Friday, November 24, 2006

Yes. I conquered the majestic Mt. Kinabalu on the 19 November 2006. This time, I took the Mesilau Trail which took me about 3 hours longer in distance and hiking time to the junction of the original trail. The weather was fine that day and a bit of windy. I stayed at the Mesilau Resort and it was very cooling and the place was really nice except that you need a powerful vehicle to drive up there. I stayed at the Bishop Hostel. The service and accommodation was excellent.

I arrived at the Laban Rata somewhere at 3 pm and I was really exhausted. This is my 3rd climb since I completed my studies in university. I taken my early dinner at Laban Rata since I was really hungry. The food was very dear due to the cost of transfer from HQ to Laban Rata by local porters.



This plate of fried wet meehun cost me RM 13.00

The next day, I woke up at about 1.00am for an early breakfast. The guide and I started to climb the mountain via Gunting Lagadan. It was very windy and cold. Extreme cold. I reached at the peak just in time to witnessed the early sunrise. Splendid view. Anyway, I got lucky this time as the weather was fine and there was no rain. Thank god for that. Here are some pictures taken during the trip.



Beautiful View

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