Gunung Kinabalu...

     Gunung Kinabalu sentiasa mengkagumkan saya. Walaupun belum pernah mendakinya (walaupun masih ada cita-cita mendakinya) Cerita pendakiannya sentiasa saya baca dan merasai keseromokannya, sekadar membacanya. Saya, suami, adik ipar dan isteri telah ke Kinabalu bersama-sama ketika menghadiri majhlis perkahwinan teman suami. (Kali terakhir bercuti bersama rwah ibu mertua) Gambar berlatar belakangkan gunung ini merupakan gambar terakhir bersama.

    Saya melengkapkan bahagian pendakian Gunung Kinabalu antara Intan dan Dzar Sallehhuddin semasa di hospital Sg Buloh kerana pada masa itu arwah ibu mertua saya dimasukkan ke wad (pada awalnya disyaki mengidap batuk ekring dan diasingkan. wad seorang diri. Saya menemani arwah bermalam. Disebabkan hanya seorang diri dengan wad yang besar, saya berkesempatan melengkapkan halaman pendakian di sana...  kebetulan saya tidak dapat tidur sehinggalah hampir 2 pagi) Petikannya akan saya masukkan kemudian selepas buku dicetak.

    Dapat saya rasakan betapa keindahan di puncak Kinabalu seolah menggamit rasa 'cinta' kita kepada keajaiban ciptaan Allah.

      Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is a prominent mountain in Southeast Asia. It is located in Kinabalu National Park (a World Heritage Site) in the east Malaysian state of Sabah, which is on the island of Borneo in the tropics. It is the 4th tallest mountain in the Malay Archipelago after Indonesian Papua's Puncak Jaya, Puncak Trikora and Puncak Mandala.[1]

In 1997, a re-survey using satellite technology established its summit (known as Low’s Peak) height at 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) above sea level, which is some 6 metres (20 ft) less than the previously thought and hitherto published figure of 4,101 metres (13,455 ft).[2]
The mountain and its surroundings are among the most important biological sites in the world, with over 600 species of ferns, 326 species of birds, and 100 mammalian species identified. Among them are the gigantic Rafflesia plants and the orangutan. Mount Kinabalu has been accorded UNESCO World Heritage status.[3][4]
The main peak of the mountain (Low's Peak) can be climbed quite easily by a person in peak physical condition. If not fit enough, though, the climb can be very hard despite there being no need for mountaineering equipment at any point on the main route. Other peaks along the massif, however, require rock climbing skills.