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Gunung Kinabalu (aki nabalu)

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Trail stats

Distance
10.69 mi
Elevation gain
7,438 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
7,438 ft
Max elevation
13,320 ft
TrailRank 
58
Min elevation
13,320 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
6 hours 22 minutes
Time
one day 4 hours 48 minutes
Coordinates
3007
Uploaded
June 15, 2022
Recorded
June 2022
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near Kinabalu Park, Sabah (မလေးရှား)

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Itinerary description

Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu, Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu) is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of 13,435 feet (4,095 m), it is third-highest peak of an island on Earth, and 20th most prominent mountain in the world by topographic prominence. The mountain is located in Ranau district, West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is protected as Kinabalu Park, a World Heritage Site. ~ wikipedia

京那巴鲁山(马来语:Gunung Kinabalu),又译京那峇鲁山、又称神山、位于北婆罗洲沙巴的京那巴鲁国家公园内,是婆罗洲最高峰,也是马来西亚联邦境内最高峰,最高点罗氏峰(Low's Peak)海拔4,095.2米,以每年0.5公分的速度长高,也是马来群岛最高或第四高峰[注 1]。顶峰相对而言容易攀登,景色壮美,动植物品种极其丰富,一直是旅游胜地以及极佳的动植物科研区域。

Trail Information:
🚩 Located at Ranau, Sabah
🚩 Level of Difficulty: Moderate 6/10
🚩 Start and ended at same trail head
🚩 Weather: Sunny
🚩 Out & Back Hiking 8.7 KM one way and vice versa

Extra Information:
✴️ Highest mountain in Malaysia with elevation of 4,095.2 meter
✴️ Required minimum 2 days
✴️ Need booking via travel agency, each of them charge differently
✴️ Must train well and physically & mentally well prepare
✴️ I am joining Amazing Borneo, this is the second time i engage with them. Good service and they will arrange everything from A to Z. Recommended

Ininerary:
🔹Day 01: Tuesday, 14 June 2022
0620: Pick up at Hotel 7 Suria. Depart to Kinabalu Park
0830: Reach Kinabalu Park, registration and transfer to trail head Timpohon Gate
0930: Start ascending
1336: Reached Laban Rata

Dinner start serving from 1630 to 1900. Electricity supply from 1630 to 2100. Light off from 2100 onward.

🔹Day 02: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
0100: Wake up, clean up.
0130: Breakfast & prepare for summit attack
0224: Start ascending
0327: Reached Sayat -sayat check point
0441: Reached Mt. Kinabalu Summit
0743: Reached Laban Rata. Breakfast
1000: Check out
1030: Descending
1359: Reached Timpohon Gate.

Proceed for lunch and transferred back to hotel at Kota Kinabalu.

↗️ Timpohon Gate to Laban Rata
0930 - 1336 (4h06M)
↗️ Laban Rata to Summit
0224 - 0441 (2H17M)
↘️ Summit to Laban Rata
Unknown - 0734
↘️ Laban Rata to Timpohon Gate
1030 - 1359 (3H29M)

Permit & Guide:
📝 Compulsory. Can apply online via official website or appoint an travel agency
🥷 Compulsory. 1 guide= 5 hikers. Will assisgn by Kinabalu Park authority

Trail Head Location:
🌐 Timpohon Gate, Kinabalu Park
🌐 GPS: 6.019793, 116.53785

🐺 2nd time visit. Guide by Amazing Borneo

📮 hikefuntw@gmail.com

🏁 14 & 15 June 2022

Waypoints

PictographDoor Altitude 5,564 ft
Photo ofTimpohon Gate Photo ofTimpohon Gate Photo ofTimpohon Gate

Timpohon Gate

Trail head to start our climb. Register and move on

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,043 ft
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Stairs

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,070 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,102 ft
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Carlson Waterfall

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,272 ft
Photo ofKM 0.5 Photo ofKM 0.5 Photo ofKM 0.5

KM 0.5

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,469 ft
Photo ofPondok Kandis Photo ofPondok Kandis Photo ofPondok Kandis

Pondok Kandis

🖼️ 1/6: 1st Mountain Hut 🖼️ 2/6: Squirrel 🖼️ 3/6: KM 1.0

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,791 ft
Photo ofPondok Ubah Photo ofPondok Ubah Photo ofPondok Ubah

Pondok Ubah

2nd Shelter Washroom available

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,873 ft
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KM 1.5

🖼️ 1/6: Nice scenery

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,263 ft
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KM 2.0

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,464 ft
Photo ofPomdok Lowiis Photo ofPomdok Lowiis Photo ofPomdok Lowiis

Pomdok Lowiis

3rd Shelter

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,991 ft
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KM 3.0

🖼️ 4/6: Washroom available

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,308 ft
Photo ofPondok Mempening Photo ofPondok Mempening

Pondok Mempening

🖼️ 1/6: 4th Shelter 🖼️ Porter carrying heavy load.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,582 ft
Photo ofKM 3.5 Photo ofKM 3.5 Photo ofKM 3.5

KM 3.5

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,873 ft
Photo ofPondok Layang-layang Photo ofPondok Layang-layang Photo ofPondok Layang-layang

Pondok Layang-layang

Reached at 1157 hrs. Take a lunch break while waiting for friends. Continue at 1237 hrs 🖼️ 2/6: Lunch box. Chicken breast

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,919 ft
Photo ofKM 4.0

KM 4.0

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,980 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,685 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,706 ft
Photo ofPondok Villlosa

Pondok Villlosa

5th Shelter

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,787 ft
Photo ofKM 5.0 Photo ofKM 5.0 Photo ofKM 5.0

KM 5.0

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,129 ft
Photo ofPondok Paka Photo ofPondok Paka Photo ofPondok Paka

Pondok Paka

6th & last shelter before reaching hostel

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,564 ft
Photo of200 meter Photo of200 meter Photo of200 meter

200 meter

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,693 ft
Photo ofPanalaban Photo ofPanalaban Photo ofPanalaban

Panalaban

🖼️ 1/6: Iconic landmark & also assembly point 🖼️ 3/6: Laban Rata Hostel & Cafeteria

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,734 ft
Photo ofLaban Rata Photo ofLaban Rata Photo ofLaban Rata

Laban Rata

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,774 ft
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Summit Attack

Wake up at 0100, and start ascending at 0224 hrs

PictographWaypoint Altitude 11,975 ft
Photo ofKM 7.0 Photo ofKM 7.0 Photo ofKM 7.0

KM 7.0

PictographWaypoint Altitude 12,069 ft
Photo ofSayat-sayat Check Point Photo ofSayat-sayat Check Point Photo ofSayat-sayat Check Point

Sayat-sayat Check Point

Reached at 0327 (1H03M) Must reach here by 0530, otherwise you won't allow to continue further. You will only have black and white colour certificate if you miss the cut off time

PictographWaypoint Altitude 12,410 ft
Photo ofKM 7.5 Photo ofKM 7.5

KM 7.5

PictographWaypoint Altitude 12,884 ft
Photo ofKM 8.0 Photo ofKM 8.0 Photo ofKM 8.0

KM 8.0

PictographWaypoint Altitude 13,151 ft
Photo ofKM 8.5

KM 8.5

PictographSummit Altitude 13,303 ft
Photo ofGunung Kinabalu Summit Photo ofGunung Kinabalu Summit Photo ofGunung Kinabalu Summit

Gunung Kinabalu Summit

Reached at 0441

PictographWaypoint Altitude 13,318 ft
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Peaks

🖼️ 1/6: St. John Peak 🖼️ 2/6: South Peak 🖼️ 3/6: Low's Peak 🖼️ 4/6: South Peak from far 🖼️ 5/6: Low' Peak ~ Highest Peak

PictographWaypoint Altitude 12,836 ft
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South Peak

🖼️ 1/6: South Peak 🖼️ 2/6: Donkey Ear's Peak 🖼️ 3/6: Donkey Ear's Peak

PictographWaypoint Altitude 12,089 ft
Photo ofSayat-sayat Check Point from far Photo ofSayat-sayat Check Point from far Photo ofSayat-sayat Check Point from far

Sayat-sayat Check Point from far

🖼️ 3/6: Washroom. Just beside Sayat sayat

PictographWaypoint Altitude 11,820 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPhoto Altitude 11,522 ft
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View Point Platform

PictographWaypoint Altitude 11,294 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,809 ft
Photo ofPost Box Photo ofPost Box

Post Box

Highest post box in south East Asia.

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,734 ft
Photo ofLaban Rata

Laban Rata

0743

PictographWaypoint Altitude 10,746 ft
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Descending

1030am moving

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,979 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,390 ft
Photo ofOTW to Pondok Layang layang Photo ofOTW to Pondok Layang layang Photo ofOTW to Pondok Layang layang

OTW to Pondok Layang layang

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,750 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,714 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,157 ft
Photo ofTimpohon Gate Photo ofTimpohon Gate Photo ofTimpohon Gate

Timpohon Gate

Reached Timpohon Gate at 1359 hrs

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