The 20th highest mountain in the world and the third highest mountain in Southeast Asia, Kinabalu is impressive massif of the island of Borneo. Tourists from around the world each year for the city of Kota Kinabalu in an attempt to climb Mount Kinabalu. Kinabalu is 4095 m above sea level, is the highest mountain between the Himalayas and mountains Jawijaya Indonesia.
The mountain is very important for the local population. The lives of people of Sabah is in close contact with the mountain. Mesilau villages, Kiau Bundu Tahan and have a tradition of providing guides for Mountain climbing Kinabalu.
Thousands of tourists come every year, eager to climb to make it memorable. Despite the massiveness of the mountain and its impressive physical characteristics, climbing Mount Kinabalu is not necessarily special skills. The rise of two days is tiring, but if you’re healthy and have a good physical condition, you can reach the top. In fact, Low Peak, the highest peak of the mountain is easier to climb and the trip requires no equipment.
The tourist route extends to the south of the mountain, 8.5 km before reaching the summit. The trip usually takes climbers two days and spend a night in the huts near Laban Rata.
The first person who dared to climb Mount Kinabalu was a British colonial officer. Sir Hugh Low made the trip to the summit in 1851. Now men and women come to climb the mountain every year, trying to get the best time to reach the record to beat. The ascent of Mount Kinabalu it turned out, the mountain is changing the lives of thousands of tourists who come each year to climb.
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