Mount Kinabalu Explained

Mount Kinabalu rises 4,095 metres above sea level in Borneo.

The mountain sits in Sabah on the island of Borneo.

Satellite technology measured Low's Peak at 4,095 metres in 1997.

Glaciers carved the 1,800-metre-deep Low's Gully around 100,000 years ago.

Between 5,000 and 6,000 plant species thrive upon the mountain.

Around 326 bird species live within the protected Kinabalu Park boundaries.

Mount Kinabalu has over 100 mammalian species identified.

Hugh Low made the first recorded ascent of the plateau in 1851.

John Whitehead finally reached the highest point in 1888.

Climbers must follow accredited guides up the rocky trails at all times.

Climbers reach Mount Kinabalu without mountaineering equipment on the main route.

Kinabalu Park became a natural World Heritage Site in 2000.