On the Malaysian island of Borneo, Gunung Mulu National Park is dominated by a sandstone mass of Mount Mulu (2376m asl.) To the west and what we see pictured here lies a band of limestone, which forms the lesser peaks of Mount Api and Mount Benarat. These lower slopes are covered in dense tropical rainforest. Each of Mount Api and Benarat are riddled with giant cave systems that include some of the largest caves ever discovered. In the early evening on most days, a giant rainstorm passes through Mulu and completely soaks everything.
In April 2018, I joined a team of scientists working in the Gunung Mulu National Park. The team, led by Dr. Nele Meckler from the University of Bergen, Norway are working to improve our understanding of tropical climate change over the last 500,000 years.
