Masjid (Mosque of) Kuala Pangsun

Di Kuala Pangsun iaitu di satu kawasan pendalaman Hulu Langat terdapat masjid kecil ini.
At Kuala Pangsun which is at a rural part of Hulu Langat there exist this small mosque.

Masjid ini agak istimewa buat saya kerana menjadi tempat berehat setelah 19 jam terperangkap dalam hutan berdekatan.

This mosque is rather special for me because it was the place of rest after getting trapped 19 hours inside a nearby jungle.

Peristiwa itu berlaku tahun 2003. Ketika itu saya mahu memanjat Gunung Nuang, gunung tertinggi di Selangor dari Janda Baik di Pahang dengan niat untuk keluar di Hulu Langat.

The event happened in the year 2003. What happened was I wanted to climb Gunung Nuang, the tallest mountain in Selangor from Janda Baik in Pahang with the intention of coming out at Hulu Langat.

Walaupun pertama kali memanjatnya, itupun seorang diri saya berjaya sampai ke puncak setelah lebih 7 jam berjalan kaki dan mendaki.

Although it was my first time climbing it, and doing it alone some more I managed to reach the top after more than 7 hours walking and climbing.

Masalah berlaku apabila turun dari puncak jam 6: 30 petang. Hari mula gelap sedangkan saya tidak membawa apa-apa jenis lampu.

Problem happened after making the way down from the top at 6:30 in the evening. It began to get dark while I didn't bring any kind of light.

Kegelapan yang amat sangat menyebabkan saya cuma dapat bergerak perlahan. Kemudian saya tersesat.
The pitch darkness means I could only move very slow. Then I got lost.

Nasib baik saya akhirnya menemui jalan keluar. Dari jam 6:30 petang turun sehingga keluar jam 1:30 tengahari esoknya saya boleh dikira sudah tersesat selama 19 jam. Kalau campur dengan waktu mula mendaki iaitu sekitar 11 pagi, saya telah berada di hutan lebih 26 jam apalagi dalam keadaan hujan. Maka bayangkan keadaan saya yang cuma berbekalkan sebuku roti dan sebotol kecil air mineral. Di masjid inilah kemudian saya terbaring lama kepenatan dengan badan bercalar-calar, kulit kecut-kecut akibat lama berjalan dalam kebasahan...

Luckily in the end I found a way out. From 6:30 in the evening I went down until getting out at 1:30 in the afternoon the following day I could be considered to have got lost for 19 hours. Add this to the time I started the climb which is about 11 in the morning, I have been inside the jungle for 26 hours what more in the rain. Thus imagine my condition as I only brought a supply of a loaf of bread and small bottle of mineral water. It is at this mosque that I lied down totally spent with body full of bruises, the skin shrivelled after having walked long in the wet...