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Saturday, May 28, 2011
 On March 4th, 2011, we stood on its summit. What a wonderful feeling summiting Mt Kinabalu for the 2nd time.
10 of us went up to Mt Kinabalu via Mesilau route and came down via Timpohon route. Mesilau route s a bit further than Timpohon but it comes with better view and magnificent landscape.
If i had it my way, i wouldn't mind climbing it every year.. but let us finish up G12 first :-)
Posted at 11:57 am by kphikers
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Friday, October 01, 2010
It has been a while since we scaled this mountain. The steep climb, chilling wind, cool weather and then the magnificent view comes together as an unforgettable experience.
At 13,535 ft or 4,095 meters (Low's Peak) it is the highest mountain in Malaysia and the highest peak in South East Asia. Situated in Crocker Range, it has a few other peaks such as Alexandra Peak (4,003 m), St John's Peak (4,092 m), Victoria Peak (4,088 m), Ugly Sister Peak (4,032 m), Donkey Ears (4,054 m) and South Peak (3,933 m).
Normally hikers will head to Low's Peak while passing some of the other peaks. We plan to do the same :-) Last time we went there, we climbed via Timpohon trail.
It would be a challenge to tackle its trek via legendary Mesilau route. It is longer by 2 km than the Timpohon trail. That would mean extra training and extra trip to the gym.
So far, we have agreed to take no more than 10 climbers. And.. we will update any info about this climb in this blog, so care to take a peek.
Meanwhile, grab that water bottle and head to the gym guys. We need to "upgrade" those outdated tight and legs.
01 Oct 2010
~ Booked the accommodation at Mesilau and Laban Rata
~ We need to pay the 50% booking fee latest on 7th Oct
07 Oct 2010~ Payment for Mesilau & Laban Rata has been made ~ Waiting for conformation from the resort
12 Oct 2010~ Phew... finally received e-mail confirming the accommodation booking
~ The climbing date has been set
~ We shall ascend the mountain on 3rd March 2011 via legendary Mesilau route
20 Dec 2010~ Hear thee... hear thee...
~ In approximately 2 month, we will climb Mt Kinabalu
~ So, train that out of order legs and your lungs~ We will plan our 1st training session on January 2011
30 Dec 2010~ Anyone in mood for training?
~ Starting off with Waterfall Hike will be good for the muscles
~ Venue : Berkelah Waterfall
~ Date : Will be advised by 3rd January 2011
21 Jan 2011 ~ Training Trip to Berkelah Waterfall on 2nd Feb - 4th Feb
~ But we will only start the trip late night on 2nd Feb @ 12 midnight
~ Anyone interested, let me know, its an open trip
07 Feb 2011~ Trip to Berkelah Waterfall was successful
~ A bit wet on the 1st day but the sun was up and shining the next day
~ Our accommodation at Kota Kinabalu town on the last day has been booked
~ Still searching for best location for crashing on descend day
~ Transport is a bit scary, we don't want to take the cheapest and pay the price later
13 Feb 2011~ 16 days to go...
~ For those who has already started training 3-4 months ago, now is the time to maintain the pace and don't push yourselves
~ For those who are still planning to start exercising, it would be good to only do slow jog and start praying he he
23 Feb 2011 :  ~ 6 days to go..
~ We don't have any place to keep our "non climbing" items such as jeans, extra shirts etc; so, travel light and bring essential things only
~ Should we manage to find any place to keep extra items, we will keep you informed but still the advise is to travel light
~ Our trip is scheduled as below
 2 March 2011 :
0800 : 1st group flight to KK
0935 : 2nd group flight to KK
1200 : Meet at KK Airport
1300 : Travel to Mesilau1500 : Arrive at Mesilau & free and easy
* Dinner provided
3 March 2011
0630 : Breakfast (provided) & Get ready
0830 : Start climbing to Laban Rata
1230-1630 : Arrive @ Laban Rata
* Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner provided
2000 : Mandatory sleep
4 March 2011
0005 : Wake up, take light snack and gear up
0100 : Mandatory Climbing time to the summit
0500-0530 : Arrive at Summit
0700 : Descend to Laban Rata1030 : Arrive @ Laban Rata & pack up
1130 : Descend to Timpohon Gate
1600 : Arrive @ Timpohon Gate and proceed to Lodge 1700 - 2359 : Free and easy * Dinner on own/NOT provided
** From here all meals are on own
5 March 2011
1100 : Travel back to Kota Kinabalu 1300 : Arrive @ Kota Kinabalu, check in to Lodge & free and easy
1800 : Dinner on own @ beside Philippiness Market 6 March 2011
0830 : To Kota Kinabalu Airport 1200 : Arrive @ LCCT 
1. Winter Jacket
2. Glove
3. Head cover (Snow Cap)4. Sport/Hiking Shoe
5. Hiking shirt & Pants
6. Head lamp
7. Spare Battery for Head lamp
8. Disposable Rain Coat
9. Sleeping Stocking
10. Track Suit
11. Knee
Guard
12. Water Bottle
13.
High energy food eg. Power Bar
14. Headache tablets or altitude
sickness tablets
15. Lip gloss
16. Deep heat lotion
17.
Plasters
18.
Camera
19. Extra
socks
20. Towel
21. Money (we need to settle whats not included in the package such as Permit, Cert, Transport to n from KK, Guide, Hostel, Meals)
1. Jeans
2. Jeans Jacket
3. Bulky bags/backpack
4. Excessive shirt/shorts
5. Bad Attitude :-P
Posted at 02:06 pm by kphikers
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Berkelah Fall
Only 4 of us went for this trip as others were busy with work etc. Started the journey from KL around 2 am and reached entry of Berkelah Falls around 6 am. Took our breakfast and jumped into the 4 wheel around 8 am. A few minutes later, we were at the entry point.
Trip to the waterfall entry took less than 20 minutes and actually u could drive to this point with your car. We saw proton persona and a few other sedan cars there. BUT if you are planning to camp overnight, take the 4WD and leave your vehicle near the mosque/eatery. Best if you ask the 4WD driver where you should park your transport. Reason for this, a lot of car parked at the entry were broken into at night.
We took approximately one and half hours to climb to the camp site. The highest campsite is just beside the fall and along the way there are many camping grounds available.
Berkelah fall was magnificent. It is everything a waterfall should have. The water is crystal clear and perfect for swimming. The later part of the trek (after the 1st fall) is not well marked and will need some zig-zag across dried water bed. As long as u stay near the river, navigating the trek shouldn't be a problem. I wouldn't say the trek is easy but it's not hard too.
These are a few shots from our trip.
Starting point
We took the 4WD from here
Entry Point
 The trek  Msud enjoying the view One of the many falls
Last crossing before the campsite
This one is just below the main fall The magnificent Berkelah Falls Dive.. Dive.. Dive..
The water is quit deep
Ameer in this picture flying into the water
Found this on our way back
Coming down the next day
Special thanks the cyber guide Mr Mawi (from Mt. Tahan x'pedition) driver Mr Ameer, cook Ms Ita Chombee and assistant guide Pakuemas aka M'sud.
Also our biggest thanks to a group of Singaporean who camped at the waterfalls edge. Yes.. we know what u did on the last day. The plastic bag, stove, water bottle, ropes, gas canister was all evident of irresponsible campers. We took as much as we could but the rubbish was just too much.
We appreciate all the rubbish you left at the campsite. Don't worry, we are ever ready to serve and to clean it up for you. It is a small help we could do for having you as guess in our outdoor.
Thank you again.
Posted at 08:04 am by kphikers
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