Went to hike the great Mount Kinabalu on the 11th of July 2011. We hike through Mesilau route. We stayed at mesilau park at night. Our initial room was a cheap hostel type of room but because the staffs there made a big mistake and messed up our room so we made a big hoo haa there and our room got upgraded to a chalet/bungalow type with heater! My friends did a good job there. We all started hiking at 9am from mesilau. The first few kilometres was okay as we walk abit and took lots of pictures while we still can smile nicely. We took about 1hour per kilometre to hike. The later part of the hike was bad, very bad! We were all very very tired and my back hurts alot. Our legs were all stiffen up and we can barely walk up the bloody staircase. Luckily we had our walking stick with us and it really helps us walk up the slope and stairs. Reach Laban Rata at around dinner time. It was so cold there I was shivering all the time. After dinner, we had to get ready and sleep but it was only 8smth at night. Who sleeps at 8pm? But we all had to sleep as we have to wake up at 130am and start hiking to the summit latest by 230am! It was freaking cold at night, I didnt bathe and went to bed with 4layers of clothes, 1jacket and my windbreaker. Woke up at 130am and get ready to hike to summit. It was dark and we had to rely on our headlamp to guide us through the rocky steps. We took about 2hrs to reach sayat-sayat,the checkpoint. With very little supply of oxygen and its freaking cold up there, I felt like vomitting and my head hurts!!!
I dont think I will go back for that hike again but I enjoyed the process and I'm proud of myself for doing it. The view from up there is priceless.
The hike down was miserable. At some part of the hike down, I was alone for quite some time. Amit was 0.5km ahead of me and Eli was 1km behind me. The others was 2km behind me. I was walking alone in the rainforest. I was scared and so I decided to walk slowly and wait for Eli to join me. Then we met Amit as he was waiting for us too. 3of us hike down but our knees was so painful we could not walk fast or bend our knees. We had to walk very slowly towards the end and to make things worse, it started to rain! I fell down once and as if my back and my knees are not making my life hard enough, my ass hurts during the fall! Finally the 3of us reach Timpohon gate and we finally complete the whole hike! We called the rest and ask where were they and they were still far away as Venu cant walk anymore, her knees was giving up on her and she cant bend at all. The porter had to carry her back!
After everyone completes the hike, we went back to our hotel in KK, Gaya Centre Hotel. I had a nice long bath and a nice long sleep that night but we all can barely walk. Anyway, we all had fun during some part of the hike. I dont regret going for the hike but dont think I will do it again. Once in a lifetime is enough for me and I'm satisfied!
xoxo,
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