P.S. Sorry for the way overdue post! Been really busy with new trips and all, but here it is: The (assuming anyone reads this) long-awaited Mt. K. post!
Bidding my beloved laptop goodbye and tearing my tush from my cush, I set out to conquer one
of Asia’s tallest peaks. I did my research and obtained a return ticket via Air Asia, which cost me S$260.
My accommodation in Kota Kinabalu was very bare and simple, since the price of
luxury would have scorched a hole in my pocket, all through to my tighty whities. It was at Asia Adventure Lodge, where it was just a few bus stops away from KK's airport and where I was to be picked up at 6 a.m. the following
dawn. It’s about S$9 per night for a clusterf**k dormitory and S$25 for private quarters.
Amazing Bourneo Tours was the mountaineering agency with which I corresponded under this site. I had some problems initially because of some financial misunderstandings. But hey,
add that to the fact that I was a complete NOOB in travel negotiations, and you
got yourself a very persevering and insistent client. :D The guide and climbing
fee from Timpohon Gate to Low’s Peak at 4,095m (Someone had a sense of irony) was priced strategically at S$659.
I thought this was pretty reasonable, in contrast to other official hotel and
Mt. K. websites at the time. Prices fluctuate a lot due to Mt. K.'s commercialised value, but when you gotta do it, no time's better than now.
