This website is about climbing this majestic mountain located in Sabah state of Malaysia, Mount Kinabalu, arguably the highest mountain in South East Asia.

You can find checklist, guides and tips on preparing and evaluating your trip. There are guides on:

• choosing right season to climb the mountain,
• making booking of your trip,
• evaluating safety and toughness to climb,
• training to climb
• Pictures of the terrain of Mount Kinabalu, KM by KM. Start the journey here
• and more...

There is a useful checklist on things to prepare for the climb and a selection of photographs.

Guides on Climbing Mt Kinabalu

Preparation
Planning Weather and season Flights and road transports Booking a package to climb Mt Kinabalu DIY tour: Booking to climb Mt Kinabalu Overview of the climb journey Training Prepare your body for a long uphill walk Descend: walking downhill	Getting Ready To Go Clothing to climb Mt Kinabalu Shoes & slippers Gear & equipment First aid & medicines Full checklist for climbing Mt Kinabalu Travelling Luggage arrangement Telecommunication on Mt Kinabalu
Journey
How to Get There Flights and road transports Getting there, Kinabalu National Park Analysis Of Terrain & The Journey Is climbing Mt Kinabalu easy? Is it safe (or dangerous) to climb Mt Kinabalu? More about the terrain and the climb Climbing the terrain (Part 1: Ascending) Climbing the terrain (Part 2: Descending) Photograph of Timpohon Trail's terrain (before rearranging) Photograph of Summit's terrain (before rearranging) Photograph of descent from summit before Sayat Sayat (to be ready) Photograph of descent after Sayat Sayat (to be ready)	Accommodation And Food Grace Hostel (Grace Lodge) Laban Rata Rest House Panar Laban Huts Balsam Buffet Restaurant Nepenthes Lodge Journey to climb Mount Kinabalu Increasing odds to reach Low's Peak Altitude sickness Food & drinks while climbing Personal hygiene, toilets and bathrooms My Journey Of Climbing Mount Kinabalu Why do I climb Mount Kinabalu? Our experience on climbing Mount Kinabalu: 18th~19th September 2010 Our experience on climbing Mount Kinabalu: 15th~16th September 2011 (to be ready)

Coming down from the Peak: The REAL show has just begun

Step-by-Step Terrain of Mount Kinabalu:

• Previous: Mount Kinabalu Summit: St John's Peak
• Previous: Mount Kinabalu Summit: Low's Peak
• Next: Mount Kinabalu's Summit's Plateau
• Next: Descending from Summit of Mount Kinabalu, right after Sayat Sayat
• Back to Our Journey Page

The highlight of the climb is not when we stood on the "podium", i.e. Low's Peak which is the highest point of the mountain. It is when we were on the way down that the real show began.

During ascent we were climbing at night, there was not much to see. It was only during descent that we realized the greatness of this mountain.

Last view of the highest point of South East Asia.

We are just so tiny.

Click on the photo to see an enlarge image. On the way down, I turned around one last time to take this photo.

Click on the photo to see the enlarged image.

Step-by-Step Terrain of Mount Kinabalu:

• Previous: Mount Kinabalu Summit: St John's Peak
• Previous: Mount Kinabalu Summit: Low's Peak
• Next: Mount Kinabalu's Summit's Plateau
• Next: Descending from Summit of Mount Kinabalu, right after Sayat Sayat
• Back to Our Journey Page

Summit Trail 5.0km to 5.5km (2)

Step-by-Step Terrain of Mount Kinabalu:

• Previous: Timpohon Trail at 5.0km
• Previous: Timpohon Trail 5.0km to 5.5km
• Next: Timpohon Trail 5.5km to 6.0km
• Next: Laban Rata 6.0km
• Back to Our Journey Page

Rest at Pondok Paka

Exactly this kind of terrain for the remaining parts of the trail.

Not forgetting to capture a photo or two. My lens dried.

My uncle, battered but proud. Just half a KM more to go.

The last half KM was like really really never ending walk. 

Step-by-Step Terrain of Mount Kinabalu:

• Previous: Timpohon Trail at 5.0km
• Previous: Timpohon Trail 5.0km to 5.5km
• Next: Timpohon Trail 5.5km to 6.0km
• Next: Laban Rata 6.0km
• Back to Our Journey Page

Summit Trail 2.5km to 3km (2)

Step-by-Step Terrain of Mount Kinabalu:

• Previous: Timpohon Trail 2.0km to 2.5km
• Previous: Timpohon Trail 2.5km to 3km
• Next: Timpohon Trail 3.0km to 3.5km
• Next: Timpohon Trail 3.0km to 3.5km (2)
• Back to Our Journey Page

At this stage, we had climbed almost 40% of the trail before reaching Laban Rata. This is also the level that some of us may start to feel the impact of altitude sickness.

Wait a while. Someone need to talk in the middle of the trail. The porters can carry really heavy load.

Never ending uphill climb. At KM2.5, we were still going strong.

Take a rest before starting again.

This was the place my altitude sickness started during my first climb. But this round, I was ready. I took altitude sickness pill before the climb and I was perfectly okay up to this stage.

My uncle showed his progress happily, KM3.

Step-by-Step Terrain of Mount Kinabalu:

• Previous: Timpohon Trail 2.0km to 2.5km
• Previous: Timpohon Trail 2.5km to 3km
• Next: Timpohon Trail 3.0km to 3.5km
• Next: Timpohon Trail 3.0km to 3.5km (2)
• Back to Our Journey Page