Mount Kota Kinabalu

Welcome to the base of Mount Kinabalu, a colossal geological formation stretching dramatically toward the heavens from amid the enormous Crocker Range. Standing at an imposing four thousand and ninety five meters, this is the…

We have arrived at Timpohon Gate, the official starting point of the Summit Trail. Interestingly, the hike immediately begins with a slight descent toward Carson's Fall, a beautiful cascade named after the very first warden of…

As we push past the second checkpoint, the Ubah Shelter, we enter the true montane forest zone. Mount Kinabalu is globally celebrated as a center of plant diversity, and this section of the trail provides a spectacular botanical…

The trail now delivers us to Layang-Layang, historically known as Carson's Camp, an area that once served as a prominent television relay station. This is a crucial psychological and physical milestone, often utilized as the…

Arriving at the Panalaban checkpoint is widely described by climbers as one of the best feelings of the entire expedition. Sitting at an altitude of approximately three thousand two hundred and seventy meters, this cluster of…

The final chapter of the climb begins in the freezing, pitch black early hours of the morning. Climbers are awakened at twelve thirty AM, force down a quick 'early supper' at one thirty AM, and prepare to brave the intense cold. …

As the summit looms closer, willpower becomes the sole remaining currency. We finally crest the ridge and arrive at Low's Peak, the absolute pinnacle of Mount Kinabalu at four thousand and ninety five meters. …