We were putting a night over at Mesilau Resting House the night before we begin our adventurous journey the next day ....
Everybody's spirit was high and confident .... still enjoying our meal down at the hill in Mesilau .... exicted yet worried about what is in store for us tomorrow during the climb. But first things first, need to energized our stomach with food first before we use up all the energy the next morning on the climb .... he he he
The resting house we stayed in Mesilau, nothing fancy but a place that we can get a good night sleep and re-chraged ourselves before the climb (hot bathing water is a issue though !!!!)Morning is here and we wre all ready for the climb after breakfast .....
Photos after photos were taken during the first few km of the climb as all were still very fresh and excited .... will see what happened to all later !
Part of the view along the Mesilau trail up Mount Kinabalu ... much more interesting if you compared to the Timpohon trail ! Never regreted taking this longer and more difficult trail !
Photos after photos were taken during the first few km of the climb as all were still very fresh and excited .... will see what happened to all later !
Part of the view along the Mesilau trail up Mount Kinabalu ... much more interesting if you compared to the Timpohon trail ! Never regreted taking this longer and more difficult trail !
The "Japanese Graden" trail through Mesilau.... very beautiful scenery.
There is even a hanging bridge across a stream up the hill .... time for a photo please .......
Getting colder as we went higher. You can see the midst ?
The Pitcher Plant .... catching insects in its "bowl" as food .... interesting !
Already 5km through the Mesilau trail and its this junction that links us back to the same trail as Timpohon to reach to the top of Mt Kinabalu.
steeper steps leading to the top ..... another 3 km to go for Laban Rata.
As we got higher plants and trees changed according to the climate ..... no leafy trees instead of branches only .... really interesting how nature works.At last after 8km of climb, we reached Laban Rata, the first "pit-stop" to rest before we adjourned to the peak the next monring ...... I reached there at around slightly over 3 pm (not too bad !)
Took some peak shots from Laban Rata and Gunting while waiting for dinner .... he he he ..... the view down was really nice .... its as though we are above the clouds .... on top of everything !
Dinner served at about 7-8pm, and everybody should be resting by 9pm in order for them to be ready for the climb to the peak the next morning at about 2-3am ....... I can just describe my feeling that night and morning = TIRED !The climb to the peak took another 2-3 hours, and I managed to reached the peak just in time for the sunrise !
Picture of VICTORY ! Reached "Low's Peak" at just about before 6am , 28 March 2008 ..... historical moment in my life !
Low's Peak - 4095.2m !!!!!! 8km + 2 km from hill to the top !!!! An achievement well done.
Whatever happens after that is no longer important as the view was breathtaking ....... nothing can describe the feeling but be there yourself to experienced it !!!!
Picture of VICTORY ! Reached "Low's Peak" at just about before 6am , 28 March 2008 ..... historical moment in my life !
Low's Peak - 4095.2m !!!!!! 8km + 2 km from hill to the top !!!! An achievement well done.Whatever happens after that is no longer important as the view was breathtaking ....... nothing can describe the feeling but be there yourself to experienced it !!!!
I will let all the photos below speaks for itself .........
We have conquered Mount Kinabalu !
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