If this is your first experience of Via Ferrata activity, you may want to consider going for Walk The Torq itinerary. This route is designed for climbers with average fitness, and it would also be suitable for families with children with a minimum age of 10 years old & 1.3 metre in height. The average duration for completion of this activity is approximately 2-3 hours.
For any avid thrill-seekers or adrenaline-junkies, this is definely the way to go! Walk The Torq doesn't require any special skills, so it's open for anyone who wants to take the experience to even greater heights!
With a proper system of routes, devices and an experienced trainer to guide you, Via Ferrata climbing allows anyone to experience the exciting challenges of this activity under the safest of conditions.
MALAYSIAN RATE
1 PAX 2 PAX 3 PAX 4 PAX
3490 2860 2545 2440
INTERNATIONAL RATE
1 PAX 2 PAX 3 PAX 4 PAX
3790 3120 2805 2700
| Day 01 | |
| 0600-0700 | Meet your guide at your hotel/hostel (or designated meeting point) and depart to Kinabalu Park |
| 0900 | Arrive at Kinabalu Park |
| Guide will arrange all necessary registration and assign you a mountain guide (Shared with other guests) | |
| *Porter fee (RM130/10kg), luggage keeping fee (RM12/luggage) at Park HQ will be paid by guest's own account | |
| 1000 | Transferred from Park HQ to Timpohon Gate (Starting point 1,892m) |
| Start hiking up to Pendant Hut (3,289m). It takes approximately 4-6 hours. | |
| 1500 | Arrive at Pendant Hut and settle in |
| 1530 | Attend the mandatory via ferrata safety briefing in Pendant Hut and meet your Mountain Torq Trainer |
| 1600 | *Cut-off time for via ferrata safety briefing |
| 1800 | Have dinner at Laban Rata Rest house and overnight at Pendant Hut |
| 2000 | Lights out |
| Day 02 | |
| 0130 | Wake up for early supper |
| 0230 | Start the journey toward the summit of Mt. Kinabalu (4095.2m). It takes approximately 3 hours |
| 0540 | Reach the summit and catch the sunrise *Subject to weather condition |
| 0600 | Descent from Low's Peak to meet your Mountain Torq Trainer |
| 0715 | Meet your via ferrata trainer at Sayat Sayat Hut @ 3,668m for your Walk The Torq via ferrata experience (introductory via ferrata, French grade PD) |
| 0930 | Return to Pendant Hut for a well earned breakfast |
| 1100 | Check out of Pendant Hut and trek down to Timpohon Gate |
| 1500 - 1700 | Arrive at Timpohon Gate and transferred back to Park HQ |
| Arrive at Park HQ to collect certificate and enjoy a buffet lunch at Balsam Restaurant | |
| (Buffet lunch would be converted to packed lunch for clients who arrive late) | |
| Meet your guide and depart to Kota Kinabalu. It takes approximately 2-3 hours | |
| Arrive at your hotel/hostel (or requested drop-off point) in Kota Kinabalu |
