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View to the south from the Laban Rata trail on Mount Kinabalu.

Daily Photo – From the Laban Rata Trail

February 26, 2013

Landscape / Stories

I took the photo below on my ascent to Laban Rata. Ascent, that is, as in climbing the stairs rather than something more skillful.

Most of the ascent of Mound Kinabalu from the Timpohon Gate to the Laban Rata Guesthouse is a trek up a massive staircase. It might be the stairway to heaven but if you're not used to climbing like this for several hours (and who is really?) it can be quite a struggle.

Daily Photo – The Climb to Laban Rata

February 25, 2013

Stories / Travel

Laban Rata is pretty much at the altitude where the vegetation peters out and the base granite starts. The trek there is through the jungle/rainforest so it can be pretty warm and humid. Most of the climb that I recall was this seemingly endless zigzag of stairs cut into the side of the hill and shored up with wood or stone, without which the entire climb would be a muddy scramble.

Evening arrives as the sun sets on the summit of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Clouds gather around the mountain as the cooler night air moves in. Towards the middle of the image you can make out the three radio stations and above them, the Laban Rata Guesthouse. 1989.

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu

February 24, 2013

Landscape / Stories

This is a view of Mount Kinabalu taken from the Park HQ in the evening. The sun has already set on the Park HQ but still illuminates the mountain top.

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