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The Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon is an international skyrunning competition held for the first time in 1987 (went international in 1988). It runs every year on Mount Kinabalu ( Malaysia ) in October, race valid for the Skyrunner World Series till 2010.
Mount Kinabalu (Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu, Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of 4,095 metres (13,435 ft), it is the third-highest peak of an island on Earth, the 28th highest peak in Southeast Asia , and 20th most prominent mountain in the world.
Weisshorn (4,507 m) / Its first ascent popularised mountain climbing culture Eiger Switzerland: 3,967 362: 3,605 Mönch (4,099 m) / Famed for its dangerous North face climb Pidurutalagala Sri Lanka: 2,524 2,524: 0 Mount Pico Portugal: 2,351 2,351: 0 none/ HP Portugal, HP Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Moldoveanu Romania: 2,544 2,046: 498 Făgăraș Mountains
Mount Panti Johor: 513 1,684 Also known as Gunung Panti. Hikers can see a lot of leeches during the rainy season. 108 Mount Lambak: Johor: 510 1,673 A popular place to train for tougher mountains 109 Mount Mostyn Sabah: 495 1,624 Extinct volcano 110 Bukit Gapis: Melaka: 480 1,574 Also known as Mount Melaka, it is the highest peak in Melaka. 111 ...
Kinabalu Park (Malay: Taman Kinabalu), established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species ...
Nabalu (en: Nabalu Town) or better known as Pekan Nabalu is a small town that is the main focus of visitors to see Mount Kinabalu in its entirety. [1] The variety of restaurants and the fresh weather, also the view that shows Mount Kinabalu as a whole are the main reasons why many tourists come to visit Pekan Nabalu. [2]
As a result, Kinabalu Park was gazetted in 1964, and today it is designated as a World Heritage Site. [ citation needed ] Sabah Parks is managed by a board of trustees also known as Sabah Parks Trustees , which consists of a chairman, deputy chairman, three ex officio members, four other members, and a director.
A via ferrata (Italian for "iron path", plural vie ferrate or in English via ferratas) is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other Alpine locations.The protection includes steel fixtures such as cables and railings to arrest the effect of any fall, which the climber can either hold onto or clip into using climbing protection.