Kota Kinabalu - 3 peaks in 12 hours!

Kota Kinabalu - Sabah, Borneo, originally uploaded by luisrene.

If one day you feel like there's no tomorrow, just go away and discover how much your body can do:

Day 1:
07:00am-Going from hostel in Kota Kinabalu towards Kinabalu Park, 2 hours from KK, home of the 1st UNESCO protected site in Malaysia.
10:00am-Started the trekking of 8.5 Km from the base of the Mount Kinabalu towards Laban Rata, the point at Km 6 where people sleep.
12:22pm-Arrive to Laban Rata after 2 hours and 22 minutes, breathless. 99% of the path is VERY steep.
13:00-Lunch:Chicken soup and nuts with lemon tea. Temperature 11C.
15:12-Quick decision on going up to the Peak instead of waiting in Laban Rata. Start Trekking for the next 3.5 Km.
16:44-Sneak into the Peak zone without a guide with the ambition of climbing UGLY SISTER, the east peak of the mountain. Reached there by 17:12 after literally grasp the rock to avoid falling down the cliff.
17:25-Suntan in the top of the Ugly Sister. It's cold, so suntan doesn't last more than 3 minutes.
17:32-Found the biggest bumblebee ever, and try to eat it. I was hungry and thirsty. No water to drink.
17:48-No more fun. Ugly sister defeated me, at 10 mts above me, equipment was necessary to go to the top. Go back home.
18:00 Descend commenced back for dinner.
18:42 Arrive back to the hostel for some light dinner and prepare mentally for next climb.
19:20 Went to bed (not with any ungly sister)

DAY 2
02:00am Wake up!!!!!! & Toothbrush breakfast.
02:42am Start the second climbing towards the LOW PEAK to see sunrise.
03:20am Crossed the check point at Km 7 and say hi to the forest guard.
04:10am Reached the tip SOUTH PEAK, which I thought was the Low Peak, cause it's lower than the rest. Wonderful View.
04:15am Decided to have a nap, waiting for the rest of the slow people.
04:35am The 'slow' but smart people went to the RIGHT PEAK and left me behind. I saw the lights going towards LOW PEAK, which I missed.
04:45am Descend of the South Peak to go up to the Low Peak and meet the people with the sunrise.
05:22am A thin line of sunlight in the horizon meets me reaching the tip of the LOW PEAK. Temperature: 2C.
05:33am Sunrise is coming and coming; Full sun came at 05:48am.
06:00am Explore, enjoy and picture the area.
07:30 Descending commence back to hostel.
08:30 Proper Breakfast: Chicken soup and nuts.
09:30 Descending to base of Mt. K. 6 Km back.
12:45 Reaching Final Destination with no legs in mind.

ASTONISHING EXPERIENCE.

THERE ARE MANY MORE TOMORROWS TO COME.

LR