Clothes 1.Enough warm clothing like sweater, long & short sleeves shirts, long and short pants. ( As the temperature can be even 0oC at some point) 2.Socks 3.Gloves 4.Kampung Adidasshoes(Rubber shoes) 5.Snow Cap (Mask) 6.Mini Towel 7.Rain coat and mini umbrella 8.
Food and Beverage 1.High Energy Food ( Chocolate bar, glucose, Power Bar, raisinand etc) 2.Enough drinking water (can refill mountain water on the way) 3. 4.
Others 1.Plastic bag 2.Stationary (take note of any memory or contacts) 3.Medicine ( leg-cramped gel, headache tablets and etc) 4.Identity card and student card (if have) 5.
Today is 12 May 2010, which means we all leave 14 days for us to train and to prepare for the Mt Kinabalu. Are we all well prepared?!
Do not forget to train yourself physically and mentally.
Physically, you can train yourself by jogging long distance, climbing up stairs for a few rounds, and etc.Do not take the excuse that do not have time to train. If not you will regret you paid around RM 500 or even flight ticket but do not reach the top. ~Stamina is important.~
Mentally, you can train yourself by the method of visualization, which is a method by closing your eyes and relax then imagine. Visualize yourself climbing up the hill, the steep and muddy route and even rocky route to reach the peak of Mt Kinabalu.
This email, also attached the PDF file of the checklist of some important things you all need to prepare for the Mt Kinabalu climb. Print it out and make it become your checklist to check when you want to prepare for the items needed for yourself during the climb. It is just a reference and if you think you need anything that is not stated, please fill in the empty places that provided.
If have any questions, please do not feel hesitate to ask me through email, facebook group or sms. All the best and keep training as part of your life not only because of Mt Kinabalu climbing but for the sake of your health.
With this email, you are being verified that you are a member of the team that will conquer Mt Kinabalu at 27 May 2010, 6.00am. You will be standing proudly on top of the Mountain Kinabalu, wearing your sweater, breath in the thin and cold air high up around 4000meter, taking photo with the sign and you are surrounded with the other successful climbers. You are there!!! You are there on top of the Mount Kinabalu.
With that in mind, you now need to start to prepare yourself mentally and physically.
It is recommended that all climbers should have themselves medically checked before attempting any mountain climb. If you have a history of suffering from the following aliments, it is highly recommended that you should refrain from climbing and do inform me immediately:
1. Hypertension
2. Diabetes
3. Palpitation
4. Arthritis
5. Heart disease
6. Severe Anemia
7. Peptic Ulcers
8. Epileptic fits
9. Obesity(Overweight)
10. Chronic asthma
11. Muscular Cramps
12. Hepatitis
13. Or any other disease which may hamper the climber.
If you are non of the above, then you need to be have stamina trained body. Now is the time to start training to build up stamina and strength. You need to remember, you are against not only length(more than 17km up and down) but height (4000meter above sea level, which means the air is thinner) and temperature (cold and very cold).
Besides, physically strong, mentally, we all need determination and strong support. As individual, we everyone need to be strong in mind and set the goal to reach the Mt. Kinabalu peak! As a team, we support morally and together we strive and conquer Mt. Kinabalu.
Countdown from today, there are 30 days leaved from the day we start to climb the Mt. Kinabalu. This email will be your first email you receive. Following weeks, you will receive a few emails about information on Mt Kinabalu, the climbing, what to bring, what to wear, what to… The information will be informed through emails. Discussion and sharing thought among our teammate will be carried out in Facebook the SabahBest (click on the link)group.
Any enquires; you are most welcomed to ask me through email, sms , blog or facebook.
Remember, there are 30 days leave! Start training!
