3D2N Mount Kinabalu Climb Via Ferrata with Low’s Peak Circuit

Kota Kinabalu / Nabalu Market / Kundasang Resort
Day 1
Your Mount Kinabalu Climb adventure will normally begin with a pick-up around12noon onward (depending on accommodation and other guests.

Upon arrival at Kinabalu Park HQ, we will register you for the climb the following day; Proceed to check in to your accommodation (Kundasang Highland Resort).

At your own pace, enjoy dinner at the restaurant, and be sure to get an early night’s sleep for your climb the following day.

Meals: Dinner

Kundasang Resort / Kinabalu Park HQ – Ascend / Pendant Hut (Dorm)
Day 2
Wake up for a breakfast at the restaurant. Check out & proceed to Kinabalu Park HQ. Meet your guide and our driver around 8:30 – 9:00 am), collect your packed lunch for the day, and wait for your transfer to Timpohon Gate (1,829m).

From here you will begin your climb to PanaLaban Hostel (3,353 m), your accommodation for the evening. Along the route to your accommodation, you will pass through four different elevation zones with notable vegetation and mammals.

Keep your eye out for the famous pitcher-plants plants or the cheeky Kinabalu Mountain shrews, endemic to Mount Kinabalu.

The average time to get to Pendant Hut will take about 5 hours, this may vary depending on stops and your fitness level.

Upon arrival, you will check into your accommodation for the evening and rest before your buffet dinner where you can enjoy the sunset from above the clouds. Once you finished, head to bed for an early night’s sleep after a long day of climbing.

Around 3.30 pm, Via ferrata climbers are required to attend compulsory via Ferrata safety briefing at Pendant Hut and get to know their Mountain Torq Trainer. This safety briefing is compulsory as there will be NO repeat briefing. Climbers who failed to show up via ferrata safety briefing will NOT be allowed to do Via Ferrata activity the next day. Cut off time for Via Ferrata Briefing will be at 4.00 pm.

Meals: Breakfast, Packed Lunch, and Buffet Dinner​

Pendant Hut (Dorm) / Summit / Low’s Peak Circuit Activity – Descend / Kinabalu Park HQ / Kota Kinabalu
Day 3
Wake up around 2:00 am to have a quick supper before continuing the climb to the summit of Mount Kinabalu (4095m).
Your head torch will guide you through the dark as you make your way before sunrise. Reach Low’s Peak around the time the sun begins to make an appearance (weather dependent).
Congratulations! You’ve successfully reached the highest point between the Himalayas and New Guinea, also the most prominent peak in S.E. Asia. With your guide, begin your descent back to sayat-sayat to meet your Mountain Torq Trainer @ 3,668m
Begin your Low’s Peak Circuit via ferrata experience (introductory via ferrata, French grade PD). All climbers must arrive at the Via Ferrata starting point before 7.15 am, a climber who misses the cut-off time will not be allowed on the Via Ferrata.
After completing the Walk The Torq Activity you may return to your accommodation at Pendant Hut for a well-earned breakfast.

Check out and meet with your guide to begin the descent back to Timpohon gate.
Once you reach back to Timophon gate, meet our driver who will transfer you to Park Headquarters where you could collect your certificate saying you’ve successfully conquered Mt Kinabalu.

Have lunch at Balsam Café while waiting for any other climbers to return to Park Headquarters before departing together back to Kota Kinabalu.

The normal departure time from Kinabalu Park is around 5 – 6 pm depending on other climbers, arriving back to Kota Kinabalu