Mt Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia
Oct 4-5, 2009
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Chris and I had a couple of days before going to Hack in the Box in Kuala Lumpur, and we went to Borneo to hike up Mt Kinabalu. Between periods of heavy rain (including one that caused huge flooding in Kota Kinabalu the morning after we flew out), we had good weather on Tuesday. Oh, and the pitcher plants were pretty cool.

  Kota Kinabalu as seen from our hotel At the start  
  Kota Kinabalu as seen from our hotel At the start

  One of the many high stairs along the trail  
  One of the many high stairs along the trail

   
 

  Chris and our guide Thick rainforest  
  Chris and our guide Thick rainforest

  Pitcher plants  
  Pitcher plants

  photo by Chris It's pouring rain Bedtime  
  photo by Chris It's pouring rain Bedtime

  Waiting for sunrise for 1 hour at the top (ugh) Sunrise on top of Mt Kinabalu  
  Waiting for sunrise for 1 hour at the top (ugh) Sunrise on top of Mt Kinabalu

  Lots of people waiting for sunrise at the summit  
  Lots of people waiting for sunrise at the summit

  Cool peak face  
  Cool peak face

  Descending the huge slabs of Mt Kinabalu Chris hiking down the slabs The summit of Mt Kinabalu  
  Descending the huge slabs of Mt Kinabalu Chris hiking down the slabs The summit of Mt Kinabalu

   
 

  Donkey Ears peak  
  Donkey Ears peak

  A long way down to the village  
  A long way down to the village

  This spot caused the next person to tumble  
  This spot caused the next person to tumble

  Laban rata, the biggest hut Checkpoint & hoardes of descending climbers  
  Laban rata, the biggest hut Checkpoint & hoardes of descending climbers

   
 

   
 

   
 

  frog on the descent; photo by Chris  
  frog on the descent; photo by Chris

   
 

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