{"id":125404,"date":"2018-10-13T10:30:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T02:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=125404"},"modified":"2018-10-13T09:53:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-13T01:53:47","slug":"hiking-their-way-to-appreciate-nature-and-forge-greater-bonding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?p=125404","title":{"rendered":"Hiking their way to appreciate nature and forge greater bonding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>By Nurliana Zulkifli<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>SHAH ALAM, 13 October 2018: For the first time a group of 40 members of Adventure Recreational Club (ARC) recently scaled the\u00c2\u00a0Peak Garden and Sapu Tangan\u00c2\u00a0Hills at Taman Botani in Shah Alam as their hiking location, and felt it was a great experience.<\/p>\n<p>According to its programme manager, Izzat Farhan Adha Azman, the event was not only aimed for new members to gain experience in the adventure activity, but also at cultivating appreciations towards natural environment among the club members.<\/p>\n<p>\u0153This is a new hill we have never reached before, besides we are trying to see their acceptance in this track that seemed easy for the beginners,\u009d he said citing the many tracks that can be explored and chosen based on the map available.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad Najmi Luth Izzuddin Makhtar, an active member of the club, also agreed that the track was suitable for the beginners &#8220;even though there is some soft and slippery grounds with high elevation hike,\u009d he told IIUMToday following the hiking experience.<\/p>\n<p>Having had similar experience of scaling the Pahang mount and the Kerinci mount, Muhammad Najmi motivated the members to have an active lifestyle to boost their stamina level.<\/p>\n<p>\u0153Do some training before hiking and keep a healthy diet which is good for the muscle,\u009d he said in giving his tips besides encouraging the members to join the night run every Thursday at 10 pm.<\/p>\n<p>The team took almost four hours for a seven-kilometre journey before reaching both peaks which began with Sapu Tangan Hill.\u00c2\u00a0It was an effective way to strengthen their bonding, according to the programme manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u0153Members can get closer and know each other better as they kept supporting and overcoming the challenges together during the hiking,\u009d Izzat Farhan said.***<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/?attachment_id=125410\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-125410\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-125410 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/arc-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/arc-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/arc-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/arc-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.iium.edu.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/arc.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nurliana Zulkifli SHAH ALAM, 13 October 2018: For the first time a group of 40 members of Adventure Recreational Club (ARC) recently scaled the\u00c2\u00a0Peak&hellip; 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