Its a bit tricky to go there, so there is this very strait road just down the foot hill of Santubong, before reaching the Park HQ of Santubong. Refer to the picture above :)
Then, craw over the road divider, and you will see a river, and you have to cross that river.
The water level is until knee area, so relax and just do it.
2. Do you Need a Guide?
There are no guide to hire there, and they have red paint marking on trees, so you just need to stay sharp, and be aware of the red marking you will be fine.
However, don't encourage you to hike alone. At least bring 1 or 2 friends along. this is for safety purpose.
3. What will You Encounter?
A group of pitcher plants
Tinny pitcher plant, fits in your palm
Some kind of trap system setup by the hunter
Giant vines
Abandon bird nets
Mango looking fruits that we harvest on in the forest, we eat it, and it taste very sour. Has small seeds, none of us have any idea what is the name of this fruits
We stop at this stream here, had our lunch and head back where we came from again. As we are worry that we don't have enough time to explore the whole places.
4. Total Cost?
The whole journey took us about 1 hour and 15 mins, with a total distance of 2.44km.
We paid zero entrance fees, only paid for the pack lunch for ourselves.
Climbing the Mount Kinabalu are one of my bucket lists, I was so emotion when I am about to ascend to Low’s peak. Here is my experience on my climb to the highest mount in Malaysia, and some recommendation to help you on your climb there. Let the adventure begins…
Day One 24th December 2015, Thursday, Weather: Sunny, 21 degree Celsius at Kinabalu Park 第一天 二零一五年十二月廿四日,星期四 晴天,气温廿一度,位于沙巴,京那巴鲁公园
Our team leader Sui Chin sharing his previous experience on climbing Mount Kinabalu, this will be his 5th climb
戴着鸭舌帽的是我们的队长,水清。他拥有很丰富的登山经验,这次将会是他第五次登神山。
Buffet dinner serve at 7pm, all of us had a wonderful dinner. After the dinner, the park ranger also gave us a briefing about the routes info and safety precaution.
晚上七点,自助餐开始。用餐后,向导领队也给我们一些安全与路线的信息
The travel agency which helped us arrange this trip, presented our team a cake to wish us the best of luck on our coming exploration to Mount Kinabalu.
为我们安排行程的旅游公司也赠送一粒蛋糕给我们,并且祝福我们这次的旅程顺利。
Day Two 25th Dec 2015, From Kinabalu Park ascent to Laban Rata
Weather: Sunny, 19 degree Celsius
Kinabalu Park - Laban Rata
Time: 9.00am - 12.30pm
Total Distand: 6.48km 第二天 二零一五年十二月廿五日 晴天,气温十九度 从京那巴鲁公园登山到拉班拉达(大本营) 时间:早上九点到中午十二点半 路程:六点四八公里
My team and I have 6 km of trail to cover today before we reach our resthouse on the mountain tonight.
那个早上,我与队友要行走六公里的山路到休息的大本营。
On the right its the trail which link from the Mesilau Park Resort, but its close until further notice due to the earthquake which occur this year on the 5th June 15.
Reach the Laban Rata at 12.30am with another two members from my team. I am surprise that I can reach here in a little over 3 1/2 hours. After reached here, I'm hungry, regret that I did not carry the lunch pack which prepare by the park.
My friends and I and sit in something like a ski lodge for another 4 hours, stretching our legs, drinking tea, and taking pictures, watching clouds move through the lodge was amazing, especially during sunset
Enjoying the sunset with my team members, this is the best experience ever!!! Temperature drop from 19 degree Celsius to 7 degree Celsius
气温从十九跌剩七度。和登山队友们一起欣赏海拔两千米以上的风景,这就是最棒的体验。
I'm so happy that my brother Jason and his wife are joining me on this exploration to Mount Kinabalu. This is the first time they go for hike, so I promise them that I will bring them to the summit!!
Recommendation:
For the packed lunch, please bring it together with you regardless how full you are after the buffet breakfast, cause when you reach Laban Rata, you will definitely feel hungry. (One bowl of instant noodles cost RM12, soft drink cost RM7 at Laban Rata restaurant)
For beginner hikers, I strongly recommend you rent a walking stick at the Timpohon starting point for RM10, cause it will come in handy, trust me ;)
It will be hot when you ascent, try not to wear thick clothes and pants at this stage, you will sweat a lot.
Day Three, Ascending 26th Dec 2015, From Laban Rata ascent to Mount Kinabalu Summit
Weather: Sunny, 5 degree Celsius
Laban Rata - Summit Time: 2.30am - 6.30am Total Distance: 3.07km 第三天,攻顶 二零一五年十二月廿六日 晴天,气温五度 拉班拉达大本营到神山顶峰 三点零七公里路程
The hike starts at 2am, after I went back to room to rest at 9.00pm, but I didn't fall asleep at all. Staying awake the whole night.
Headache from altitude sickness are scary, it will stop you from ascent to the Kinabalu Summit, you need to stop it before it gets worse.
For me, I had mild headache, I don’t enjoy taking medication, but before things turns bad, I pop 2 panadols plus 1 clarinase (for flu), and fortunately it subsided.
Clothing I wear while ascent…
Heattech warm long sleeve clothe (1st layer)
Polyester long sleeve clothe (2nd layer)
Windbreaker with fleece material inside (3rd layer)
Undergarment
Heattech warm pants
Polyester long pants
Waterproof, windproof gloves.
Cap, with polyester towel warping my ears (recommend use a fleece hat)
Toe socks, and a pars of good grip hiking shoes (I use Jeep hiking shoes)
隔天凌晨两点必需起身准备登山,我大约九点就回房休息,但是我就是睡不着。
高山症你会头疼,这会影响你的体能。如果你感到开始头疼,必需赶快吃药。
而我当天就是有感到些不舒服,我赶快吃两颗头疼药,然后才慢慢的回复正常。
我攻顶穿的衣服
保暖长袖衣(第一层)
聚酯纤维长袖衣(第二层)
羊毛做的风衣(第三层)
内衣裤
保暖裤子
涤纶长裤
防水,防风手套。
鸭嘴帽,聚酯纤维的毛巾来让耳朵保暖(建议使用羊毛帽)
脚趾袜,和登山鞋(我使用吉普登山鞋)
All the hikers are dressed like to go skiing. After five minutes of climbing, flashlights in hand, most of us strip down to a more reasonable early spring day. After ten minutes of climbing, My brother is covered in a layer of sweat.
It gets warm when we start hike, so I recommend you keep your warm clothes in your backpack at first. Only wear it when you feel that the wind are strong.
刚开始登山时,我建议你先把外套放进你的背包。当你感觉冷时才拿出来穿。
As I gain more altitude, I look down and see a trail of white dots moving slowly up the mountain, and looking up I see a similar trail snaking back and forth up the rock face, a parade of flashlights leading up to the star line on the peak, absolute amazing!!!
Sayat-Sayat check point, please remember to reach here not later than 4am. If not the park ranger might stop you from ascent up the summit.
最后一个检查点,“萨亚特” 检查点。你必需在凌晨四点前到此签到,不然就不够时间继续登到神山顶峰了。
KM8.0 and last 0.5KM to go, the biting wind are strong up there, my lip gets dry easily. Almost sunrise, I look at the sky and glad that the weather is good.
At 5.50am first signs of light appear from the clouds on the horizon, I called my brother to look at the horizon, he asked me to proceed to ascent to summit with out him, but I said we go, we go as a Team! of we proceed our
We are above the clouds now, sunrise happens at 6.10am today, and to be able to witness sunrise on a high altitude, this is my best sunrise experience ever...
云朵都在我们的脚下,早上六点十分。太阳公公出来了。这是我有生以来看到最漂亮的日出。
Low's peak its just a few steps away, I keep on encouraging my brother to go forward, because we are almost there.
罗峰,神山最高点。我不断的为弟弟加油,告诉他我们就快到了。
Borneo Explorer - Wilson Chin at the peak of Mount Kinabalu ;)
Recommendation:
Bring one small bottle of water will be enough, remember to bring as light as possible to the summit.
Please bring vaseline or lip balm with you, cause the biting wind your lips will easily get dry.
Get some face cover to protect your face from the wind, and use Fleece hat
If you have headache, take panadol immediately before its too late.
Get some sweets, and eat em when you feel tired.
建议
最后一天攻顶时,带一小瓶水就够了。越轻越好。
记得带润唇膏,山顶的风很干燥。
保护你的脸部免受风吹,可以使用羊毛帽。
如果感觉头疼,赶快服药。
带一点糖果在身,登山时可以含在嘴里,糖分可以给你能量。
Day Three, Descending 26th Dec 2015, From Kinabalu Summit descent to Laban Rata, and descent to Kinabalu Park
Weather: Sunny, 21 degree celsius
We can't stay long at the peak, after some pictures, we descent immediately. This will be a test on your endurance, because you will have to descent from Summit, to Laban Rata, then to the Kinabalu Park, cut off time will be 4.00pm, later than that the park will enforce penalty on you.
As the sun rise higher over the clouds, we get a sight that we usually witness when we go for airplane rides. It looks as though we’re sitting on the peak of a rock island in a sea of clouds. The mountain has a concave slope that drops right off the edge into the clouds.
I am escorting my friend down to the starting Timpohon gate from 9am until 3.30pm
我陪伴着一位朋友,从早上九点一直到下午三点半才到起点。
"You are Successful Climbers" Yes, the Borneo Explorer never fail
Recommendation:
Remember the walking stick I recommend you to rent, this is a good time to use it ;)
Bring water, enough water for you to drink for 6 - 7 hour of hike.
Get a knee cap cover to ease the tension on your knees.
Day Four 27th Dec 2015, Sunny Day
Fly back to home with muscles pain and valuable experience of a lifetime
建议
下山时,记得我建议要租借的登山拐杖吗?这就是最好用的时候了。
带足够的饮用水。
用膝盖保护罩,下山记得保护你的膝盖,不要给过多的压力
第四天 二零一五年十二月廿七日 带着难忘的经验回家。 Facts About Kinabalu Mount Mount Kinabalu situated at Sabah, Borneo. Its been declare at the World Heritage Site in year 2000, the higest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range, the highest mountain in Malaysia. The higeset point is knows as Low's Peak with 4096 meters (13,438ft) above sea level. British colonial administrator Hugh Low made the first recorded ascent of Mount Kinabalu's summit plateau in March 1851, that's why the highest point is name after him. 关于京那巴鲁山的资讯
位于婆罗洲沙巴的京那巴鲁山。 它在公元两千年被宣布成为世界遗产,这是婆罗洲的 “克罗克” 山脉,马来西亚最高的山峰。 最高点是海拔四千零九十六米(十三万四百三十八英尺)的霍尔山峰。 英国殖民地管理员休·霍尔(Hugh Low)于一八五一年三月首次登上京那巴鲁山顶高原,最高点是根据他的名字来命名的。
2015 Earthquake - The Day the Mountain Shook!!! 5th June 2015, 07.15am local time. A powerful magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck Mount Kinabalu (54 kilometers from the state capital of Kota Kinabalu), cracking roads and buildings in the region and injuring climbers on the peak area. The force of the tremor was so strong that it snapped off one of the two "Donkey's Ear" rock outcroppings that form a distinctive part of the mountain's peak. 二零一五年地震!!!
二零一五年六月五日,当地时间早上七点时十五分。 京那巴鲁山(距离哥打京那巴鲁五十四公里)发生了强大的六级地震,破坏了该地区的道路和建筑物,并对高峰地区的登山者造成伤害。 震颤的力量非常强大,以至于它可以摧毁两只“驴耳朵”的岩石露头,形成山峰的独特部分。
The Kinabalu Park reopen on 1st December 2015, and my team and I are the first bacth to climb the mount Kinabalu for the month of December. We are bless with beautiful weather, and witness magestic sunrise at 6.10am that morning 京那巴鲁公园于二零一五年十二月一日重新开放,我的团队和我是第一个在十二月份攀登京那巴鲁山上的队伍。 当天天气晴朗,并在当天早上六点十分见证壮观的日出。