Views from the summit of Mt Kinabalu(Low's Peak): down in the gloom is the infamous Low's Gully; looking south just after dawn (about 6.30). We arrived at about 5.00, and with the substantial windchill it was uncofortably cold til sun-up. It's customary, but totally unnecessary, to set off at 3 am - the sort of dispiriting hour you have to start in the Alps, but here there are no snow-bridges to collapse, no avalanches to kick-off, and no stones to fall as a result of melting snow. It's the Guides again. We were last setting off, and it was still way too soon (but we did overtake most aspirants).
Views from the summit of Mt Kinabalu(Low's Peak): down in the gloom is the infamous Low's Gully; looking south just after dawn (about 6.30). We arrived at about 5.00, and with the substantial windchill it was uncofortably cold til sun-up. It's customary, but totally unnecessary, to set off at 3 am - the sort of dispiriting hour you have to start in the Alps, but here there are no snow-bridges to collapse, no avalanches to kick-off, and no stones to fall as a result of melting snow. It's the Guides again. We were last setting off, and it was still way too soon (but we did overtake most aspirants).
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