6 OKU climbers successfully scale Mt Kinabalu
A total of 22 participants of the Kinabalu OKU Challenge 2022 Expedition, including six persons with disabilities (OKU), managed to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu early today as Malaysia celebrated its national day.
The participants of the expedition, organised by the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), reached the top of the mountain between 5.45am and 6.30am in stages and ended their climb at Timpohon Gate between 4.30pm and 7pm.
IIUM deputy director Zulkifli Hasan, who headed the expedition, said the climb was extremely challenging for able-bodied persons, thus the capability of the six OKU climbers to complete the ascent was simply extraordinary.
“It was very difficult to climb Mount Kinabalu. Our participants and OKU climbers even fell several times. In areas where we had to use a rope to climb up the mountain, some did not manage to hold on. Read More...
