It took just another 1km to reach the summit from Sayat-sayat checkpoint. However, most of the climbers that failed to reach to the summit…actually failed during this last climbing part.

Main reason of failure is…altitude sickness! So..don’t climb to fast to reduce the potential of getting altitude sickness -if you are first timer like us.

The thin air makes it difficult to breath. You will get tired for every 3 steps. So, you need to take at least 2-3 minutes rest in every 3-5 steps!! Crazy!

When the time was already 5.45am…we were still far from the top. I worried that we miss to watch the sunrise from the peak. So.. I told Diyana that I brought my heavy handycam just to capture the video of sunrise from the peak and I didn’t want to waste it. Diyana understand me quite well..so she let me go first!

There were no need to wait anymore. I just ran to Kinabalu’s peak leaving Diyana walking slowly far behind.

5.55am – I arrived at the KINABALU LOW’s PEAK !!! YEAH!! Then I setup the handycam and wait for the sunrise and also Diyana.

6.05am – Diyana reached the LOW’s PEAK !!! YEAHHHH !!!

We made it!!!