Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

(19th July 2006 - 24th July 2006)
Ok, back from Kota Kinabalu. Didn't manage to make it to the Mt. Kinabalu summit. It was raining and freezing. Overall the trip was a very good experience for me.

Related links: Mt Kinabalu Via Ferrata 2011

LCC Terminal waiting for Air Asia flight.

Arrive in Kota Kinabalu and took a taxi to Lucy's Backpacker Lodge.

Chia, Maneerath and me having tea at Lucy's Backpacker Lodge.

Walking around KK town.

Shopping for souvenirs.

Monkey!

Sunset.

Having dinner by the sea.

Group photo with Lucy with the driver (red shirt) who will take us to Mt. Kinabalu.

Sightseeing at a local bridge.

Stop by the roadsite for photoshoot.

Suspension bridge / canopy walk at the national park.

heh heh ...

Rafflesia

Rafflesia fenced up.

We stayed here in Mersilau Resort. Its a dormitory, but no one staying there.
Only 4 of us.

Double decker beds, toilets, kitchen and dining area, all to ourselves.
Already very cold.

The next morning before the climb.

Weighing our luggage to be carried by porters.

Starting climbing from Mersilau.

Small bridge at Mersilau Trail.

Me, Shoo Chan and Maneerath at a waterfall.

Stop to enjoy the view and for photoshoot.

Keep walking...

Weird trees.

Me and the view from the top.

Pitcher Plants

Are we there yet ? Nice trees ...

Chia our group leader. She climbed Mt. Kinabalu before back in 2003.

Nice view.

Are we there yet ? Hah .. still so far ah ?

Me, Shoo Chan, Chia and Maneerath. Almost there ...

Rest.

Rocky mountain ..

Rocky trail ..

Maneerath ... still cool ...

Almost there ....

Yay ... we arrive at Laban Rata.

Above the clouds ..

Laban Rata Resthouse.

10.6 degrees.

Canteen ...we had our dinner here ... lots of foreigners ...

Can't find a table, sit outside for awhile. Very cold.. :P

2 am. All dressed up in commando gear to climb to the summit. Had to stop at Sayap-Sayap hut after climbing for about 1 hour. It was raining and freezing. My gloves were wet. It was like putting your hand in ice water. And every step I had to take a deep breath. Had to climb another 3 more hours to reach the summit but decided not to go on.

The guides and climbers all waiting at Sayap-sayap hut for the rain to stop.
Guide said "Ah Moi, jangan sedih. Gunung tak lari, nyawa satu saja."
(Don't be sad, mountain won't run away, you only have one life.)

This photo taken by Chia in 2003 shows the route we had to climb.
Imagine climbing this in the middle of the night.
It was a really good experience for me.