Blogs from Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Asia - page 9

Monday 28th January 2008 Today we are going to the base of Mount Kinabalu, the Highest Mountain between the Himalayas and somewhere in Paupa New Guinia (Please ignore my spellings) 4095.2m tall! So we get up and have to walk back up to Sapinggi's father's house, but this time we go to his new house for breakfast. We have the best pineapples I've ever had, they were grown in the village and they're so fresh! It most deffinatly puts our 'fresh' fruit to shame! Then we went for a short walk around Kiau to help us prepare for the big climb tomorrow! To be honest it wasn't very hard and suprisingly flat! But the views were stunning! Then we drove to Mount Kinabalu Park which is a world heritage site! We stayed in very swanky chalets ... read more

The National Park leaflets for Mount Kinabalu proudly describe it as "The highest mountain in South-East Asia", but then put in brackets " (not including Papua)". This is a sneaky and cheeky way to boost it's reputation. It's like saying "Madonna is the biggest selling female artist in the world (not including Mariah Carey)". Or, "I am the fastest runner in the world (not including Ben Johnson, Lynford Christie.. etc)" The reason for excluding Papua is that the three highest mountains are found here. So technically, Mount Kinabalu is the fourth highest, which is far less impressive. However, it does stand 4,101m tall, and I climbed.it. And let me tell you, it's no pushover. (I could have just written 4,100 metres for the height instead of 4,101m, but the last metre was the most difficult to ... read more

Been there, almost done that! ..siis Helsingin murteella: olen ollut siellä ja melkein tehnyt sen. Puhutaan siis luonnollisesti kaakkois-Aasian korkeimman vuoren vuoren Mt. Kinabalun valloituksesta, johon tulee valitettavasti liittää tarkentava määritelmä 'melkein'. Edellisenä yönä kolmen aikaan olimme siis saapuneet hostellille Kota Kinabaluun ja herätyskello soi säälimättä jo kuudelta. Ikkunasta ei pilkistänyt aurinko, kotoisa kahvin tuoksu ei leijaillut hyvin pelkistetysti sisustetun hostellimme käytävillä, eikä suihku päättänyt niin aikaisin tarjota edes lämmintä vettä. Kylmä vesi piristi kuitenki mieltä ja usko oli kova, että ulkona vellova matalapaine siirtyisi viimeistään Mt. Kinabalun juurella syrjään. Massut tyhjinä, reput selässä ja luottokortti armoa huutaen pyörähdimme pankkiautomaatin kautta taksilla hostellin isäntämme suosittelemalle bussiasemalle, josta piti lähtemän b... read more

Mt Kinabalu has always been referred to by the natives as an ancestral resting place which the word Aki meaning grandfather and nabalu means big boulders connect the words and you get akinabalu. To date Mt kinabalu has gained it popularity from being the highest Mt in south East Asia, easiest mt to climb in the world and among all the most naturally divers in its collection of plants in the world. Mt Kinabalu was established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world. A basic itinerary for Climbing Mt Kinabalu (DAY 01): Journey to the park takes about 2 hours drive ... read more

Well I'm on Borneo. Main land Malaysia was a little to rainy so I decided to see what Borneo has to offer. Flew to Kota Kinabalu in the region of Sabah. the big thing to do here is hang out on the beautiful beaches or take a 2 day trek to the top of Mt. Kinabalu. Mt Kinabalu at 4095m is the tallest mountain between the Himalayas and New Guinea. It's a 2 day climb. Day 1 you go 6km from altitude of about 1000m to 3000m. At this point there are huts waiting for you. to spend the night. Actually half night You get up at 2AM to climb the remaining 2.7km or 1000m alt. in the dark.This is so you can be at the summit at sunrise. If you ever thought you were ... read more