let me tell you, it goes like this. and supposed to be like this... the first day we started from the starting point around 8-9 o clock in the morning, n started our journey.... there were lotsa steps, rocks, muddy, ups n downs, of course there were also resting booth along the path they were so important as I said it wasn't easy n was absolutely tiring that we really needa break n rest averagely every 1km. around 2 in the noon, we finally reached the rest house where we were provided with food n accommodation. wow the food really not bad!!!! ohya! food they provided supposed to be early dinner and they served it around 4.30 in the noon. 7 o clock at night we were supposed to go to bed and woke up in the middle of the night at 2am for supper! crazy enough?! yeap this is the plan everyone does. after so called supper in the middle of the night, all climbers were supposed to continue our journey of hiking to the 'lows peak' which is the peak of the mount Kota Kinabalu. it is not slope to comment about how steep isit.. it is 90 degree up that ropes are provided to hike up using our biceps and stable feet grip to support our body weight! sounds tough rite! and it is after supper, 2 o clock, as the whole journey is 3km. so estimated by that time successful climbers arrived in time, there gonna be sunrise!!!! sounds like a plan n definitely great!
but but but.....
sadly, all this supposed to go on smoothly did not happend. the weather wasn't good after the supper. and we were not allowed to climb up to the mountain my gosh!!!! I was so stunned! they just don't allow us despite we already managed to hike 6km and just wanted to complete out achievement to make it to the top! so so sad, disappointed seriously.... instead, we were asked to go back to our dorm and sleep after supper. seriously?!!! I came all the way, paid for the flight ticket and climbing fee, got tortured by the tiring initial 6km journey just to climb up to the peak.. n now u ask me to leave and go back to sleep??! so ridiculous! :(
we could do nothing besides obeying. we made our moves around 9 in the morning the next day... going down hill heading back to starting point. sobz :'( emo.... feel so wasted....
not forget to mention, there's no hot water to bath, no heater. we bathed with freaking cold water. hmm I guess it was about 1-2 degree Celsius! no joke man. kept shivering! then we put on winter clothing with 2 layers underneath, scarf and gloves as well. seriously, this is how cold it was...
i don't feel the joy after the entire journey. achievement still not unlocked! n muscles terribly aching for nothing! I didn't reach the peak, no sunrise, no cert!!!! please. just kill me. how could I be so unlucky...
we were so happy initially. never thought we couldn't get to the top....
at the rest house. preparing to leave. but not going up to the peak. instead, going down hill :(
last picture taken after getting down the hill, leaving the pathway...
well well...
take nothing but photographs. leave nothing but footprints, keep nothing but memories... ;)
