Back in mid-January we climbed up Low's Peak (4095m), the highest peak in South East Asia. A few days after our arrival to the island of Borneo we arranged for one of the local indigenous guys to guide us to the top. He climbs the mountain three times a week and said it would be a two-day ascent. The morning of our climb it was raining and we were powered by water and Andean coca leaf. The "6 hour" climb from 1000m to the base of the peak took us 3 hours. Despite the light rain it was obvious we should continue. After a short break and the OK from our guide we left for the summit. The altitude change slowed me down and the last steps were the slowest. The wind was strong at the top and the rain started to come down harder. It was a 2 hour climb from the basecamp. The trip back to the camp was followed by a huge fruit & salad buffet. That night it sounded like the cabin was going to wash down the side of the mountain. The mountain was closed the next morning and all the hikers had to return to the base. We enjoyed some incredible views on the way back, fueled by visions of durian & cocos back in town.
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