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Mount Kinabalu Summit Climb 2-3 May 2005

by AkAi   
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Our Room in Laban Rata

Our Room in Laban Rata
Arranging our beds - 10 pax in room for 6 haha...we divided our beds -...

Time is 0230 hrs

Time is 0230 hrs
We slept early at 8 plus and woke up at 2 for snacks & warm up for climb....

Started our summit climb at 0245hrs

Started our summit climb at 0245hrs
The air was cold but our hearts were hot.

One by one [0345hrs]

One by one [0345hrs]
The pace slowed down. One by one, we climbed up the cliff. By then, we have...

Climbing in the Dark is "risky" FUN

Climbing in the Dark is "risky" FUN
Here a strong torch is useful - avoid sprained ankle by having...

Herman and me [0355hrs]

Herman and me [0355hrs]
Hee, it is good to stay near Mike or Alex. They captured u in the dark. I was...

Chin Huat (?) in the dark?

Chin Huat (?) in the dark?
You cant see a thing except where u r standing & some distant tiny lights...

Steep & slippery slope in dark

Steep & slippery slope in dark
Hanging on ropes is a must at some steep and slippery slopes. Three cheers to...

People stopped but we continued

People stopped but we continued
The pace was still slow as we queued for every step we took. I called...

Steep leh!

Steep leh!
Herman, me, CH, Alex and LP. Mike on anchor position capturing us. Steep leh!...

Hopping in the Dark

Hopping in the Dark
I tried to hop to the other side of the rope as the path was easier... gosh,...

Herman taking attendance [3,668m]

Herman taking attendance [3,668m]
Climbers need to register attendance at Sayat-Sayat Hut - the last Hut before...

Re-group at Sayat-Sayat Hut

Re-group at Sayat-Sayat Hut
With ZJ, Pat, Siew Yen in front, the rest of us taking a min break...

Man in Blue, Lady in Red

Man in Blue, Lady in Red
I was trekking up with the lady behind me. Think we tag team for a while...

CH on way up

CH on way up
CH and Herman on way up. Without the flashlight from Mike, it is really dark.

ZJ, Siew Yen & Pat at 0459 hrs

ZJ, Siew Yen & Pat at 0459 hrs
Mike is really FIT. He caught up with ZJ, SY and Pat to give "fair...

Total Darkness at 0500hrs

Total Darkness at 0500hrs
If u look carefully at the central portion of the photo, you can see some...

Breaking of Light

Breaking of Light
By now, you can hear people yelling though we have been warned not to yell.

Brightening up as our spirits rising

Brightening up as our spirits rising

Rays of hope everywhere....

Rays of hope everywhere....

Sunrise at 0545hrs

Sunrise at 0545hrs
Sunrise at 0545hrs - nearly missed it!!!

Stabilising myself at corner

Stabilising myself at corner
The air is thin & cold. Was tired & shivering up there & climbers...

Sunrise again

Sunrise again
Took another photo while waiting for group photo-taking. Was feeling a bit of...

Sunrise as seconds passed

Sunrise as seconds passed


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article published 5/8/2005

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Aiyo...... i'm so envious ....... I always wanted to go trek thi mountain... after i saw a picture in a magazine... :( anyone tell me what is meant by Carbo loading? well .. to go trek this moutain what should i do and bring? you guys seems well prepared before going. wow... so envious cheers !!!!
— Tony_Tang (Tshihou), September 11, 2006
Ver nicely done photo articles...
Kevin, That's is a fine piece of work u had done...congrates for ur sucess in recent climb of Mt.KK. I will be doing it in coming end jul (ascend via mersilau and descend by old route). Don't mind as I will be getting my team mates to browse you sites... Thanks for the infomative and impressive articles...
— chee hooi, June 6, 2005
i wish i can do that one day... need to build up my stamina first..!!
— Erina, May 29, 2005
Thanks!
Just a page from you that sufficient for me to collect those informations, thanks!! I'm thin and weak, but have a dream to climb up to Mountain Kinabalu, you think can make it?
— Kellyn Lye, May 27, 2005
Congrats!
Thanks for dropping by to my photolog (http://ejoy.fotopages.com). Congrats to you and your teams! The photos taken are really beautiful. Oh, I miss Sabah...
— Ejoy, May 19, 2005
Thanks all
Thanks to Climbing Team [David, Alex, Mike, Herman, Siew Yen, Patrick, Zhengjia, Lian Peng, Chin Huat], Friends, Churchmates, and all for the wonderful support!
— AkAi, May 10, 2005
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