Mt. Kinabalu: We made it to Low’s Peak

Twenty-four hours after we landed in Kota Kinabalu, we were already wide awake for our 2 A.M. hike to the summit. I was geared with a headlamp, bonnet, two layers of shirts and a jacket, and another two layers of pants. It was warm inside Laban Rata restaurant where we ate our super early breakfast...

Mt. Kinabalu: Journey to Panalaban Base Camp

I was, and still am, an inexperienced mountaineer. I haven't had any formal training in hiking or trekking but I believe it is already in my blood. (I was born in Baguio City, in the highlands of North Philippines.) I still much remember the time I summitted my first mountain three years ago in a...