Mt Kinabulu 5:30am

We do this for fun!??

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April 6th 2005
It's 1:30am and I'm holding a dialogue with myself (lack of oxygen does that you know) about why this really is "fun". It's interesting experiencing the breathlessness and rapid heart rate resulting from the thinner atmosphere up here at 3300m. Down for breakfast at 2am started climbing around 3am, in the pitch black, for the summit at 4095m . Climbing up got a bit weird a times as I'd passed a ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Sabah

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During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe... ... read more