Conquering Mount. Kota Kinabalu

      

     One courageous thing that I have done in my life was climbing Mount Kinabalu which  stands 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) high. It is the highest mountain in South East Asia. First when my dad asked me whether I wanted to climb Mount Kinabalu, I said "Dad, are you joking with me.  I can't climb Mount Kinabalu!". The next day I saw my dad training with four others friends and I thought maybe I can do this. So,  for the next few months I was constantly training everyday.

      We took a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu. There we  met  up with our guide, who took us to the hotel where we were going to stay the night. Next day we started climbing and I was really scared! I thought I was going to be very tired and would not be able to make it more than half way. But when I reached the halfway point I had got the hang of it. After hiking 8km we broke our journey at Laban Rata camp which was 6km short of the summit.   We woke up in the middle of the night and  started climbing at 2.30 in the morning so that we could see the sunrise at the summit. It was so dark that we couldn't see anything. The only light source  we had was our headlights. At that time I was a bit nervous because I thought I was going to fall off the edge. I told myself that I couldn't give up after coming so far and this helped me to conquer my fear.  It was very cold and windy ,we were over the clouds. Once we reached the summit my dad helped me put India's flag. It felt like I conquered the world. My ultimate goal is to climb Mount Kinabalu again. Also in 2 more years I want to climb Mount Kilamanjaro in Kenya which is 1000meters higher.