We’re now back in Kota Kinabalu City after we successfully summitted Low’s peak, the highest peak in Mt. Kinabalu, yesterday early morning around 6:11 am. It was more difficult than what we expected. We took the Mesilau trail and our 1st day took us 9 hrs. to get to Laban Rata where we spent the night before summitting to Low’s peak early morning yesterday.

I’ll post details of the climb as well as pictures of the climb once I get back to Cebu on Sunday.

We’ll be staying here in Kota Kinabalu city until tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 17. We’ll just probably be going around the city looking for some pasalubong to bring home as travelling around Sabah is quite expensive..costing RM 20 or around PhP270 per person to go on long distance travel by taxi.

I would like to visit Tunku Abdul Raman (TAR) Park today but it seems that my 2 other friends are not so keen anymore of going there ‘cuz of the expenses. They’re more interested in shopping and checking out the shops around KK.

We will be heading back home to the Philippines tomorrow afternoon (1420). Hopefully the weather will be great. We certainly don’t want to get stranded again as we’re running out of money here in KK…hehe!

Just one more week to go and I’m off to Kota Kinabalu. After 8 months of waiting it’s finally drawing near. I’m definitely very excited. I’m hoping and praying that everything’s going to work out as planned.

This is what I’ve been waiting for the whole year. This is going to be my 1st out of the country trip and not only that we’re set to climb Mt. Kinabalu, the highest mountain in Southeast Asia at 4,095 m.

It’s a Birthday treat for myself - something I truly deserve. Initially I wanted to conquer Mt. Kinabalu to make a point to someone. That motivation is still there but more than that I want to climb Mt. Kinabalu for myself. It’s kinda fitting that I’ll be climbing the day after my 27th birthday.