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I'd like to say this is looking to the summit of Mount Kinabalu but I can't be sure of that.
March 19, 2013

Daily Photo – On Mount Kinabalu

I'd like to say today's photo is looking back to the summit of Mount Kinabalu but I can't be sure it is.

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This is me on Low's Peak, summit of Mount Kinabalu, perhaps 20 or 30 minutes after sun rise.
March 11, 2013

Daily Photo – On the Summit of Mount Kinabalu

In the cold morning air on the summit of Mount Kinabalu we watched the sun rise and the colors of morning change all around...

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Two fellow hikers are silhouetted against dawn sky as we wait for the sun to appear. Mount Kinabalu, 1989.
March 9, 2013

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu Sunrise

I think I left Laban Rata at 3:30 a.m. to head up to the summit of Mount Kinabalu. There was already a string of...

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A fellow hiker shoots the sun setting over the South China Sea from the helipad at Laban Rata. Mount Kinabalu. 1989.
March 4, 2013

Daily Photo – Shooting the Sunset at Laban Rata

In the photo below a fellow traveler is capturing the sun setting into the South China Sea as we watched from the helipad at...

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This is the Laban Rata Rest House on Mount Kinabalu in 1989.
March 1, 2013

Daily Photo – Laban Rata Resthouse

The Laban Rata Resthouse was my destination for day one. As you can see from the shadows in the photo below, I got there...

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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.
February 25, 2013

Daily Photo – The Climb to Laban Rata

Laban Rata is pretty much at the altitude where the vegetation peters out and the base granite starts. The trek there is through the...

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