A voyage to Pulau Aur in the Super Yacht LongRanger:

LongRanger sails in the evening,
across the open ocean, about twelve hours
to Pulau Aur…an ideal destination for a
3 day weekend, or even for a rushed normal weekend,
departing on Friday afternoon.

 

She arrives in the morning light; at right P.Dayang, left of centre is P. Pemanggil, in the background, faintly, is Tioman.

 

She anchors in the channel between Aur & Dayang

 

Climbing Batu Berhala,at Pulau Aur, in the South China Sea:

At Pulau Aur. Batu Berhala on sky-line, its North Face characteristically free of snow in June Note the traverse (or crack) sloping up from left to right.

 

Kids wriggle up the crack with groans and giggles.This is a perfect climb for 10 yr.olds or fit 60 yr. olds, and gives them a fabulous 360 view from the shoulder:

 

Below: looking North, Pulau Dayang. The climb to the scarp left of centre is equally rewarding. Our tiny floating home is at anchor in mid channel.

View looking NW, over Kampung Batu Berhala, Pulau Lang in mid-distance, Pulau Tinggi on horizon.
The Malaysian mainland was visible to the naked eye behind. The eagles start riding thermals up the North Face from below here, and get a fright when they come eyeball to eyeball with us above them.

 

View South through the gap on
Batu Berhala. Philip is looking
vertically down on the houses,
palms, fruit trees, hornbills, and
jungle inland.

 

Abseiling on Batu Berhala:

Novices start on the Nursery Slope of 10 degrees, while others kayak and Then the ascent to the East Col, free of treacherous ice in June:

snorkel. In the background, our Schooner at anchor:

With sufficient experience, two climbers go over the edge.  Schooner at anchor in the channel below…

Then the ascent to the East Col, free of treacherous ice in June:

 

 

Down the slope and into the trees.                               

with a lot of experience, swing free down an overhanging vertical wall: (Philip, aged 10).  This in Thailand, actually.