"This is my 2nd time hiking. It costed me RM250 for 4D3N trip from Merapoh. Total trip distance is 30KM. Before hiking, the hiker will declare their belonging including underwear as well. Anyone who fails to declare the same amount after the trip will be compounded for RM50 per item (that's what they say). There will be 4 river crossing and the last one is about a chest deep. I was thinking, I should've brought a tube or something to prevent my bag from soaking with water. On the way to the Bukit Botak, there will be several places of (about 10 or so) plowing, yes plowing like on a rice field due to the rain. I went with my sandal, and on the way back from the summit, it lost some of its straps. There will be no bathroom or shower room up at the base camp and after the trip, I get diarrhea for about 3 weeks. " — kakteh • Nov 3, 2018

"We (all members of the Malaysian Mountaineering Assocoation) were allowed to spend a week or longer on the summit plateau. I summited more than a dozen peaks, Low´s Peak twice, it took me 4 hours from the trailhead and down (on aggregate as a test how I might fare on the annual climbathon in the veteran age group), because we had to first get our gear to the Layang Layang Hut. From there, after climbing Low´s Peak for the first time, we explored peaks on the Eastern Plateau such as the elusive North Peak, did several first climbs, most notably on the Phallus Peak and Andrews Peak (in rain). We ended our climbs amid bad weather and food shortage." — martinlutterjohann • Nov 11, 2017

"Normally one climbs the peak in 4 days from water intake Tanjung Rambutan. It climbed to the summit and back in 13 hours, alone, remembering the trail when we (a friend and I) had climbed the peak in 2 days with an Orang Asli guide from the village of Selo 2 (name at that time)" — martinlutterjohann • Nov 11, 2017

"An incredible and unique summit. After spending the night in the rest house at ~3300 meters, woke up at 2AM with over 100 other climbers from around the world. Some surprisingly steep sections with handlines. Made it to the summit just before sunrise, the. Descended nearly 2200 meters back to the trailhead. Complete TR: www.themtsarecalling.com/kinabalu" — Christopher • Jun 29, 2017

"Arrived at Monggis Substation of Kinabalu Park on the 11th July 2016. Trekked to for 8hours to Musang Camp, a 10km distance, on the 12th July 2016 and camped there for the night. Summited Tambuyukon Peak on the 13th July. Our record time from Musang Camp to the summit was 3 hours 15 minutes. Descended to Musang Camp and put up there for another night. Descended to Monggis Substation on the 14th July 2016 by 1200 hour (our record time was 4 hours 16 minutes). The difficulties of the climb were the steep and slippery trails, going through mossy tree roots which pose high risks to injuries for climber, jagged rocks, insect's stings and off course leech bites." — cliffhanger_08 • Jul 13, 2016