring along with you; I would like advise to go with those who are naturally adventurous and outgoing, it reduces long waits of course. All the challenges should be done one at a time; which means if one slows down, everyone slows down together.

THEN AGAIN,

My mom went with a reasonably large group, with a mix of people who are and not afraid of heights. She said one of the best part about her trip there was to see people conquering their fears ― doing things that they never imagined they would. To her that is one of the many fun of Skytrex, motivating each other and etc. I guess it pretty much depends on what tickles your pickles/ floats your boat.

Ellen and I

A small sight of a traffic jam amongst the trees.

Scared now?!

Don't be too frighted, they do have staff at some platforms to take care of you.

Of course by the end of it all, you will be pretty much soaked in sweat and a sense of achievement. It is normal for you to feel extremely hungry and thirsty after completing everything; so do remember to bring a bottle of water with you, and prepare some snacks to enjoy at the end of it all. 

It took us more than 2 hours to complete everything. As physically demanding as it appears to be, I do believe that any Tom, Dick, Harry and Mary can complete the obstacles. I would say it is more of a mental challenge than a physical one; this message is for all you ladies out there who think you can't do it because you don't 'work out'.

I am not paid to advertise for them, unfortunately; But it beats a lot of other regular activities ― reasonably priced and a short driving distance within the Klang Valley. So do keep a weekend free and try it out.

Now, ending with something that you might enjoy...

... urgh, you're such a perv and we all know it.

...tsk, tsk, tsk.