Mud and rain are a facet of life there. If you do enter the
jungle and emerge from it dry at the end of the day, be sure to buy
4D. Guaranteed to strike.
The legendary Seven Knolls are not seven knolls at all. They're
more like seven big knolls with many smaller knolls in between. So
don't bother counting. The final knoll is the worst knoll you'll
ever experience, by the way.
Much of the way, medical evacuation is only possible via helievac.
So do your best not to get injured, cos they're not going to indent
a chopper for lesser injuries. I remember having to scale those
blardy knolls with a 39 degree fever. I couldn't fall out cos it
was dead in the middle of the night and if I fell out, there would
be just one platoon medic left to take care of the whole company.
So the only way to fall out is by moving forward to finish the
mission.
For Mount Biang, going up is actually easier than going down. And
the trail is undulating - while ascending the hill, you will be
cursing and swearing at points when the trail is leading
downwards.
You will not come across any 'ninja vans' along the way while doing
topo. So leave your money in camp. You don't want your money to get
wet, anyway.
