Hiking Mt Kinabalu
Hiking Mt Kinabalu was the most hiking Paula and I have done in a 24 hour period… 17.4KM to an altitude of 4,100M and back. It starts with a fairly steep 6KM climb to the Laban Rata resthouse. This took us about 4 and a half hours. We relaxed, met a Swiss guy and chatted at the resthouse (altitude ~3600M). Tired and modestly fed by the mediocre quality food, we (and most of the night’s residents) turned out the lights for bed at 7:30pm.
At 2AM, we’re up again and ready to push to reach the summit by sunrise. It’s only 2.7KM to the summit from the resthouse, but with the altitude, cold, and wind, it still takes nearly 2 and a half hours. When we finally arrive, we stop and look around at the 360 degree… In a word… Stunning… Check the photos posted to snapfish by clicking the link on the right.
After you get all your pics and take in what you can at the summit, the ‘fun’ begins. Now you walk all 8.7KM down the steep, rocky, and wet/slippery terrain. We broke it up by slipping in an hour long nap at the resthouse!
Dan
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