Friday Apr 16 – Hike day 2 – All the way down.

For my final episode in this blog blast of Mt. Kinabalu, I give you the descent...

As soon as the sun could be seen above the horizon, wisps of cloud swept in (see photo in previous post) and gradually began to hide the incredible view. In a way, it was a gentle reminder that we needed to shake a leg and get back down the mountain.

The hike back to Gunting Langadan was surprisingly fun, especially with the support of the ropes.

We were served breakfast #2 and psyched ourselves up for the remaining descent.

The hike down was no easy feat. We took our sweet time and made it safely, wearily, stinkily (one of us), and happily back to Timpohon Gate. Aside from sore muscles and one seriously sore knee, we were all in good shape, just tired.

It began to drizzle toward the end of the hike, but our boots were dry, and some of us needed a shower badly anyway. We won't name names, but this individual had forgotten to bring deodorant for day #2.

And finally, a big thanks to our guide. I'll butcher his name if I spell it here. A picture is worth a thousand words, right?