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I came, I saw and I conquered!
... base of the mountain to start the hike up at about 8.45. At this point, I was very nervous! I didn't quite realise the extent of this challenge before I started! And we were constantly being warned about altitude sickness and that we wouldn't be able to climb to the summit if we got sick :-/ but I was determined! And after just over 4 hours and 6 very hard kilometres we made it to Laban Rata, our base for the night. After a chill and some grub ...
Mt Kinabalu looms out of the mist
... memorial was in a very disreputable state until a Thai businessman, shocked at the state of it, took it upon himself to undertake the restoration of the area, and he used a lot of his own funds to restore it prior to getting all the relevant governments involved to assist him. It is now a very serene and beautiful area left in memory of the poor young men who died so needlessly and cruelly at the hands of their captors.
The views ...
On top of Borneo
Mit der Besteigung des Mount Kinabalu und dem Abstieg über den höchsten Klettersteig der Welt (Guinness zertifiziert) stand also nun das Highlight des Urlaubs an. Aber manchmal meint es das Schicksal nicht gut mit uns (oder im Speziellen Basti). Aber die Geschichte kennt Ihr ja schon... Nachdem es also bei Basti auf Höhenmeter 2063 von 4095 nicht mehr weiterging, beschlossen wir uns aufzutrennen: Basti ins Krankenhaus und ich auf den Gipfel.
Der Zeitplan ...
Mt Kinabalu and Poring Hot Springs
... couple sat in the back with their luggage zooming by. Luckily they saw us and got the driver to turn around and pick us up. For a small fee the guy offered to take us all to Kinabalu. Some how all 6 of us managed to squeeze in the back with our bags, I have no idea how! One of the Dutch guys was 7 foot I feel especially sorry for him. Anyway at first it was great fun, sun beating down on us, a cool breeze through our hair, wonderful ...
Lest we forget
... to go. The memorial is really nicely done and the view down the valley was amazing, however, I was driven a little bit further down the road and given directions on how to get to the actual camp. The walk in was very steep and pretty exhausting, but it was well worth it. At the end is a little clearing by the river, which has been fenced off and a simple stone has been placed over where the artefacts were discovered at the base of the jackfruit tree. ...
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