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First Trusmadi climbathon gets off to a flying start

Sabah Insights

Sabah’s second tallest mountain overshadows Mount Kinabalu

Trusmadi: a muddy trail. Picture courtesy of Amazing Borneo

Running up Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia’s tallest mountain at 4,095 metres, is tough for many a mountain runner. But Mount Trusmadi, two-thirds its height at 2,642m that makes it the country’s second highest,  has overshadowed Kinabalu as being the most challenging. And the inaugural Trusmadi climbathon got off to a flying start on May 25 with 368 runners, tripling the number for the last iconic Kinabalu climbathon six years ago. The Kinabalu race is making a comeback this year after the Sabah government killed it, saying it has served its tourism purpose. Details will be announced at a press conference later this afternoon (May 28).

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After six years, mountain races are back in Sabah

Sabah Insights

Mount Trusmadi poses a formidable challenge to Mount Kinabalu

Mount Trusmadi in the heart of Sabah.

Sabah is launching the Mount Trusmadi International Climbathon on May 25 as mountain races make a comeback after a six-year hiatus. It is Malaysia’s second tallest mountain after Mount Kinabalu (4,095m) that sits deep in the jungle of the interior of the north Borneo island state. It stands at 2,642m, about two-thirds the height of Mount Kinabalu whose climbathon was scrapped in 2018 after a 30-year run. The Trusmadi race is said to be even tougher than Kinabalu’s which is reputed to be the world’s toughest mountain race. And the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon is making a comeback this year. No date has been fixed but it is expected in October as it had been in the past.

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