{"id":3926,"date":"2014-09-01T20:38:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T12:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/?p=3926"},"modified":"2014-09-14T22:10:42","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T14:10:42","slug":"mount-kinabalu-the-climb-part-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/index.php\/2014\/09\/01\/mount-kinabalu-the-climb-part-2-of-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mount Kinabalu \u2014 The Climb. (Part 2 of 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a continuation from previous post which is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/17\/mount-kinabalu-the-climb-part-1-of-2\/\"> available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Achieving Laban Rata was an achievement by itself. Any Mount Kinabalu climber would want to reach Low\u2019s Peak but not everyone is able to achieve it due to many reasons \u2014 weather, altitude sickness, fatigue, malas, etc.<\/p>\n<p>After a \u201chotel standard\u201d early buffet dinner at the guesthouse, we spent a few hours recovering while preparing for the toughest challenge \u2014 the hike to the peak which starts at 2am.<\/p>\n<p>At 7pm, it was totally dark and cold outside. Temperature drops to borderline of single digit and the legs start to feel the after-effect of the earlier hardwork to Laban Rata. After Isyak and Maghrib (Jamak Takhir), I tried to get some nap but I was too tired to sleep. The good thing about going in a group of 7 is that we have no strangers in our room of 8 beds and there\u2019s always someone cracking jokes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1148.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3927\" alt=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1148.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1148.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1148-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At 9:30pm, I finally managed to sleep. Alarm clocks from our mobiles started to ring around 1:00am and one by one we dragged ourselves out of bed to get ready for the grand push towards the peak of Mount Kinabalu.<\/p>\n<p>We were among the earliest to start the journey at around 2:30am. Game plan was simple, move forward and upward at an easy but steady pace and try to stay in one group. Definitely easier said and done. Miraculously, for the first 30 minutes of steep stairs it works perfectly for me and I managed to keep up with the group. Must be the \u201chalf awake\u201d factor!<\/p>\n<p>It was really dark until we reach the \u201crope section\u201d, claimed by many as the riskiest part of the climb. The scattered clouds made it almost impossible to snap photos without flash on. All we can see are our headlamps.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3928\" alt=\"2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2131.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2131.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2131-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>About 3 hours later, after countless of stops I made it to the last stretch minutes before the sun rises.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/359.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3929\" alt=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/359.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/359.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/359-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally at 6:13 am it was our turn to snap group photo at Low\u2019s peak. The rest of the group arrived hours earlier but in the spirit of being in one team, they waited for the last 2 (me inclusive) to arrive for a group shot. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/437.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3930\" alt=\"4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/437.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/437.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/437-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/535.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3931\" alt=\"5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/535.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/535.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/535-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Good morning Malaysia! A superb way to start a day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/635.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3932\" alt=\"6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/635.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/635.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/635-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/736.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3933\" alt=\"7\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/736.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/736.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/736-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See that tiny dots, those are people coming down (and some just started to go up) to\/from Low\u2019s Peak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3934\" alt=\"8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/835.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/835.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/835-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our victory pose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/936.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3935\" alt=\"9\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/936.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/936.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/936-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/936-400x250.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was during our journey down from the peak that we realised how challenging the terrain was. The lack of any surrounding trees makes me feels like I\u2019ve landed on moon or something like that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1035.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3936\" alt=\"10\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1035.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1035.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1035-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1149.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3937\" alt=\"11\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1149.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1149.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1149-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By the way, here\u2019s a quick tip for Muslim climbers. For those wanting to perform Subuh prayers during the climb up to the peak, it is best to have your wuduk all the way from Laban Rata and perform your prayers at this flat area before and around the 8km mark.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3938\" alt=\"12\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1235.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1235.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1235-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is just to show that sujud is possible at certain area. Of course at 5-6am in the morning, it\u2019s pitch dark so choose your spot wisely and ALWAYS consult with your guide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1333.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3939\" alt=\"13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1333.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1333.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1333-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cRM2\u201d peak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1432.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3940\" alt=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1432.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1432.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1432-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Donkey\u2019s Ears Peak<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1530.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3941\" alt=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1530.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1530.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1530-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SubhanAllah, a double rainbow just right in front of us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1629.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3942\" alt=\"16\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1629.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1629.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1629-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The white rope that \u201cconnects\u201d climbers between Sayat Sayat and Low\u2019s Peak. Both ways.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1730.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3943\" alt=\"17\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1730.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1730.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1730-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some vegetation at summit area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1829.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3944\" alt=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1829.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1829.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1829-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One last \u201cgroup photo\u201d with our guides before heading back to Laban Rata.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1932.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3945\" alt=\"19\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/1932.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1932.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/1932-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sayat-Sayat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3946\" alt=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2028.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2028.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2028-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t believe it that I went through this area just hours earlier in total darkness. \u00c2\u00a0At the back, Laban Rata Guesthouse where we had our breakfast, check-out and head down to the Timpohon Gate.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3947\" alt=\"21\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2132.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2132.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2132-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2227.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3948\" alt=\"22\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2227.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2227.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2227-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just that I thought that the worst part was over, I was proven wrong once again. Coming down was the toughest not because it was difficult but simply because I had used up almost all my energy earlier going up and down the peak.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2323.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3949\" alt=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2323.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2323.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2323-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only motivation is the \u201cbragging rights\u201d for reaching the peak that we can share with the climbers on their way up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2422.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3950\" alt=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2422.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2422.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2422-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And of course the great view along the way.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2520.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3951\" alt=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2520.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2520.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2520-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2618.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3952\" alt=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/\/2618.jpg\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2618.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.azuanzahdi.com\/wp-content\/2618-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then the rain started and it continued to rain until I reach Timpohon Gate, 4 hours later. Soaking wet, exhausted, hungry, tired legs and all my electronics have ran out of power, I remember telling our guide that \u201cThis is the first and last time I\u2019m climbing Mt Kinabalu!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, now that it has been 7 months since the climb, I started to have that itch to go once again \ud83d\ude1b<\/p>\n<p>#KinabaluAkuDatang \u2014 Alhamdulilah, definitely one of my 2014 highlights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a continuation from previous post which is available here. Achieving Laban Rata was an achievement by itself. Any Mount Kinabalu climber would want to reach Low\u2019s Peak but not everyone is able to achieve it due to many reasons \u2014 weather, altitude sickness, fatigue, malas, etc. After a \u201chotel standard\u201d early buffet dinner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,4,1469,11,3],"tags":[2325,2322,2326,1344,2327],"class_list":["post-3926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-my-world","category-adventure","category-blog-posts","category-featured-articles","category-travel","tag-kiblat","tag-kinabalu","tag-lows-peak","tag-subuh","tag-sunrise"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mount Kinabalu \u2014 The Climb. 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