In preparation for our trip to Kota Kinabalu where me and thirteen other students would climb the mountain, we had to take part in training for our muscles and our mind because sometimes, it's the mind that proves to be the barrier. So, from early January up until early April (the week before we left) we trained at different tracks of varying difficulty. Initially, the walks were quite easy for me to manage as I have past experience from doing monthly jungle treks. However, I was concerned for a couple of members of our team during these sessions and so, those of us who were stronger helped those who were having trouble by providing confidence-building so that they could believe that they could do it. But by the time we were near the time to depart, we were all fit enough even on the harder and more mountainous trails that took more time and determination to complete.
This training was essential to prepare ourselves for the rarefied oxygen levels upon reaching the peak of Mount Kinabalu and I was confident that we could all make it up the mountain together as a team now that we knew each others' strengths and weaknesses.
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