Mount Kinabalu

Our main objective is to climb Mount Kinabalu arranged on last 2-days so that we are not too tired for other activities. Mount Kinabalu always being attractive to me even when I was at very young age. My dream to get to summit of Mount Kinabalu come true after 20+ years, a bit embarass to tell actually. :p
We took new route to go up Mesilau trail and come down Timpohon Gate. A wise choice so that we can get 2 certs. Old route taking 6km to reach Laban Rata but Mesilau trail added another 2km. That 2km really torturing going up-down. Climbed from 9am and reach at 4.30pm, the trail seem never get to the end. After eating our dinner buffet at rest house there. The meal really expensive RM33 but no many choices. Even normal fried rice cost RM15. I ate the most expensive instant noodle there the next day, paid RM8.50 for Maggi come with a raw egg.
We stay at Gunting Lagadan Hut for 1 night, at 3000m++ above sea level, the temperature around 10 degree at night time. The problem is the freezing water like ice water, hardly taking shower, just doing simple wash-up already drive us to crazy. Slept not very well, 8pm to 1.45am never a good sleeping time for me.
Waked up early morning and prepare to conquer the summit at early 2.45am. The trail taking 3km, but it really far far way to us. The journey is not easy, need to go up grabbing the rope, or clawing etc. The air is thin, pretty hard to breath, sound like cow, plus the heart pumping hard and fast seem coming out anytime. The mentality taking the main role to reach to summit, I kept telling myself sure I can do it, and I did. Reaching peak around 5.30am, even though the first dawn already appeared 1/2 hour earlier, but the scene really awesome. The feeling like stepping on top of the world with the cloud beneath. All sweat and hard work paid off. The most touching moment is to know that all of us reaching the top even some injured or weaker gal. The magnificent photos are here...