View From My Window - Mt Kinabalu

Mt. Kinabalu viewed from my window. The photo was taken at 6.40 am. Mt. Kinabalu is about 90 km from Kota Kinabalu. Its height is 4,095 m (13,435 ft) above sea level.

The Kinabalu National Park is at about 1,500 m. That's where the summit trail starts. The climb (or rather mostly walking up steps) starts in the early morning with an overnight stay at the lodge at Laban Rata (3,270 m). The balance of the summit trail is done in the early hours of the next day timed to reach the summit at about sunrise.

My last climb was way back in the 80s. There is now an alternate route (Mesilau Trail) and also a much more adventurous side route via the Iron Road (Via Ferrata in Italian). At between 3,200 m to 3,800 m, it is the highest Via Ferrata in the world (A Guinness World Record).

Its interesting what can be seen outside your window.