It’s here again. Happening on 23-24 August, 2008 at Mount Kinabalu.

Deemed as “the World’s Toughest Mountain Race”, the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon is the ultimate challenge to take for those game enough to test their endurance by running up and down Mount Kinabalu for a total distance of 21 kilometers.

I don’t think I will be able to join. I would love to, but I am afraid that the organizer asked me to climb down as soon as I reached the first pondok…

This year’s Mount Kinabalu Climbathon 21st edition will be held earlier than usual, on 25-26 August 2007. I check out their official website and found a very good video on the events from YouTube. Check it out:

If you think of participating, go to their website and fill in the registration form. A US$33,400 in total prize money to be won.

However, if the grueling events made you feel sick, why not watch Kinabalu climbing from a regular climber point of view…

If you think that choosing a suitable footwear for a climbathon is easy, you should think again. I was surfing around for new content for this blog, when I remembered to check the Federation for Sports Altitude website. Apart from knowing that the 21st Mount Kinabalu Climbathon this year will be held earlier that usual, (August 25-26), I also notice a good resource on choosing shoes and gear for the participant/contestant of the event.

The World’s Toughest Mountain Race, the 21st Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon will be held next year on August 25-26.

The change of date is due to the request by the Skyrunner World Series Committee to schedule the event on 25-26 next year as they have decided to host the final circuit/series in their own country in Spain.

The Buff Skyrunner World Series 2007 organized by the World’s Federation of Altitude - FSA (racing on high altitude of 2000 meters above sea level) is scheduled to be held at the following venues:

I received an email a few weeks back from a local university student, saying that she is going to participate in Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon 2006. She said to me that she do not have a digital camera, but willing to use her analog camera to capture as much photo during the event.

The journey to the summit this time was an eventful experience for her. The bus that she follow broke down on the way, and have to wait for another bus to come to continue the journey to Kinabalu Park.

Kota Kinabalu: Ricardo Mejia pulled off a great come-from-behind victory to retain the men’s crown in the rain-hit Climbathon in Kundasang yesterday.

And the Mexican had more reasons to celebrate as he also walked home with the Buff-Skyrunner World Series FSA title.

The way he won the Climbathon should go down as one of the best ever finishes in the history of the event, officially known as TM 20th Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon this year.

KOTA KINABALU: Czech Republic runner, Anna Pichrtova, led from start to finish to win the 20th edition of Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon.

She won US$4,500 (about RM16,600) and a gold pendant for being first up and down the 4,095-metre mountain, covering 21km in the process to win the event for women.

Having finished second in 2002 and winning it in 2001,2002, 2004 and 2005, she beat her compatriot and debutant Iva Milesova, 29, who got second prize of US$4,000.

They call it “the world’s toughest mountain race”. It takes a gruelling soul to run, race and climb Mount Kinabalu with a total distance of 21 kilometers for both men and women. Takes place in Malaysia’s first World Heritage Site, Mount Kinabalu (4095.2 meters) International Climbathon is a true challenge to the spirit of human endurance.