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Mount Kinabalu Climb (Sabah) - Day 160-161

A travel blog entry by christosp

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... Asia for you! It was an uncomfortable but beautiful two hour ride through the green mountains of Borneo to reach Kinabalu national park. A bright crystal clear day in the highlands with a cloudless Mount Kinabalu in the background towering over the ...

An arresting meal

A travel blog entry by stevejames

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At The Top Of South East Asia! Mt Kinabalu - Sabah

A travel blog entry by heatheravan

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... a few trails the first day to get a bit of practice in and also visited the botanical gardens in the National Park which have UNESCO World Heritage status. Kinabalu Park is a bit of a strange set up. There is a park headquarters, a transportation office, ...

I DID IT!

A travel blog entry by philippajane86

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... were involved. I was fourth out of the group to reach the summit at five-thirty, just in time for the gradual sunrise above Mount Kinabalu; it looked just like the pictures in '1000 things to do with your time on Earth,' so I can tick that one off the ...

Now THAT is what I call a Mountain....

A travel blog entry by jamesemorrow

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... , its bloody freezing. I'd borrowed gloves from Agnes (canadian met in KK), had rented the coolest retro padded jacket from the National Park (complete with 7 safety pins as the zip was shagged) and bought a head torch. But naturally, the crowning ...

Veni, Vidi, Vici!

A travel blog entry by richard.zito

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Time to do some exercise then..! It turns out that I'd booked the deluxe package for climbing Kinabalu (sounds like I got a good price for it though so was actually quite looking forward to it) - 3 days 2 nights, one night of which was spent at Mesilau ...

Mount Kinabalu, Borneo - KK to Mount Kinabalu

A travel blog entry by chowyunmatt

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October 07 2008 - Mount Kinabalu National Park, Malaysian Borneo So 7am rolls around and we are on our way to the what turned out to be the highlight of the entire 5 month exchange. The day before we had gone to the bus depot (Merdeka Field Bus Station or ...

Mount Kinabalu, pride of Sabah

A travel blog entry by petef1

At 4,100 metres, Mount Kinabalu is the highest peak between the Himalayas and Papua New Guinea and after over two months spent nearly exclusively in one big city or another, getting to the top seemed like a good way of obtaining some much needed fresh air ...

What a new year!

A travel blog entry by amandaseims

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... a hotel I think. I'm sure I could have stayed with Chew if I asked but I'm leaving early tomorrow morning so it won't be convenient for getting to the airport. Fly to Mulu national park in Sarawak with the hope of going adventure ...

Whoa, a mountain.

A travel blog entry by kate.leuschke

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It's a four-hour bus ride to Kinabalu National Park. But it might be the most beautiful drive we've taken yet. We had super views of Mount Kinabalu all the way there. It's a distinctive peak, and it is on the state flag of Sabah. We had planned to ...

The Climb Begins

A travel blog entry by mish_brendan

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... our efforts at the 4 kilometre mark the rains came and only got heavier until we arrived at Laban Rata 6 kilometres up Mount Kinabalu where we were to spend the night. The climb was tough but Michelle seemed to struggle more than Brendan as the air ...

Mt. Kinabalu

A travel blog entry by bandersnatch07

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At 4095 meters, Mt. Kinabalu stands out as an amazingly tall mountain amidst hills that don't even come close in height. The operation here is to take a trail up to a guest house near the summit, stay the night, make the summit the next morning for the ...

How Many Buses Can You Catch in One Day?

A travel blog entry by mish_brendan

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... it to the minibus terminal we managed to select the most dangerous, reckless bus driver ever to live to transport us to Kinabalu National Park. Somehow we made the journey in one piece but were quite stressed by the end of the trip. Thankfully ...

The roof of Borneo

A travel blog entry by kerry_andrew

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... is big enough to take its toll on anyone’s body. She persevered and succeeded, which not everyone that attempts Mt Kinabalu can say. Our next stop is overnight in Kota Kinabalu, before heading back to peninsular Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur. ...

Cool Relief in the Hills

A travel blog entry by robanjali

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... Phillipine islands. After a two hour wait, the bus finally left and gradually began climbing up into the hill country near Mount Kinabalu National Park. The bus was fully loaded and about 2km short of our stop when it lurched too far to one side of ...

Kinabalu National Park

A travel blog entry by koppers

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Climbing Mt Kinabalu

A travel blog entry by gypsymichelle

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Thanks to a schedule change at work I got to stay in Malaysia long enough to climb Mt Kinabalu. It only takes 2 days but I needed to sign up about a week in advance, not my typical travel style. Donna, Rodney and I hooked up with 4 other travelers ...

We climbed a mountain!

A travel blog entry by angela_louise

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We took the bus to Kinabalu National Park and checked into a guesthouse. We were surprised at how cool the temperature was after months of sweating, but we were at altitude. After lunch we went for a walk around the National Park and visited the Botanical ...

To the roof of Borneo

A travel blog entry by carbonelli

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I arrived in on the flight in from Miri at about 5PM and took the first bus out on the two hour drive to the Kinabalu National Park, confirmed my climb the next day and spent the night at the base of Mt. Kinabalu. Just before bed I planned the rest ...

Mount Kinabalu

A travel blog entry by bowtie

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... nbsp;which I had booked for two nights (84R incl. breakfast) This "lodge" is approx. 1 km from the entrance to Kinabalu National Park. It is decent, kind of clean!!! but compared to other rooms I stayed at for the same price it is not comparable. It ...

Mt Kinabalu Climb - 2 days

A travel blog entry by annajura

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... every year. We drove for 1.5 hours up into the mountains to an altitude of about 2000m and started the walk at the national park gates. Unfortunately Chubby wasn't actually our guide, we got another guy who we were later to find out was totally ...

Man Vs. Mountain

A travel blog entry by callumswift

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... top. Because of Kinabalu's incredible biodiversity (over 4500 plant species, 326 birds identified, and 100 species of Mammal) Mount Kinabalu National Park has been awarded UNESCO World heritage Status. As you start your trek on day one, ...

Mount Kinabalu National Park HQ

A travel blog entry by andyheather

Today we travelled to Mount Kinabalu National Park Headquarters where we would spend the night before beginning the ascent of the mountain the following day. The small cabins we were supposed to stay in were full so we got upgraded to luxury lodges with ...

Below The Wind And Amongst Giants

A travel blog entry by badrul

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... why Jensen wanted us to be on time! Oh well, it wasn’t that bad, better something then nothing. We arrived at Kinabalu National Park HQ about 11am and ventured up to the first gate, the Timpohon Gate, one of two famous entrances for the ...

Mountain Climbing

A travel blog entry by geeijo

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... a short side trip to see some pitcher plants. Our van arrived just after we finished and we had a quick stop at the national park office before the journey back to Kota Kinabalu. We arrived in time for the 2:30 ferry across to Gayana Island ...

Mini Borneo roadtrip

A travel blog entry by jon-lisa

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... we had a lot to fit in before returning the car at 5pm. We visited the tea plantations and then drove to the Kinabulu National Park. We had a brief walk along one of the trails, a small stroll through the botanical gardens and drove to the highest gate ...

A day in Gunung Kinabalu National Park

A travel blog entry by ironinkent

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... Kinabalu. An excess of cloud prevented this being anything spectactular, but we have one more chance tomorrow morning. Walking back to the National Park, we went straight to the botanical garden for the 9.00 a.m. guided tour, to find that we were the only ...

We conquered Mount Kinabalu!

A travel blog entry by bryannie

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... (a married couple from Canada/Australia, Danielle and Rohan) who were to become our travel companions throughout Sabah. First stop: Mount Kinabalu National Park. Within this park is a massive mountain range with the highest point at Low's Peak ...

The hike

A travel blog entry by gajordandk51

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... an early start this morning. Breakfast at 7 am and then get packed up for our hike. Today I am hiking Mount Kinabalu. It is the fourth tallest peak in Southeast Asia but the tallest climbable peak. The nature resort is our starting ...

And the tour begins....

A travel blog entry by gajordandk51

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... nbsp; Our group met at noon to start the trip. They loaded us into two vans and we drove inland toward Mount Kinabalu National Park. It feels so good to drive into the mountains and escape the muggy heat of Kota Kinabalu. We stopped for ...

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Mount Kinabalu Climb (Sabah) - Day 160-161

An arresting meal

At The Top Of South East Asia! Mt Kinabalu - Sabah

I DID IT!

Now THAT is what I call a Mountain....

Veni, Vidi, Vici!

Mount Kinabalu, Borneo - KK to Mount Kinabalu

Mount Kinabalu, pride of Sabah

What a new year!

Whoa, a mountain.

The Climb Begins

Mt. Kinabalu

How Many Buses Can You Catch in One Day?

The roof of Borneo

Cool Relief in the Hills

Kinabalu National Park

Climbing Mt Kinabalu

We climbed a mountain!

To the roof of Borneo

Mount Kinabalu

Mt Kinabalu Climb - 2 days

Man Vs. Mountain

Mount Kinabalu National Park HQ

Below The Wind And Amongst Giants

Mountain Climbing

Mini Borneo roadtrip

A day in Gunung Kinabalu National Park

We conquered Mount Kinabalu!

The hike

And the tour begins....