We went to Borneo not just for the serene beaches, but to subject our relationship to the ultimate stress test: Mount Kinabalu. This isn’t just about bagging one of Southeast Asia’s highest peaks; it’s about whether two people can survive a multi-day ordeal of altitude sickness, ‘jelly legs,’ failing equipment, and torrential rain on a sheer rock face without resorting to divorce proceedings.
Prepare yourself for the definitive proof that true love, unlike a cheap head torch, will never fail when you need it most.
Kinabalu! ⛰️ ‘Warm-Up’ Act for Nepal 🧗♀️ (and a marriage test ❤️🩹)
Forget romantic getaways; our idea of couple’s therapy involves gasping for air above 4,000 meters on the summit of Mount Kinabalu, all to see if our marriage can survive a few days of shared suffering.
If we make it down still holding hands (and not a grudge), consider it true love 🥰 Otherwise, well, at least the views are spectacular 😉
Borneo’s Kinabalu Climb Part 1 🧗♀️ Before the Summit Push
We’d arranged our assault on Mount Kinabalu six months in advance with Amazing Borneo Tours. They are veterans of the tourism arena in Sabah, having been doing this for over two decades.
Which, frankly, should have been our first clue that this wouldn’t be a civilised stroll through the park.
Kinabalu Climb Part 2 🧗♀️ Summit Push & Descent
The reality of Borneo’s Mount Kinabalu, we discovered, lies not in the triumphant photographs taken at dawn, but in the pitch-black, exhausting hours preceding them.
If Day One to basecamp is a leisurely climb ending with a decent buffet, Day Two begins with a brutal, sharp, and very cold slap across the face.
The Ascent of Matrimony ⛰️ Our Kinabalu Climbing Chronicle 💍
The Sandspice team take on Borneo’s Mount Kinabalu in this epic cartoon extravaganza – where marriage meets mountain, for better or worse!
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