Summit Climbing Mount Kinabalu

Summit climbing mount kinabalu. The first day of our mount kinabalu climb starts at 7 30 a m. The summit low s peak sits at 4095 2 meters 13 435 feet above sea level. At 4 095m mount kinabalu is se asia s highest mountain. Mount kinabalu carves an impressive silhouette into the borneo skyline.

From there the mount kinabalu summit is about 2 200m vertical gain and takes about 2 days with an overnight stay at the laban rata base camp. We meet our guide and the other members of our group for the first time. If you do the normal hike you will start going down after reaching the summit but if you have opted for the via ferrata walk the torq or low s peak you will do the additional activity after reaching the summit before they. Quick facts about climbing mount kinabalu.

Due to an enforced quota system you need to book a climbing slot well in advance to climb kinabalu. Among the mountains in malaysia it is the most prominent. Starting at the timpohon gate which is where you will usually meet your guide. It s also one of the easiest 4 000m peaks in the world to climb making it a huge draw for trekkers of average fitness and no mountain experience to bag their first 4 000m peak.

Mount kinabalu climbing trail at lower elevations left and on the summit plateau right climbers must be accompanied by accredited guides at all times due to national park regulations. A minivan takes us to timpohon gate at the base of the mountain where our journey begins. The mount kinabalu climb via ferrata starts at about rm2000 510. The timpohon gate located 5 5 km from kinabalu park headquarters at an altitude of 1 866 metres 6 122 ft.

There are two main starting points for the climb. The mountain is located in the state of sabah east malaysia on the island of borneo. The via ferrata is done after reaching the summit.