A big congratulations to the young adventurers from Europe for completing their Borneo Adventure program. All 18 of them together reached the summit of Mount Kinabalu, the highest point of Borneo and Malaysia.
Climbing Mt Kinabalu was the last leg of their program and we hope their Sabah experience will leave a great and memorable chapter in their lives.
We also hope that they will come back to visit beautiful Sabah again!
Go here to see the pictures taken from all of their activities in Sabah.
You may able to tell from the picture above that Alice and Carol, Downbelow’s Travel Centre Managers, have an exciting weekend planned.
On Sunday the two set off to Kinabalu Park, where they will attempt to summit mighty Mt. Kinabalu. Adding to the excitement is the fact that Carol has never climbed Mt. Kinabalu before. Alice will be climbing for the 2nd time.
Either way, it’s a climb with a twist for both of them, as not only will they be summiting Mt. Kinabalu, but they will also doing it via ferrata, which is the scenic, chain-bridge and climbing-gear way of getting to the top.
Tough Cookies that they are, they’ve chosen the Low’s Peak Circuit, which is via ferrata’s most challenging route.
We’re hoping for good weather, but regardless of rain or shine, it will be cold where they’ll overnight at Laban Rata.
That’s why they’re all suited up. From our Dive & Adventure Shop‘s outdoor section, they’ve picked up the right apparel to keep them toasty and dry, even when Mt. Kinabalu’s notorious cold comes knocking on their door.
Alice gets cold easily (our air-con is not that cold), so she’s chosen the German engineered, women’s Vaude Infinity jacket in mauve (which apparently is a colour). It’s a light-weight jacket rated for high-activity levels and features 3-layer eVent fabric that will keep her warm, but dry, even when she’s on the toughest part of the mountain.
Carol chose the fluffy, women’s Vaude Radium fleece jacket, made from 200 weight fleece, which zips up right to the top for a weather protective shell. It’s light-weight, so it’s easy to wear or carry up for protection during the cold night that awaits at Laban Rata.
We wish our intrepid managers a happy and safe adventure and look forward to lots of pictures of their journey and will duly report on it.
If you want to have a few adventures of your own, Mt. Kinabalu or otherwise, or fancy some of the gear we have in our shop, why not drop by our office in KK Times Square for a look and a chat?
Sabah, Borneo: If you would like to experience Mt. Kinabalu instead of just climbing it, then check out our Climb Mt. Kinabalu Group Special.
We’ve put together a climbing and accommodation deal to entice you to stay in Kinabalu Park a little longer, either at the Garden Lodge or the Summit Lodge, before or after your climb.
It’s the only way to experience the cool night air, the tranquility of the natural surroundings and the splendour of a Mt. Kinabalu morning.
Grab 3 of your adventurous, nature loving friends, and embark on 3 days and 2 nights of appreciating the mountain before conquering it.
The 3D2N package is for a group of 4 people sharing and includes the following:
All that for only RM 1,290 per person (for a group of 4 sharing);
You can choose to stay in either the Garden Lodge or the Summit Lodge and to stay there before or after your climb.
Sabah, Borneo: If you’ve been following the adventures of our intrepid Danish group, then you’ll know the spent the weekend past attempting the summit of Mt. Kinabalu.
No strangers to challenge, what with learning how to dive with our Open Water SCUBA Diver courses, white water rafting and 5 days jungle trekking the Salt Trails across the Crocker Range Mountains, the Danish Adventure group looked forward to Sabah’s ultimate challenge: climbing Mt. Kinabalu.
To prepare them for the peak, the group once again assembled at the Downbelow Travel Centre in KK Times Square in Kota Kinabalu, for a Mt. Kinabalu briefing.
Jo, Downbelow’s Marketing Director and Mt. Kinabalu’s Low’s Peak alumni herself, lead the group through a presentation about climbing Mt. Kinabalu, her treasures and her treachery.
The report of their actual Mt. Kinabalu climb will follow shortly…
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