Date: 18/1/2011
We we suppose to wake up at 2am the next day for our climb up to the summit but instead we woke up at 12am!!! We had difficulty sleeping as it was really cold and I won't categorize the beds of the dorm available as "Comfortable"!! The bed was hollow and you can feel the spring of the bed bouncing on your back!! So, for those who are able to add some weight on your backpack, maybe you can consider bringing a sleeping bag up as well.
We went down to the Cafeteria (our dorm is 0.5M higher) and had our breakfast and started our ascend at 230am. We were really excited and we can feel the adrenaline rush thru our body as it was pitch black outside and we had to put on our head lamps in order for us to climb our way up! Due to the harsh condition while on the way up from Mesilau, some of my friends were too fatigue to continue the way up to the summit.
The path up to the summit is somehow more challenging compared to Day 1 as we needed both our hands to hold on to the rope to climb our way up. We managed to reach the peak at 530am and I think it was around 3 ~ 5 degC at the top! It was really cold with strong wind and we didn't manage to catch the sunrise as it was really cloudy and the worst was, it started to rain!! We had no choice but to go down cause we didn't want to be caught in the rain as we had no ponchos and some of us were not wearing water resistant jackets and gloves.
If you thought that the walk is over once you reaches the top, think again!! The path back to Laban Rata is even more challenging as you are more prone to fall going down then going up.
Do check out some of the pictures that my friend took while on the way down:
As you can, the way down from the peak is no walk in the park as you have to hold on to the ropes and watch your every step that you take!! We managed to reach Laban Rata around 10am and briefly packed our backpacks and headed to the Cafeteria for brunch. From there, it was another long way down to Timpohon Gate. Do stay tune for my Mt Kinabalu Day 2 - Part 2!!
We we suppose to wake up at 2am the next day for our climb up to the summit but instead we woke up at 12am!!! We had difficulty sleeping as it was really cold and I won't categorize the beds of the dorm available as "Comfortable"!! The bed was hollow and you can feel the spring of the bed bouncing on your back!! So, for those who are able to add some weight on your backpack, maybe you can consider bringing a sleeping bag up as well.
We went down to the Cafeteria (our dorm is 0.5M higher) and had our breakfast and started our ascend at 230am. We were really excited and we can feel the adrenaline rush thru our body as it was pitch black outside and we had to put on our head lamps in order for us to climb our way up! Due to the harsh condition while on the way up from Mesilau, some of my friends were too fatigue to continue the way up to the summit.
The path up to the summit is somehow more challenging compared to Day 1 as we needed both our hands to hold on to the rope to climb our way up. We managed to reach the peak at 530am and I think it was around 3 ~ 5 degC at the top! It was really cold with strong wind and we didn't manage to catch the sunrise as it was really cloudy and the worst was, it started to rain!! We had no choice but to go down cause we didn't want to be caught in the rain as we had no ponchos and some of us were not wearing water resistant jackets and gloves.
If you thought that the walk is over once you reaches the top, think again!! The path back to Laban Rata is even more challenging as you are more prone to fall going down then going up.Do check out some of the pictures that my friend took while on the way down:
As you can, the way down from the peak is no walk in the park as you have to hold on to the ropes and watch your every step that you take!! We managed to reach Laban Rata around 10am and briefly packed our backpacks and headed to the Cafeteria for brunch. From there, it was another long way down to Timpohon Gate. Do stay tune for my Mt Kinabalu Day 2 - Part 2!!
No comments:
Post a Comment