Thank God, I made it up to Low’s Peak and down in one piece!
Really have to thank God for bringing me safely back home after the hike up Mount Kinabalu. It was a memorable and painful experience. I can only laugh at myself for submitting to such a task.
As promised in my previous post, Kinabalu means “the revered place of the dead” or “A Chinese Widow”. When I found out about what it meant, my heart sank a bit and started to wonder if I should prepare for the worst.
My coloured certificate
We were blessed with good weather and a good guide, Mr. Mollonius Tinggal.
Mr. Mollonius Tinggal and me
It’s amazing how easy it seems for him. He brought another group down the mountain the day before we started our climb up. He walked up the slopes without having to hold the ropes… when I had difficulty climbing down, he offered to carry me. I told him I’m heavy, 62kg. He said 62kg isn’t very heavy.
Felix, our handsome porter, son of Mollonius.
His son, Felix, was our porter. He is only 15 and he can run up the mountain with a bag behind him. He reached the peak at age 7!
I had a good hiking partner too… she’s Fanny Lee. She almost gave up because of black pepper allergy reaction. Nevertheless, she was strong and perservered.
Fanny and me at Low's Peak
Even when I was not in my best of state
Whoa... ghost?
she continued good spirited. Thanks for pulling me through, Fanny 
Fanny (can still smile)
October 6th, 2008 at 8:19 am
thanks God for all you have in Him. So nice can stand in top of the South East Asia mountain. Halleluyah !!! Praise Him
October 6th, 2008 at 8:34 am
Yeay Kim! You’ve made it!! Congratulations!
October 6th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
WOW!!! Mission impossible accomplished!!! How long did the journey take? Now I feel like perhaps I can go up too, kekeke… (dreaming away..) Why is it called Low’s Peak when it’s so high? Nice to see Fanny. U looked like a ‘fair-y’ on the mountain. Oh, your cert is sooooo beautiful. Challenging Mount Everest next?
October 6th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
Congratulation!!
Yeah~ U make it~~
October 9th, 2008 at 12:41 am
Yay!!! Mission accomplished!
October 9th, 2008 at 5:11 am
Dear all,
Thanks for dropping a comment.
Wai Han,
The journey was roughly the following:
2 Oct 8:10 am Start hike up from Timpohon Gate (KM0)
2 Oct 2:10 pm Reach Laban Rata (KM6)
3 Oct 2:00 am Start hike up from Laban Rata
3 Oct 6:30 am Reach Low’s Peak (KM8.75)
3 Oct 6:35 am Start hike down from Low’s Peak
3 Oct 10:00 am Reach Laban Rata (KM6)
3 Oct 10:30 am Start hike down from Laban Rata
3 Oct 3:00 pm Reach Timpohan (KM0)
Ya, ironic huh… it’s named Low’s Peak after its founder Hugh Low.
As long as you have the will to go up, go slow and steady, I think you can reach the peak too. But it’s really painful to come down… so it’s better to train the leg muscles properly before u go. Everest? I don’t think so… really not so young anymore