Archive for January, 2007

part 2 MT Kinabalu

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Okie.. better finish my write about my blog.. else i will forget about it. While sleeping in the bunk bed, i must have made some pretty bad " sounds " cause the guy on the upper deck has to wake me up and ask if I have problem breathing.. Poor guy, chase out of bed and then could not have a good sleep.

woke up in the middle of the night to put on termal, socks, caps and gloves.. Was thinking since all the stuff was carry up, must as well wear it.. :) At 6am in the morning, felt bright and refresh. pack and prepare to have a tial for the summit. My breakfast = cup noodles which i brought up. It was delicous why cause it’s hot.. the temperature there was 9"c.

Waited at the pantry from 6am… till 8am. Finally i saw dominic, but bad news, it was raining thus i’m not able to go for the summit :( so i have to wait for the other couple to come back down to make our way down the mountain.

While waiting i chatted with some friends who came down, apprantly it seems that they did not catch any sunrise due to heavy clouds so pretty dissapointed for them.  I headed back down, it took me about 4 hours to reach the base. By then i have not bath for 2 days and i can’t wait to be in the shower. Total climb = 3200meters while the summit is 4092meters (estimated)

But then i have a problem, because of the walk up the mountain, my 2 legs is aching like mad.. To reach my hostel i need to walk up 3 storeys.. can imagine how bad I have to limp with the aches especially while walking down the stairs. While i was walking in town, the locals are looking at me like, do i have a problem with my legs.

Overall i have a great trip and i have be heading back. I stayed with beachtours, more information can be found at www.beachtours.com.my. name of the owner is Abul and wife. They are expecting a new member in the family soon. it is a very clean and comfortable place to be in.

I’m heading back soon, thus if you’re keen to join, give me a call :)

Cindy