Climbing Mount Kinabalu

Awesome view from Mount Kinabalu



Watching the sun rise

There are many places in Sabah that you should go.  One of it is to climb Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South East Asia.  Mount Kinabalu is quite easy to conquer.  It takes 2 days and 1 night to reach the summit and you don't need any previous experience in mountain climbing.  Anyone with a reasonable level of fitness and the willpower to push through fatigue and discomfort can climb to the summit of Mt Kinabalu. It is achievable and incredibly rewarding.

Me and friends on top of Low's Peak

Climbers need to hike from the park’s headquarters (1,866m above sea level) and walk 5 to 7 hours to get to the Laban Rata rock slab (3,280m above sea level), where houses a group of mountain lodges.  Here you will stay for the night before your journey to Low's Peak begins at 2.30 a.m. After a tiring hike, climbers will sleep early and to gain energy before climbing the summit. At 2.00 a.m. everyone's up taking their meal and getting ready for the climb.  It takes 3 to 4 hours to reach the summit before sunrise.  For slow climbers like me, I always miss the sunrise but still manage to be at the top of Low's peak.

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I have climbed Mount Kinabalu seven times and reached the summit successfully.  Its an awesome experience and the view up there is worth the climb.  What you need when climbing the mountain is not so much on fitness but the will power and persistence.  So if your are thinking to climb Mount Kinabalu, don't wait, just climb it!