Location: Ranau, West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia
Entry Point: Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Exit Point: Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Elevation: 4,095 MASL (13,435 feet)
Days Required/Hours to summit: 2 Days/ 8- 11 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 6/9, Trail Class 1-4 (8 kilometers)
Features: Its climate varies from humid tropical at its base to alpine at its summit. The temperature at the summit ranges from -4 to 8 degrees centigrade (25 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit) from December to January, and 3 to 12 degrees centigrade (37 to 54 degrees Fahrenheit) from June to September. It is a massive pluton formed from granodiorite which is intrusive into sedimentary and ultrabasic rocks, and forms the central part, or core, of the Kinabalu massif. It has well-established trails from the jump-off point to the summit. Among the three Asian Trilogy mountains, it has the best overnight accommodation called Laban Rata Resthouse at an elevation of 3,272 MASL (10,730 feet) which provides climbers with lodging and the best buffet meals before and after their ascent to the summit. The resthouse supplies unlimited water dispenser for cold and hot water.
Entry Point: Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Exit Point: Mount Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Elevation: 4,095 MASL (13,435 feet)
Days Required/Hours to summit: 2 Days/ 8- 11 hours
Specs: Major Climb, Difficulty 6/9, Trail Class 1-4 (8 kilometers)
Features: Its climate varies from humid tropical at its base to alpine at its summit. The temperature at the summit ranges from -4 to 8 degrees centigrade (25 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit) from December to January, and 3 to 12 degrees centigrade (37 to 54 degrees Fahrenheit) from June to September. It is a massive pluton formed from granodiorite which is intrusive into sedimentary and ultrabasic rocks, and forms the central part, or core, of the Kinabalu massif. It has well-established trails from the jump-off point to the summit. Among the three Asian Trilogy mountains, it has the best overnight accommodation called Laban Rata Resthouse at an elevation of 3,272 MASL (10,730 feet) which provides climbers with lodging and the best buffet meals before and after their ascent to the summit. The resthouse supplies unlimited water dispenser for cold and hot water.
Strutting along the granite plateau heading to the summit called "Low's Peak"
Climbing Mount Kinabalu completes my quest for Asian Trilogy dated June 12-13, 2024, where I already climbed the other two mountains Yushan of Taiwan at 3,952 MASL on March 14-15, 2024 and Mount Fuji at 3,776 MASL on July 25-26, 2023.
Our 37-member Kinabalu 2024 Team
This is my fourth international climb still under the most reliable, dependable and highly organized service provider of Jonah's Travel operated by the couple Dr. Erickson R. Ranchez and Jonah Chavez-Ranchez. They are offering affordable travel packages either summitting peaks or purely leisurely travel and tours both international and local packages in the Philippines.
Arriving dawn at Kota Kinabalu International Airport
My trip started on June 10, 2024 at 2:30 P.M. with a Cebu Pacific flight from Bicol International Airport to NAIA Terminal 3. On same day, I boarded Air Asia Flight No. Z2503 departing NAIA Terminal 3 at 11:10 P.M. and arrived in Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal I the following day, June 11, 2024 at 1:30 A.M.
Our climbing team at Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Since it was dawn, we waited until morning for our service van going to our hotel accommodation where it took us 12 minutes drive for 6.5 kilometers. At the airport, I converted my P6,000 for a rate of 6.42 to Malaysian Ringgit where I got 385.20 Malaysian Ringgit as my pocket money while in the city of Kota Kinabalu.
Our hotel accommodation
We stayed overnight at Faloe Hostel located at I-50-3, Block i, No. 50, Third Floor, KK Times Square, Off Coastal Highway, Kota Kinabalu City which is a 10-person shared accommodation. After resting for a couple of hours, we had shopping and bought our food supplies for our Mount Kinabalu climb the following day, June 12-13, 2025 (see for a separate blog post of Kota Kinabalu city tour).
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