Mountain Kinabalu (03-04/01/2009)

After a few days rest, I'm gonna to post up my expedition to Mount Kinabalu. Can't blame me..my whole body especially my hands and legs are so pain. SO I need more rest plus I got class. Tired!!

There are around 20 of us joined this expedition. I was so excited as I had plan to go there before I graduate. Finally, my dream comes true. As the journey start at 4am, so I need to woke up at 3am to get myself ready. Hmm..feel so fresh at that time cause go to enjoy ma...not class. (If class, I will feel very sleepy). Around 350am, walked to the nearby bus stop with Sabahking, my roomate and his boyfriend. Waited around 10 minutes, our van arrived and pick us.

Waiting for van.

We took almost two hours to reach Mesilau Nature Resort from Kota Kinabalu.

The entrance to Mesilau Nature Resort.

Cafe at Mesilau Nature Resort.

We waited at there for our pack lunch to get ready. The pack lunch (bread+cheese, hot dogs, egg, chicken wings, orange, 100plus and mineral water). Sound delicious o? But when took it while climbed up the hill really took my life. So heavy. So, when reached shelter, we ate some and reached again another shelter, we ate again. Haha...not only can gain energy but can lighten my burden. The first day, we need to reached half the hill (Laban Rata) before continue to conquer Mount Kinabalu peak the next day.

June June get ready to climb Mount Kinabalu.

The raining weather really make me uncomfortable. Shoes, sock and clothes got wet. Hard to walked and spoilt my mood.

June June in rain coat.

See...so many stairs. Tired!! Started to feel the punishment on my body.

Scenery while climbed up the hills.

Finally around 8 hours, I manage to reach Laban Rata. Feel so cold and hungry at that time, so took dinner buffet at Laban Rata there. After that, we proceed to Gunting Lagadan Hut to take rest. From the photo below, red circle shows Laban Rata where I took my dinner there. So, can you all imagine how far the place to the hut?

I need to go through all this before reaching the peak. Can I?

Gunting Lagadan Hut.

Finally I reached. Look back..how far I walked.

View from the top.

Rest awhile and I planned to take shower as my whole body got wet. The hut there got shower heater (don't feel happy first)...when I out of the hot water..OMG!! So cold..just like being lock in the fridge. No difference wheather got heater or not. Simple took shower and ran to the bed cover up myself quickly.

Next morning woke up around 1am for 2am journey to the peak. The whole can't sleep well as I'm not feeling well. But, this does not blocked me from conquering Mount Kinabalu. The weather was so cold on the half way to the peak. As I'm not feeling well that time and started to walked very slow. Luckily, Sabahking accompany me for the whole journey. Thanks Sabahking. You didn't stop encouraging me during the climbing.

Unfortunately, we couldn't make up to the peak of Mount Kinabalu. Left 300m due to raining weather. Its hard for everyone to climb up with such weather. My hands became frozen until I couldn't snap much photos. Feel so sick and almost fainted there.

Below photos taken before leaving:-

Me.

My roomate and I.

On the way down the hill.

Dirty pant and shoes.

Gotta stop for now. Will update more photos in the next post. Bye!!