Mount Kinabalu Day 2

Day 2- Woke up at 1.30am(considering most of us only able to sleep 1-2 hours d nite before is
something not easy..:P) Had our supper..(well..they call it as supper..dun ask me why..:P)


However,who say we are sleepy??


It's posing time!!!






Hip-hop pose!!!













3 blind mice,3 blind mice..ooppsss.. i mean 1 blind mouse..:P









2.30am start our hike towards the PEAK!!!!to see sunrise!!! as you ascend, you will notice a few things..

From clay road to semi clay and rock road and to rock






The plants will become and smaller and lesser and virtually no plant left at the peak..

and of course.. most importantly..the air will become thinner and thinner


Towards the peak there..


walking a few steps is equivalent to walking few hundred on sea level..


At that moment is not about,

how good are you physically (of course..it do help a little bit if you are physically stronger)...
but it's about how strong are you MENTALLY...

now,you'll understand why one of the module or lesson in motivation camp is mountain climbing...



ok..let's get back to our topic..hehe..



It was 4 degree Celsius when we started our hike...So I wore 3 layers of clothing which includes the windbreaker. Winter cap and headlamp was also strapped to my head.

At first we had to walk up endless wooden staircases (duh..staircase again!!!!!?), until we reached the rock surface that was strapped with big rope as our guide.


Since it was dark, all we can see was just the rope, what is immediately in front of us and of course all the moving lights from the other climbers...


The trail was kinda narrow..and some of the places we only manage to have half of our feet on the trail..(that's mean half of our feet is hanging on the air with the cliff just beside us)...

sounds scary?haha..no la..because it's very dark ma..so you wont be able to see the bottom d...:P

but at the time you are descending (yup..you got it..you are using the same trail to ascend and descend)..hehe..then..you'll know it..

just stay calm and dun scare...you have to be totally focus..any lapse of concentration is fatal..

trust me..NO PLAY PLAY..


Next up..


steeper and steeper slopes(up to 80+ degree) are awaiting you..








Few hours later..


Despite the freezing whether, the near frozen fingers (ya..i had to constantly move my fingers to prevent the fingers from frozen),thin air,countless difficult/insane/deadly terrain...

we reach the summit!!!

hmmm..at the peak..

what can do??

besides enjoying the views,sunrise...









of coz it's time to take fb-profile picture time!!!



p/s...this is how you play truth or death next time..go up mount kinabalu and go naked..then you know the definition of cold..:)..calling people to make confession..sudah OUTDATE la...adik...




or pokai picture perhaps??






or bridging???




o..yaya..before i forget..actually there's a small pond on the peak there..last time those people used to pray the mountain god..but now it's already becomes a wishing pond..so you all can throw some coins there and make some wishes..(I threw 50 cent and make 5 wishes..ooppss...am I too greedy? :P)

well..if you believe that god is at the heaven(sky) so the closer are you to the sky,the closer are you to the god..so making wish at the peak,maybe it's a good idea..(lolz..yaya..it's sound fake..:P)


well..after all the photo-taking sessions..it's time descend to Laban Rata and have our breakfast..then descend ALL the way back to the foot of mount Kinabalu...


hmmm...


of course..


what can i say about this hike??


seriously..
I enjoyed it a lot!!!!The view are AWESOME and like what i said in my last post..those view can only be seen when you are actually at that place yourself...


no wonder it attracts so many people go hike mt Kinabalu!!!Mt KK is like United Nation like that..For all the days I'm at the mount..I'm able to see people from various countries..UK,Africa,Korea,Japan,China,Malaysia(of course la),Indonesia,Thailand,US...and even people from Israel...


some even come for honeymoon trip..(duh..ok!!!my next honeymoon trip is to Mt Everest..ooppss..i think no one will ever want to marry me already..:P)


some more it rains on the first day..yes..it did make our hiking more difficult due to the wet surface..and colder temperature..but the view we able to see was even more nicer!!!and thank god that,it didn't rain at all on the second day of hiking...

because you cannot hike if there's rain on the second day(that's why one of my friend..he went there 3 times already and yet won't be able to reach the peak due to rain..)


and of course..the sunrise was nice as well..


next time if you ask me..hey!!wanna go hike any mountain to see sunrise??hmm..I already see the BEST..but I still will follow you d...



BECAUSE I LIKE TO CLIMB MOUNTAIN!!!!



The hiking is tiring and gruesome..(ya..the next day...or for the matter of fact..the next few days..you won't really able to walk...or you walk like a crab..ever see how's a crab walk???try it...:) and every time you see stairs..trust me..you will SWEAR!!!)



But I will say one thing..


It's not easy to climb mt KK...(judging by how many people actually did not make it to the peak..


but it's ACHIEVABLE!!!provided you don't have any disease (eg asthma or heart problem) and you train yourself (at least one month of training)...


And..



the sense of of achievement (ya..you will feel more lansi after you successfully conquer mt KK...because everytime you look back at the peak,you will start to ask..wow..I actually did reach that FUNNY shape peak mountain before and so-call the highest peak in SEA)


And..


of course you will get your COLORED certificate if you reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu...:)

Mount Kinabalu Day 1

Mount Kinabalu 4095.2m
SEA tallest peak
20th tallest mountain in the world



In order to reach the peak, there are two routes to choose from ie Timpohon route and Mesilau route..Mesilau route is longer whereas Timpohon route has lotsssssss of stairssss...those that like to climb stairs can choose this route..^^ trust me..you will HATE stairs after this..

Well..we chose Timpohon route (of coz..not because we like stairs that much..:P)


us at the Timpohon gate where we started our climb


Toilet, rest area and water point are available at roughly around every 1km. However, the water available there are untreated water which directly come from the mountain. Bringing sufficient water that can last till you reach Laban Rata (the place where you going to stay is highly recommended)

duh..it means you have to carry extra weight at your back..of coz..you can always hire a potter to help you carry your beg which a lot of people did that (it cost RM8 per kg)..so it will cost around RM50 for me..if i hire the potter..(of coz NONE of us did that)


The potters..no joke wei..they are STRONG..there are people even carry a full natural cylinder up the hill..so whenever you saw them..feel free to tell/praise them
OKUAAAA.. KENA



say again


OKUAAAA.. KENA..(rmb the KUA muz be longer 1...) it's in dusun language which means you are strong

It definitely will cheer up their day or they even be shock when someone speak dusun to them..haha..

sounds hard?

hmmm..maybe try this..

Konsikow (it means Thank you)

duh...still hard ha??haha...




ok..let's get back to the post..

We had our lunch break at KM4..

After KM4, as you ascend, you will feel the weather is becoming colder and colder and of course you can choose to put on on your jacket.

As we were getting closer to Laban Rata, the surrounding is more and more beautiful with more and more conifers.

TRUST me...open your eye..and LOOK around!!!It's nice..















some pictures that i get from google image



































you all can google image the view if wanna see more picture about it..but even that..you only actually able to experience the actual beauty when you are actually at that place yourself..

Bear in mind one thing..one of the danger of climbing mountain is the UNPREDICTABLE and EVER changing weather (just like the mood of a girl swings ha..emo for no reason..:P)

The weather can change from brilliant sunlight to mist and clouds to a torrential down pour in just a matter minute..That's the reason..it's a MUST to bring a raincoat when climb mount Kinabalu..

And..

of course on our way up..it did rain heavily..

And..

At that moment you have two choices..either to stop at one of hut to wait till the rain stop..which is may or may not be good idea cause you will never know when will the rain stop and even if it stop..it'll only be matters of minutes before it starts to rain again..

And..

We chose to brace through the rain..brace through the cold weather (it'll be even colder when you are walking under the rain)..

Looking at streams of water gushing down will definitely make you more careful on every single step that you step onto..kinda scary la..
just imagine you are wading against the current of a river which is of course as high as your ankle..










5 hours and 30 minutes..that's all we took to reach our midway lodge(Laban Rata)..









Me at Laban Rata











The first thing in your mind will definitely be

yeah man!!!I can rest..and have a nice HOT bath and HOT drinks..

well..you are 2/3 correct...
well..you get to have your rest of course for all your hard work..
well..Hot drinks do provided..

but no HOT bath..
some of my friends told me that they did not bath cause the water is simply FREEZING cold..

hmm..

How cold the water is?
well...the weather out there was just 8 degree Celsius

I can't barely stand under the water for more than 10 second..after stand more than that..my head will start to pain already..I saw steams coming out from mybody (har..like those people in kungfu movie like that you know..syok har..suddenly become a kungfu master already har..:P)

Warning!!! The content in bracket ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED/ENCOURAGED/RESTRICTED for guys..if girls wanna see it..well..just take it as a biology class,k?:P

(guys ha..I pretty sure you all saw how your kuku become longer...but had you ever see your kuku shrink before??till if you are those people who have even little bit of tummy..you will see your kuku DISAPPEAR/VAPORIZE/INVISIBLE or whatever term you wanna use it from your eye sight..After you know..how to make your kuku longer in 10 second..now you know the way of SHRINKING your kuku in 10 seconds..just stand under the water for more than 10 seconds..you will understand what I said..:))


And..

If you happen to reach Laban Rata..congratulation..cause you already get your certificate..though it's black and white cert la..coloured cert you can only get it when you actually reach the peak..

The view here is kinda nice already..

Till then..will continue Day 2 of hiking on a later date..:)





Our Sumandak!!!(in dusun = young girl)

ALAWA!! (means pretty..hehe...)











Kusai!!(nah..u know what it means..:P)