Mount Kinabalu Climbathon
19th 23rd april 2018 thursday.
Mount kinabalu climbathon. While most people take 2 days 1 night to reach the summit the runners have to complete in under 4 hours or will be automatically disqualified. Mount kinabalu international climbathon organisers sabah tourism board and mount kinabalu international climbathon announced their decision that they no longer be organizing the climbathon in 2015. Looking for an exciting challenge during your climb. Try the mount kinabalu climb with via ferrata package.
Mount kinabalu international climbathon is a race to the summit and back. To commemorate ife centennial in 2018 ife malaysia branch will be organizing a climbathon to. During the event all mount kinabalu climbing activities were closed off to the public. The mountain is located in the state of sabah east malaysia on the island of borneo.
A recent botanical survey of the mountain estimated a staggering 5 000 to 6 000 plant species excluding mosses and liverworts but including ferns which is more than all of europe. It runs every year on mount kinabalu in october race valid for the skyrunner world series till 2010. Mount kinabalu park world heritage site. The mount kinabalu international climbathon is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 1987 went international in 1988.
For 2021 climb booking please contact us. Runners from all across the globe gathered at malaysia s first unesco world heritage site kinabalu national park for the 30th mount kinabalu international climbathon which was held on the 15th october 2017. A 1 day fire seminar will be held in kota kinabalu in conjunction with the climbathon. Quick facts about climbing mount kinabalu.
The summit low s peak sits at 4095 2 meters 13 435 feet above sea level. The climbathon attracted mountain runners from all around the world including the world s best. 2020 2021 mount kinabalu via ferrata packages available for booking. Now till 31 december 2020.
Mount kinabalu gunung kinabalu is the most dramatic feature in sabah and the tallest peak between the himalayas the new guinea. Among the mountains in malaysia it is the most prominent. The climbathon will flag off at kinabalu park headquarters 1 564m at 7 a m. Towering at 4 095 metres 13 435 feet mount kinabalu exerts a magical quality that is both indescribable and unbelievable.
Mount kinabalu along with other upland areas of the crocker range is known worldwide for its botanical and biological species biodiversity with plants of himalayan australasian and indomalayan origin. Mount kinabalu is the tallest mountain in malaysia.