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Travel and Photography | Why Do People Climb Mountains
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | View From The Summit of Mount Kinabalu | Low’s Peak Why do people climb mountains? Well, actually I don’t know why. But the most famous answer on why people climb mountains come from Sir George Mallory, one of the first people to try to summit Everest, he said, “Because It’s There”. But then, his answer is too simple to really answer the question “Why”? People climb mountains for a wide variety of a reason, some people climb because they need some kind of an adventure, something that will pump up their adrenaline, some people like to test their limit, some people just need to know how far…
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Traveling and Photography | Climbing Mount Kinabalu | Adventure is Out There
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Climber at Mount Kinabalu Heading for Laban Rata “A lot of us first aspired to far-ranging travel and exotic adventure early in our teens; these ambitions are, in fact, adolescent in nature, which I find an inspiring idea…Thus, when we allow ourselves to imagine as we once did, we know, with a sudden jarring clarity, that if we don’t go right now, we’re never going to do it. And we’ll be haunted by our unrealized dreams and know that we have sinned against ourselves gravely.” – Tim Cahill – If you asked me, on why I climbed Mount Kinabalu for the fourth time, I just…
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Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time in Kota Belud Sabah
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Suspension Bridge at Kota Belud Sabah Against Mount Kinabalu I’ve always dreamed of taking this kind of a picture since I saw Mount Kinabalu few years ago. A photograph of a person crossing a suspension bridge with Mount Kinabalu in the background. Yes, there is a lot of suspension bridge crossing the river all across Sabah but finding the right one can be quite tricky since some of them can’t be seen from the main road. You need to look deeper. With the help of my Sabahan friends, Azman Jumat, Shukur Jahar and Rade Knoxville, finally I manage to get what I’m looking for. Even…
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Travel Photography | Road Less Traveled | Mount Kinabalu
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Road Less Traveled | Mount Kinabalu | Sabah Malaysia North Borneo “Finding oneself and one’s path is like waking up on a foggy day. Be patient, and presently the fog will clear and that which has always been there can be seen. The path is already there to follow” – Rasheed Ogunlaru – Tweet news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel
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Travel and Photography | Climbing Mount Kinabalu | Starting Point
© 2013 Wazari Wazir | Kinabalu Park Office | You Need To Register Here We didn’t stay overnight here in Kundasang, we stay at Kota Kinabalu and head to Kundasang (Kinabalu Park) From Kota Kinabalu around 4 AM in the morning. We have some breakfast along the way at Pekan Nabalu. The journey from Kota Kinabalu to Kinabalu Park is approximately two hours. © 2013 Wazari Wazir | Registration at Kinabalu Park Once we reach Kinabalu Park Office, we need to register our name, pay for our insurance and mountain guide fee. You cannot climb the mountain without a mountain guide. It is mandatory, even though the trail to the…
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