Wednesday, July 15, 2009

View from the top of Mt. Kinabalu

The Kinabalu Park is famous the world over for the highest mountain in South-East Asia - Mount Kinabalu, a vast jagged granite massif rising to 4,095.2m (13,432.26 ft ) above sea level.

Shown here is South Peak.

Mount Kinabalu is known to be one of the most accessible in the world. No specialized mountain climbing skills are required to ascend it. The trail that most tourists use is described as a 'trek and scramble'. Locals begin climbing the mountain from the age of 3 and the oldest person to reach the peak was 80 years old. However, how much one enjoys the climb depends strongly on how fit you are and how well you acclimatise to the thin air at the higher levels. (More info here).

Uploaded by ßlϋeωãvε on 14 Jan 06, 2.27PM PDT.

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