As we climbed the mountain we passed through some pretty good relatively unspoilt rainforest and were able to see some nice epiphytic orchids, tree ferns and palms as well as plenty of invertebrate life. The highlight for me though was seeing groups of siamangs twice during the climb. I have heard these large gibbons on many occasions walking in the jungle in Malaysia but have only glimpsed them from a great distance previously. This time I was delighted to get excellent views of two small family groups moving through the trees near the trail about an hour and a half from the top of the mountain. Unfortunately they moved too fast for me to retrieve my camera from my bag to get any good quality shots, however I managed to shoot a few frames as they moved off through the trees at least as a reminder of the experience.
