Hi. My
name is
Ruhaizad Daud. I am a Malaysian
and live in Sabah
with my wife and kids. I am a doctor by profession and I love outdoor
activities. I am always passionate about Mount
Kinabalu
and mountain climbing, and that is why I wrote about Kinabalu
in this website.
You would ask me, why
another site about Mount
Kinabalu? What are the difference between my
site and other Mount
Kinabalu site? And the
most important thing to ask is, what are the benefits of this site to
you?
Well, after few years
staying in Sabah
and several trip to the highest
summit in Borneo,
I always heard
grouses from Mount
Kinabalu climbers
about lack of
preparation before the climb. This problem happens because most of the
tour operator which organize the trip did not give relevant information
about the climb, mostly regarding the preparation, health advice
and most importantly, the things to expect during the
climb. As it is not
Mount Everest,
the preparation part for this climb (which is important) is sometimes
ignored.
Most of the Mount Kinabalu
climbers usually are not properly prepared, and they only
manage to do it at the very last minute, that is usually done in the
morning just before the climb
at the Kinabalu
Park HQ (that is why they
have a small shop that sell basic climbing necessity at Kinabalu Park
HQ).
Although the
safety precautions will be explained and health briefing
will be given by the Kinabalu Park
Ranger
before the climb, general health fitness for the strenuous climb is
always neglected and some of the tour operators assume that all the
climbers are 'reasonably fit'
to climb. And the result is - they
did not able to reach
the summit, either they climb
to slow to reach the peak (because often they are not fit enough),
suffer from altitude
sickness
or unsuitable weather condition. To make
it worst, that might
be the only chance for them (in a lifetime) to reach the peak.
They will usually climb down with anger and disappointment. You can
sometimes see it in their eyes. I
really do not want this
happens to you!
This website is dedicated
solely for those climbers who really want to enjoy their Mount Kinabalu
climbing journey with the best information and preparation that they
could have. Do
not make similar
mistake as I did. I do not
want your
journey to the summit to be like my first journey there.
I would not
blabber about my experience all the way through the
pages (it will make you bored) because the most important
thing now is what will
your
experience
be. While other
website
tried to persuade you to choose their tour package to climb Mount
Kinabalu,
I tried to be very neutral about it, giving you the best information
about all the untold truth about the climb. You can actually organize
your journey from all the information given here from the
start to
the
end - by yourself. You
really can
save a lot
of time and money if you follow the advice carefully.
I hope that it would be a one of your best memorable climb of your life.
'If
you fail to plan, you plan to fail' - Benjamin Franklin
Now, all of the most common
questions about this website are answered. Anybody,
I repeat anybody
- can
reach the summit - provided
that they have the best information and preparation. Look nowhere else.
I am here to serve you.
Last but not least, enjoy your journey.
That might be your first and last attempt to the summit of Borneo.
'SELAMAT
MENDAKI'
means 'Happy
Mountaineering' in Malay.
As
it is a two way
interactions between you and me, you are invited to:
hey, why
don't you check out my blog, Kinabalu
Blog, which is an official blog for this website. You could
get more tips and information from there!
My wife and me at the
Summit of Borneo.
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this a good Site?
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REFERENCE
I would not be able to build this website alone without any help and
reference from various valid resources. These are all my references:
Globetrotter
Visitor Guide, Kinabalu Park, Sabah,
Malaysia,
by Anthea Phillips with Francis Liew, New
Holland Publishers
London. (The
most useful. I really recommend it)
A
Colour Guide
To Kinabalu
Park, by Susan K. Jacobson, Natural
History
Publications (Borneo).
Dr Ruhaizad im already in your mailing list. just to want to let u know that im deeply interested to climb this mount. Let say i choose 1 of ur package, then how much should i pay for down payment? or is it full??
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Hussman Petaling jaya
Posted at 12:44pm on Tuesday, February 27th, 2007
Bro,
Excellent, informative site !
Thanks
Hussman
Pearly Penang
Posted at 11:36pm on Wednesday, February 7th, 2007
Hi Doctor Ruhaizad Daud,I found yr web site after talking to Peter of Pangkor.com
I am very new to SBI and I love how you write for borneo and yr passion. Great stuff.
i am just starting my site www.my-island-penang.com. all the best to you
