Well, if you think only South Africa has Table Mountain, take a look at the Bukit Lesong in Sri Aman district, Sarawak. From afar it looks like having a rather flat plateau.I have been working four years in Kuching many years ago and never heard of people climbing it, so it seemed not to be a favorite for casual mountain climbers. But as a whole Kuchingites seldom ventures out of their beautiful and charming city, and many of them had never been to nearby towns like Serian, Bau etc, what more to say this Bukit Lesong which is at least three hours away (ok, you can dispute this figure as we don't even know how to get there he he).
Recently, during an open house last Chinese New Year, I had a chance talking to a guest at my home whose husband is a headman of a longhouse, Mungu Sawah, next to this Bukit Lesong. He had led a team making a climb. I was excited as this is the first time I heard human had set foot on it after the moon.
I looked at my Sarawak map ('borrowed permanently' from State Health Department) and found it is 2780 feet high, and can be approached from Lingga town upstream on Lingga river and arrive at Banting town. Munggu Sawah is at the head of one small Keranji river.
If you have successfully climb it, please send me some photo. TIA.
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