What A View!!

Recently i returned from Sabah, I went mountain climbing with my school. Mt Kinabalu, 4092m high and total hiking route was 8.5 km. The 1st leg of the climb is 6km from below to the base camp, where we rested for 6 to 7 hrs den we move on to push for the summit.

The hardest part of the journey is 2 parts. The 1st 2-3 km of the journey and the pushing for the summit. I remember when i hiked for 1 or 2 km, i rested in 1 of the huts, i ate a snickers bar and found out it had no taste!! It feels funny to have a lump of stuff in your mouth, but then as i go up even higher my body had adjusted, den my tastebuds slowly come back. As i go up higher, it gets colder and colder, and my heart begin to beat faster and harder, i start to breathe harder too. I just keep drinking water and eating snickers and muesli bars.

We started at abt 11am, den we reached base camp at abt 6-7pm, we had dinner and rested until 2am. We went on to the summit, i remember it was dark, cold and it was tiring. My motivation was tis little light on the summit, i just kept going, walk 20 steps, rest, my mind was a blank, i could not focus properly, i felt like lying down to sleep. Its was very cold, abt 3-4 degrees at the most. I just concentrated on my breathing, seems like eternity to reach the summit. At 1 point, every step was an agony, but then i remembered pastor's sermon "Step of Faith". I just keep going and going, den i suddenly felt something cold at my feet. Argh! Shucks i stepped into a puddle!!. I quickly changed my socks b4 my feet freeze and could not walk.

5.45am Finally!!! i reached the summit, the view is spectacular. Clouds are below you, the land is so so green and i could see sun rays shining down upon the land, i tink God have done a great job in creating tis earth. I feel like i was in heaven for a while. I just sat in awe of the view, all those suffering is worth it, cos the view is realli i dunnoe how to describe.

When i came back from the mountain, my legs are aching, i could not walk properly for 3 days. But then it was all worth it. Seriously u guys should go if u haf the chance.