What I Packed for Mount Kinabalu (4,095m) & What I’d Do Differently Mount Kinabalu was my first 4,000m+ trek, and I fully underestimated the cold. I thought I knew my limits and went in thinking I could “tank it” the way I did on other hikes. I’d done tropical climbs, pushed through long days with…
Is Mount Kinabalu really the highest mountain in Southeast Asia? A clear breakdown of Puncak Jaya, Hkakabo Razi, and how geography defines the answer.
This is the post most people come looking for. The pre-dawn wake up, the dark ascent, the granite slabs, the sunrise from Low’s Peak. Day 1 is the mountain letting you in. Day 2 is the mountain asking what you are made of. Here is what the Summit Push on Day 2 of climbing Mount…
Reaching Panalaban Base Camp is one of those moments you don’t forget. You have completed the long ascent. Now, it’s about resting, refuelling, and preparing for the summit push. Here is what it is like staying at Panalaban Base Camp. Table of Content⇾ Arriving at Panalaban Base Camp – Registration & Check In to Panalaban…
Day 1 on Mount Kinabalu covers 6km and 1,400 metres of elevation gain from Timpohon Gate to Panalaban Base Camp. This is a full walkthrough of everything that happens, written from experience.