At last, I’ve ascended Mount Kinabalu and climbed to the highest peak – ironically called Low’s Peak at about 4000++m. The weather was good throughout the 2-day hike up (and down). It was physical and mentally strenuous because I was not particularly okay with the altitude change and couldn’t take the cold. Physically, it was easy for me going up, but coming down was bad because first, descending the mountain just right after you’ve reached the peak all in a single day is terribly tiring, and secondly, there was no motivation/drive anymore to descend. Nothing to look forward anymore.
I kena altitude sickness – symptoms such as heartbeat rate at 90 beats/min while resting in bed, slight dizziness, and breathing difficulties. But, my Milidon helped me a lot. I think I often go to the toilet too because….hmmphh…. I drank too much and I ate too many bananas at one go!
I was quite surprise the weather was great during our ascend – the sky was clear (you could see the whole load of planets and stars), and not a single drop of rain. I was expecting the worst because it had been raining every evening in Kota Kinabalu park at the foot. The moon was almost full and there was no need for torchlight when we climbed up.
There are things that I left behind:- my red beanie fell off my head somewhere during the ascend, and it was too dark (opps..I am contradicting myself with the bright moonlite I’ve just mentioned), and I didn’t want to fall right into some valley or something, so I presume some lucky person might have found my red lovely beanie. Sob Sob. I also left some of my waste behind a real big secluded rock, because I couldn’t stand it anymore when nature calls. Silly, I actually said “Sorry, sorry ahhh…I am sooooo sorry Mr. Rock, but I need to do this right now!” Hope the penunggu of the rock did not blame me or even follow me back to KL!!! Mount Kinabalu is known for their spirits and myths. Something like dat.
So I thought KL has traffic jams. Wait ‘til you see the peak. Soooooo many climbers want to be on that small little Low’s Peak! Human traffic jam! My SouthAfrican mate almost fell-off the peak because he lost his balance while snapping pictures!
I’ll put up some pictures in the next time. Have to collect pictures from other cameras. Cheers.
