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50 on Kinabalu: Countdown
Day 1 - Sunday 24 Sept 2017 (KK to National Park) 6.00am - Welcome to Kota Kinabalu! Your first stop for the day should be the Gaya...
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In search of purpose: Don't judge a camel by its humps
<Photos from left: 1) Bactrian camel with Mount Khuiten and Malchin Peak in the background 2) Ships of the Desert carrying our loads 3)...
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In search of purpose: Which road to take
<photos: from top left clockwise: 1) Love at first sight, meeting the Russian UAZ van for the first time after landing at Ölgii...
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In search of purpose: A hole in the ground is worth more than rocks in the open
<photos: from left 1) hole in the ground toilet near Ölgii, Outer Mongolia 2) it takes two to poo - helping to keep the toilet doors...
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In search of purpose: Slow and last to reach the summit
<photo: Climbing Malchin Peak , with a view of the Potonin Glacier in the background, Outer Mongolia. Photo credit - Andrew Chok>...
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In search of purpose: Disconnect to connect
<photos: clockwise from top left: 1) Mount Khuiten basecamp at Altai Tavan Bogd National Park, 2) Mount Khuiten advanced basecamp with...
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50 on Kinabalu: Why?
<photo: at the summit of Mount Kinabalu> Here's a collection of quotes from the 50 climbers who will be summiting Mount Kinabalu on 26...