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Hi there. Hope you are all fine. Every time we look at the photos we just don't feel like working. We want to go back there in Pom Pom and stay for a longer period of time.

Anyway to Carla please send our regards to everyone especially my dive master Andrea. Tell him I am trying to get the Sabah State government to fund a special coffee book for Pom Pom island. I have called some of my friends and they have not reverted to me. I personally do not have any contacts in E Mal.

Angela, hope you are doing well and diving regularly. I don't know when is the next opportunity for me but be rest assured if the chance arise we will appoint you to organize for us.

To all of you at POM POM have a wonderful day.

We miss you all.

Hey Carla get the owner of the resort to call us whenever he is in KL. We can share some Marketing ideas. And Andrea can make some income with his wonderful underwater pictures. They are world standard.

Azman/Mussadikh
DNA COMM Sdn Bhd

Azman/Mussadikh, 20 May 2010

Cara Michela,

purtroppo abbiamo finito le nostre vacanze in Borneo e in Singapore.

Ti invio il nostro feedback sui resort:

Tanjung Aru Resort Shangri-La: ottimo albergo con dei servizi soddisfacenti; il mare è brutto ma almeno c'è un telo che filtra l'acqua, così è possibile fare il bagno tranquillamente senza pensare alle meduse o altri animali. Per le famiglie con i bambini è ottimo. C'è anche il servizio di barca che porta sulle isole vicine.

Cena a buffet: per gli europei non è molto buona, cmq ci sono dei piatti squisiti.

Lankayan Island Resort: molto esclusivo per la bellezza, la tranquillità, il cibo, la pulizia, lo staff e le tartarughe che depongono le uova la sera; non c'erano nè mosquitos, nè sand flyes, nè meduse. Il mare pieno di coralli colorati e pesci. Il prezzo è caro ma vale per l'esclusività del posto. Per le famiglie con i bambini è molto buono visto che il mare è shallow.

Sepilok Nature Resort: ottima posizione, ottimo cibo e gli chalet sono puliti e semplici. Bellissimo il giardino.

Orang utan Sanctuary: abbiamo visto due oranghi solamente, si tratta più di dare un contributo per aiutare la conservazione. Il filmato che hanno fanno vedere dopo il feeding time era più impressionante.

Rainforest Discovery Center: super buono chi è disposto di fare delle belle camminate ammirando la foresta pluviale. Stanno per aprire un nuovo canopy walkway.

Ti invio qualche foto della vacanza:)))
Ho dimenticato di dirti che al Sepilok Nature Resort il nostro chalet era attaccato all' orangutan centre e sono arrivate le scimmie e un orango stava scendendo da un albero a 5 metri da noi, era fantastico!

Un caro saluto.

Judit & Giancarlo, Italy

Judit & Giancarlo, 17 May 2010
Dear ABC Tours,

Thanks a lot for the perfect services provided, all worked out very well from picking me up at the airport till returning to the hotel - pretty satisfied with all services & especially people met ! For sure would use your services right away again as well as recommend you to other travelers as well !

The only not so nice experience (next to climbing the mountain :-) ) was the "pretty simple" breakfast at the Pendant hut. Not that fantastic with toast, toast and some more toast ... ops forgot the boiled eggs, butter & jam - but I really don't wanna complain as all the stuff has to be carried up all the 3270m, considering these efforts it's still reasonable !"

From: Horst Iblher
Nationality: German

Horst Iblher, April 21, 2010
Dear Michela,

We really enjoyed the MULU tour and have been quite happy that you arranged it, and have not rejected our boys due to their age below 12.

The trip was wonderful and Jarno and Lukas have been the first kids on the pinnacles. They made in in a very short time and have been back faster than us by 45 minutes. Even the guides have been amazed.

Wish you a nice weekend

All the best
Thomas, Kathrin, Jarno and Lukas

Dr. Thomas Hies, April 17, 2010
Dear Ms. Sarah,

TQVM for the prompt reply and the hard work you have done. YOU ARE GREAT! Hoping that this mail will go to your Board of Directors. We do appreciate your fast and good service. KEEP IT UP!!!!

Warm Regards,
Datin Marie

Datin Marie Tan, January 27, 2010
Hi Len,

This is a delayed note to just say thank you for a fantastic trip to Borneo. We absolutely loved it!!! Everything about our trip was good, we loved the guides, they were all brilliant! Thanks also for the pressies, we loved them too!!! A close friend of mine, Margaret Brand, is planning on taking her family to Borneo this year and is very interested to communicate with you. We totally recommended your company, and I have in fact sent her a copy of our brief itinery and your contact details, We assured her you would all look after her. Thanks again for everything.

Regards,
Jude Bade-Boon

Jude Bade-Boon, January 21, 2010
Dear Michela,

Many thanks for organising our trip which all went very well. We both really enjoyed our tours in Sabah and Sarawak.

You were a great source of advice and organised this all really well. I was also very pleased with the high standard of the guides at Mt Kinabulu, Mulu and Kinabatangan and all the accommodation etc.

Many thanks,

Best wishes,

Mark

Mark Aitken, December 18, 2009
Anne and the Mountain Torq Team,

I can't say enough about Anthony and rest of the team that helped me summit Mt. Kinabalu last week. They are amazing professional and expert guides, trainers, ecologists, and truly wonderful human beings. Anthony knows people and knew just what I needed, as well as what the mountain needed as he cleaned up after other hikers who had left wrappers and other trash on the trail.

Be assured that I will be telling all my friends about this experience and the 5 Star treatment that I received all along the way.

I have attached four photos that I think capture the best of the best moments while I was on the mountain. Please pass them (and the compliments) along.

Clint

Clint Moore, December 05, 2009
Dear Sarah,

Let me thank you for the wonderful time we had in KK. The tours went without any hitches. We truly enjoyed the sites and also the food. My biggest appreciation would be to Shem, our tour guide. He is an excellent guide and was very helpful to us, most particularly to our 84-yeard old mother. He truly is an asset to your group.

Rest assured that I would recommend you to my friends who are interested in going to KK.

Again, many thanks.

Dr. Cecilia C. Carlos

Dr. Cecilia C. Carlos, December 05, 2009
Dear Anne,

Thanks for all your help. We had a nice and enjoying trip to Mt. Kinabalu.

Hope to get same support from you in future. Thanks.

Kind regards,

Rajat

Rajat Gupta, December 01, 2009
Dear Michela,

We have just arrived home after a great holiday. We toured Indonesia for another 2 weeks after Sabah. The best part was the Durum valley and Mataking island where we were the only guests on the island for the 3 days (ony 16 guests and all went diving).

Many thanks for the arrangements. If any of my friends want to visit Sabah we will recommend you.

Very best regards

Leonard

Leonard Schneider, November 30, 2009
Anne,

Thank you. I received the travel vouchers before I left Abu Dhabi and was able to print them. I'm at my friend's house in Kuala Lumpur now and will be heading off to bed soon. My flight is tomorrow to KK, which I'm very excited about. If I have time, I would like to thank you in person for handling my travel arrangements but I don't know if I'll have time before my return flight to KL on Tuesday. If I don't get the chance to see you in person, thank you so much for all of the help, patience, and advice. You've been great.

Clint

Clint Moore, November 27, 2009
Hi Len,

My friends and I had a great trip atop Kinabalu. Very good arrangements, everything went very smoothly. We particularly enjoyed the via ferreta. The guides for the via ferreta (John and gang) were very professional. They were very friendly and simply, a great bunch of guys. The porters and mountain guides (Anthonious) assigned to us as well. The river lodge was Poring was impressive as well.

Thank you for everything and I will like to recommend my friend, Yihan, who I cc-ed in this mail, your package. Hope you can give him the best rates!

Regards,

Douglas and Colin

Douglas Seah, September 03, 2009
Ciao Michela!

Oggi ho trovato la nota su quella che mi hai dato il tuo indirizzo. Quella sera volevamo chiamarti, ma non siamo riusciti a trovare il pessattino di carta!,

un peccato perché veramente mi sembri una donna molto agradabile, e poi anche perche ho rimasto con tante cose da chiederti! jaa!

A realtà volevo solo ringraziarti per la tu gentilezza e la simpatia quella giorno al lodge.

In particolare mi sonno inamoratto di Kota e Borneo in generale.

....Chi potrebbe essere fortunato ad essere lì come te!

Sai che qui a Barcellona, se avete bisogno di qualcosa mi¡e lo dice. ok! Vi lascio con un grande abbraccio

Miki

Saluti da Dolors anche

Miguel Angel Nicola, September 01, 2009

Hi Jessica,

How are you?

I've came back to Singapore already a week but still thinking of the Sabah trip that I booked through your Company. I would like to say my friend and I could enjoy the tour very much even there were some changes to itinerary due to bad weather and not able to climb to the summit of Mt. Kinabalu because of the strong wind. I guess we will go back there again some time again soon.

The guide, Mr. Alex was friendly and helpful for us throughout the trip, so is the driver (Mr. Eddy) who sent us off to the airport for departure. My friend lost her cellphone and he helped us to speak through phone to the other party but and unfortunately, we still won't be able to get back the cellphone. In any case, "Thanks" to all for their kindness and help.

A big "THANK YOU" in many ways!

With rgds,

Karen

Karen Ong, Singapore, August 11, 2009
Dear Anne,

Our family arrived home last week after a wonderful holiday in Borneo. Without doubt the highlight of our trip was the unforgettable tour down the Kinabatangan River staying in lodges, meeting the local villagers and spotting the wild life.

Thank you for your help in organising this tour. You and the company you represent were professional, courteous and helpful. Even when there was a slight glitch about airline tickets being booked to Sandakan, you were quick to rectify the situation.

Thank you very much for your help in making our holiday so enjoyable. It was a pleasure dealing with you. Our family thoroughly recommends your company to anyone who wishes to visit your beautiful country.

Kind regards,

Kate Porter

Kate Porter, July 28, 2009
I am writing to acknowledge the outstanding service I have received from your company while planning a climb of Mount Kinabalu. I have been making arrangements for this with Anne Dsilva who has been brilliant. We have had to make short notice changes to our plans, due to illness of my partner. On two occasions she was able to rearrange our booking for us with no delay. We found her to be friendly, courteous and professional.

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson, July 24, 2009

Dear Anne,

Hi : ) We're back from our wonderful Mt Kinabalu trip with loads of fun memories.

We survived the 2 times ascend and managed to summit on the first climb to see the spectacular sunrise. On the 2nd day, our ascend to 7.5KM for via-ferrata activity was a breeze. Many thanks to you for arranging a very experience guide, Anthony Gunting who has been so, so helpful. The via-ferrata acitivity thru Low's Peak circuit was very exciting and adventurous. Roland, our via-ferrata guide was so cool and patient. He took a number of great photographs of us whilst we're busy "hooking & looping".

We've enjoyed ourselves very much and hope to return with more friends next year.

Best rgds,

Miss Tan

Miss Tan, Malaysia, July 07, 2009
Hi Len,
Hope you are well.

Just wanted to give you back some feedback from my trip. I truly had a wonderful, unforgettable, exhilarating time.

My Mountain Guide (Francis Suanti, unsure of spelling) was polite, calm and genuinely friendly. My Via Ferrata Guide (unsure of name, I think it was Subleen, but I was the only person signed up to do Low's Peak Circuit on July 3 with them and they were professional and conscientious as well as fun. Mount Kinabalu and the Via Ferrata were the best experiences I have had in a long, long, long time.

Booking with you was very easy and it was very proactive of you to suggest a trip that matched the time off I had. It was a lovely touch to include the certificate (for climbing to the summit) as well as a welcome note with Anne's contact details if I needed any assistance.

I would certainely consider using your travel services again, the only thing that might be worth keeping an eye on is the pick-up/ drop-off service though. My pick-up was an hour late. And my drop-off was going to take me to the wrong hotel (I over-heard them mention the hotel I had been picked up at). Also, not a problem, but is it normal for other passengers who have not booked a tour with you to be picked up as well?

Anyway, many thanks again for the most excellent itinerary and customer service.

Regards,
Sophia.

Sophia Wong, UK, July 6, 2009.
Hi Len & Anne,

We are back now and I just thought I'd send you a short email to pass on our thanks for helping us organise the climb. All three of us thoroughly enjoyed it and we have got the bug now, so were looking for a new challenge for next year. I took millions of photo's + a few video's, one of which I put on You Tube last night (of us reaching the summit).

Unfortunately, due to weather conditions, the previous nights climbers were turned back, and it looked like it was going to be similar on our night ascent. The other 2 guys with me were also a little uncomfortable with heights and didn't like the thought of the via ferrata. So, to give us a better chance of reaching the summit (due to better weather in the mornings), we all decided to go up to the summit around 9am. As it turned out, it was a great decision because we were the only ones above the last checkpoint and we spent an hour sat on the summit, which gave us a chance to really enjoy it and soak up the views, without being stuck in a queue in the dark & cold :-D

Here's a weblink for our video clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhuP06b5JTY&feature=channel_page

Thanks again for all your help, it is really appreciated and everything went perfectly. I will definitely recommend the climb, and your services to all of my friends.

With kind regards,

Ralph

Ralph Haslett, UK, May 19, 2009

Dear Anne

I just came back to my home Japan today.

Thank you very much for all your help arranging Mt. Kinabalu activities and accomodations.

Low's peak and via ferrata were good experience with great guides under the nice weather.

We really enjoyed the mountain and are thinking of going back there someday again. but next time would be for climbing other peaks such as oyayubi peak. and I would like to stay in a local home, I mean, I want to experience homestay somewhere around the bottom of Mt. Kinabalu. Would it be possible to ask you to arrange???

Please check my FACEBOOK page as EMI SANJO. I made an album of Borneo trip.

How was your days in Mt. Kinabalu?

glad that you also climbed it!

wishing you all the best
Emi

Emi Sanjo, Japan, 14 June 2010

Dear Anne,
I cannot say enough thank you for everything you have done to our group. Allow me to share this website (see below) that depicts our recent climbs in the Philippines and Malaysia. Our high school kids had a great time and I hope they learned a little about themselves during these climbs. Say "hi" to Len for us. You guys are the best!
To Life!
Gus
Dear Ann,

Just arrived in Chicago from Manila tonight.

Allow me to thank you for all the great things you did for us in KK. It would have been difficult to get out of that Air Asia snafu without your assistance. Fortunately, you were there when we needed you most. Among others, you facilitated our re-booking, obtained free accommodations for us from Air Asia and allowed us the use of your office computer and phones. Indeed, you were most generous not only with your time but also with your resources when you comped our dinner that night; that was really nice and lifted our sagging spirits.

Money can buy excellent service but it cannot buy the empathy and generousity that you provided. For these, we are most thankful.

Our appreciation extends to Len and everyone else in ABC Tours. Please, let them know how we feel.

Sincerely,
kerry

Gus Guerrero / Kerry Pacana, USA/Philippine, 18 May 2010
Hi Anne,

We have all returned to Singapore and everyone enjoyed the trip very much. The mountain guide, porters and driver were all very helpful. In fact we are talking about returning again to visit other places on interest in Sabah.

Thanks for your great help and being patient with all my questions. Hope to be contact with you again when we plan another visit to Sabah in future.

Take care,
Sylvia, Singapore

Sylvia Yap, 4 May 2010
Hi Anne,

I just wanted to say thanks for organizing us on a great trip up Mt. Kinabalu. It was a stunning place and it was the highlight of our week long adventure in Malaysia. I attached a picture of my on the via ferrata to this e-mail.

One small thing- on my certificate that I climb Mt. Kinabalu, my name is spelled incorrectly. It is written as "Michael David O'Niell" instead of "Michael David O'Neill". Is it possible to have another one printed out and mailed to me with the correct spelling of my name? I hope it's possible.

Thanks again Anne!

Best,
Mike, UK

Michael David O'Niell, 18 May 2010
Dear Anne,

now I'm back to Germany. I would like to thank you so much for your help and I can only say your organization was EXCELLENT - EXCELLENT- EXCELLENT.

We enjoyed our trips so much and everythink was perfekt. Thanks for the great days with ABC Travel on Survivor Island and Mt. Kinabalu / Via Ferrata. Thanks also for bringing back my lost hiking sticks to the hotel.

In a couble of days I will send you some photos.

Best regards to Sabah,
Anja, Germany

Anja Kadzioch, 29 April 2010

Hi Wendy,

Yes we have arrival safely with minimum injuries and plenty of worthwhile pain. We do enjoy the event and of course your excellence response and services. As for the photos, pls see attachment sent. As for the feedback, pls see answer in red.

Really nice knowing you and hope to see you again sometime this year. Please keep in touch and drop me mails anytime even for chit chat or anything.

Take care.

Coach Captain Knowledge/Responsibility: Poor / Acceptable / Good / Excellent
Mountain Guide Knowledge/Responsibility: Poor / Acceptable / Good / Excellent
Accommodations: Poor / Acceptable / Good / Excellent
Itinerary Sights: Poor / Acceptable / Good / Excellent
Itinerary Schedule: Poor / Acceptable / Good / Excellent
Meals: Poor / Acceptable / Good / Excellent

Yours truly,
Jerry Ang (your comedy customer)

Jerry Ang, April 13, 2010
Dear Len
cc. Allen


Just a status report now from Sandakan - and 2 photos of your clients!

Our trip is going very well, indeed. Allen can give you a rundown on all our sweat in Maliau. And the one attached photo, taken by ranger Lawrence, shows me removing some of that sweat - after a swim at Maliau Falls. The other is taken by Allen of Anne-Marie and me - and a whole tree of pitcher plants.

By the way, Sandakan has much more charm - for a Westerner - than Tawau. We have enjoyed this afternoon in Sandakan - including scones at the English Tea Garden.

Our transfer by Remli was very pleasant - he gave us alot of local history and nature descriptions. The pick-up by SI tours this morning was also perfect.

And by the way, you have a good man in Allen - he is the perfect host! Attentive and informing.

Probably more later.

Regards,
Stephen - and Anne-Marie

Stephen and Anne-Marie, February 27, 2010
Hi Anne & Len,

I just got back from KK just now and boy am I tired. I summited Mt Kinabalu and then rushed over to do Low's Peak Circuit. And it was amazing!!!! What an experience to behold trying out Via Ferrata. The best part was it was just me and the Mt Torq trainer (Joe)because the other two participants wanted to do Walk The Torq instead of Low's Peak Circuit after they completely exhausted themselves going for the summit. Joe was amazing. He knew which areas to photograph me and was very professional and really made me enjoy Via Ferrata rather than letting me think the safety of it all. I let myself loose on Via Ferrata and had some amazing pictures in my Facebook.
I'll put it in my blog in a couple of days time.

Looks like ABC Tours have struck a perfect chord with me. That's great because when all goes well, I will always continue use you guys as my preferred agent in East Malaysia just like how I always use my Perhentian agent for more than 6 years now. Anyway, thanks Anne , for the Mesilau, Pendant Hut and Via Ferrata arrangement. You did great.

As for my April 2010 Sipadan trip, I know it's a long way to go but I've already bought my KL-Tawau-KL tickets (Apr 21-Apr 25 2010) already for RM70.00.
Can you provide me with the options available so I can plan in advance? Like how much is per dive, rental of equipment, staying in Kapalai,Mabul or Semporna ( I once stayed in Dragon Inn for 2 weeks a couple of years ago), etc. Take your time in providing these info.

Last but not least, thanks again guys.

Teoh Yew Aun

Teoh Yew Aun, Malaysia, May 11, 2009
Dear Michela,

back home in the UK I just wanted to say thank you very much for arranging a fab trip for us in Borneo. Everything worked out well, everyone was friendly and we had an amazing time. We especially enjoyed having Patrick as our guide - please thank him on our behalf. We also loved the long house, it's rare to meet such a hospitality as the one we were greeted with there.

We'll recommend you to friends going in the summer. So once again, thank you very much.

Best regards,

Henriette

Henriette, UK, April 23, 2009
Len,

Please excuse my late reply to your e-mail.

Had difficulty with the Internet the day before I left for KK.

I really enjoyed my hike of Mt. Kinabalu - we were pretty lucky with the weather; the rain didn't hit until after I had made if back to Pendant Hut.

Your driver and my guide were excellent.

Thanks for all of your assistance organizing this trip.

Sincerely,

Jonathan

Jonathan, April 17, 2009
Dear Len,

We just returned home from our holiday in Malaysia. We really enjoyed our visit to Mount Kinabalu and climb to the Low's Peak and Via Ferrata. It was really beatiful and all the Mountain Torq services were very well organised. We will for sure recommend the trip to others.

Would it be possible for you to email me the receipt of our payment? I paid with credit card upon reservation.

With best regards,

Jussi Juutinen

Jussi Juutinen, January 08, 2009
Dear Michela,

First of all, happy new year!
I hope you did enjoy your stay in Italy and had a great time with your family and friends.

We have arrived in the cold but sunny Tokyo two days ago but it is difficult to go back to our normal life and a part of our mind still remains in Borneo.
Michela, we would like to thank you for all the arrangements you have made for us. Everything went smoothly and we could enjoy every minute of our vacation. We have seen so many fantastic things and the nature of Sabah is breathtaking. We had a lot of fun in Mabul Island and we were fortunate and got two times the permission to go diving in Sipadan and had so the chance to see sharks, countless turtles and the big school of barracudas.

Also, the experience to see our distantly relatives the Urang Utans in Sepilok and all the wildlife in Danum Valley and Sukau was amazing and we will keep a lot of great memories and impressions.

I have attached some pictures of our trip but it was difficult to choose because we've seen so much and took so many photographs. But if you are interested to see more my friend Stefanie posted some pictures on her side of Facebook. May be you are a member of Facebook, too?

Say hi to your co-workers we've met in your office in Kota Kinabalu.

Cheers,

Anke & Stefanie

Anke & Stefanie, Tokyo, January 07, 2009
Hello Len

I want to thank you on behalf of myself and my family for the excellent arrangements you made, we had a great holiday and particularly fell in love with Mataking!

thanks again for making this a memorable holiday.

have a terrific 2009!

Thomas
Thomas, January 07, 2009
Hi Len,

Just wanted to thank you once again and Janet as well as Alan for all your services and hospitality. We enjoyed ourselves very much and had a very successful concert.

Rebecca Ang Lee
Cathedral Choir Group, Singapore, December 17, 2008
Tour Guide Knowledge: Excellent, epecially Dennis & One (he did turtle island)
Accommodations: Good
Itinerary Sights: Excellent
Itinerary Schedule: Excellent
Meal Acceptable no choice as trying to please all
Ian & Jill MacGregors, November 19, 2008
Hi Len,
I hope you are well and that your business is fluorescing!

We have finally received the payment from the insurance and everything has worked out.

Thank you very very much for your help in this matter, it has really been outstanding to have local support.

We will surely promote your company to everyone we can here, and don't hesitate to contact us if you ever need any references.

Once again thank you and good luck with you business!
Lars Saquero Møller, October 21, 2008
Umberto, Italy, Tour: Diving Sipadan and Lankayan

Thank you so very much for taking the time to write and find out about my experience in Borneo. It will be a true pleasure to contribute to your first Newsletter. Below my answers:

1. How would you describe your Mountain Torq experience?
To begin with, I had no idea what to expect. From many sources it said that Mount Kinabalu was the friendliest easiest mount to climb. However, the pictures shown were dramatic and I was not prepared to assimilate the beauty of the place. I have to say that I was much more focused on following the instructions rather than enjoying the views! It was fun and quite different from my day-to-day activities..

You also have to understand that Cancun (where I live) has no elevations (don't say mountains) and the nearest mount is about 1000K away...

2. What was the favorite part of your stay with Mountain Torq?
Overall- Was a great experience.. I would say that my favorite part was reaching the summit. It was much more challenging than I anticipated, but worth the effort. This is the kind of activity that fosters very productive thinking. Some people may say it's pure physical activity, but I lean more towards believing is all about thinking.
Pendant Hut-When they said I had to go to bed at 5.30pm or 6pm after lunch to wake up again at 1.30am in the morning I tought it was a joke. Afternoon was breezy and beautiful and I had no plans to go to bed.. However, I never considered how tired I may get. The team at the Hut was very good, flexible and ready to help. After my instruction, (they even gave me a room for myself!) I was ready to sleep.. With no doubt my favorite part of my stay was the starry skies at night. What an unbelievable sight! Climbing at night was also the highlight of the trip. It was amazing!

Via Ferrata. I didn´t know what to expect. >>From my window at the Hut the wall looked challenging and I remembered the pictures on the internet. And my training was fast and looked pretty basic.. Once you begin climbing down, you realise how easy it is and that was when I really enjoyed the views and the panorama!

3. Why did you choose to come to Mountain Torq for your holiday in Borneo?
A friend of mine, who is the Executive Chef at The Ritz-CArlton in Cancun, lived a number of years in Malaysia and told me to give it a try. He and his wife had a wonderful time and I tought that if they have found it easy and amusing, it must be the same for me (my mistake...) So, I began "training" for about 6 months...I can confidently say my holiday began at that time...

4. What tips will you like to share with customers who are planning their Mt Kinabalu trip?
Going down is far more difficult than climbing up... And never forget that! It comes to a point in which you are tired and your joints don't stop complaining.. It is insulting to see the "2hours and 9 minute" record for the Climb-athon when you are in pain... ha, ha,

How many days were you in Borneo?
5 Days and it was surely a short visit..

6. Any other toughts or feelings you'll like to share with the Mountain Torq readers on your entire Mountain Torq experience?
Be open to talk.. open to listen.. but most importantly be open to talk to yourself. Altough not as challenging as other moutains, Mount Kinabalu has something special to listen to minutes before you reach the summit...

7. Any feedback or comments on how we can improve our service/product offerings?
I would say improve the quality of the food...

Mr. Rafael Vazques Pico, Cancun, July 15, 2008.
Dear Luca (our foreign speaking guide),

Thank you for your translation and your excellent guide job.
Ci hai fatto innamorare a poco a poco di un paese a noi sconosciuto e con te abbiamo incontrato molti animali della giungla.
Grazie con tutto il cuore

Veronica
Veronice, Italy, July 1, 2008.