Daily Photo – Granodiorite Peaks

Daily Photo – Granodiorite Peaks
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Mount Kinabalu is formed from granodiorite. This is an intrusive igneous rock, very similar to granite but with a different proportion of plagioclase and feldspar.

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Daily Photo – From the Laban Rata Trail

Daily Photo – From the Laban Rata Trail
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I took the photo below on my ascent to Laban Rata. Ascent, that is, as in climbing the stairs rather than something more skillful.

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Daily Photo – The Climb to Laban Rata

Daily Photo – The Climb to Laban Rata
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Laban Rata is pretty much at the altitude where the vegetation peters out and the base granite starts. The trek there is through the jungle/rainforest so it can be pretty warm and humid. Most of the climb that I recall was this seemingly endless zigzag of stairs cut into the side of the hill and shored up with wood or stone, without which the entire climb would be a muddy scramble.

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Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu

Daily Photo – Mount Kinabalu
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This is a view of Mount Kinabalu taken from the Park HQ in the evening. The sun has already set on the Park HQ but still illuminates the mountain top.

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