Chronology of Malaysian Mountain Exploration (1851 - 1986)

“ The climb is a demanding one and a memorable experience for those who have reached the top"
- B.D. Acres , The Ascent of Trusmadi , 1972

1851 ~ Hugh Low reaches summit region of Kinabalu. he is the first man to look down the 900-metre depth of Low Gully

1857 ~ Spencer St. John makes first recorded attempt by outsider to climb Mulu, but only reaches Banarat

1858 ~ Spencer St. John & Hugh Low climb up 1,000 metre on Banarat. First ascent of South peak, 3,933 metre on Kinabalau (Spencer St. John) First outsider expedition to reach area of Gunung Murud and Batu Lawi in present-day Sarawak (Spencer St. John)

1880 ~ Sultan Ahmad of pahang sends first expedition to Gunung Tahan in northern Pahang. Expedition blocked by Teku Velley

1884 ~ Kulop Riau and William Cameron discover flat land in the middle of the Main Range in Peninsular Malaysia Survey Expedition discovers ancient ruins, 1,000 years old, on the summit of Gunung Jerai in Kedah

1888 ~ First ascent of Low's Peak, 4,101 metre, on Kinabalu by John Whitehead. Low's Peak is highest point between Burma and New Guinea

1891 ~ The Resident of Baram (Hose) is the first outsider to climb Bukit Dulit in Sarawak

1905 ~ First ascent of Gunung Tahan by Bulang, Che Nik, Mat Aris and Mu'min on the Wray-Robinson expedition Survey expedition makes first ascent of Gunung Gerah in the north of the Main Range in Peninsular Malaysia

1906 ~ Survey beacon erected on summit of Gunung Tahan

1908 ~ H.C. Robinson and C. Boden-Kloss are first outsider to reach the present-day Cameron Highland

1911 ~ The Resident of Baram (Douglas) makes first government expedition to Bareo in kalabit Highlands of Sarawak Curator of Sarawak Museum (Moulton) leads first expedition to Batu lawi. The Furthest point is half-way up the saddle between the two peaks

1920 ~ Tama Nilong from Long Terawan discovers the route through the rock cliff up onto the south-west ridge of Gunung Mulu

1922 ~ Curator of Sarawak Museum (Mjoberg) makes first ascent of Gunung Murud, 2,423 metre - the highest mountain in Sarawak

1932 ~ Oxford Expedition to Sarawak Tama Nilong and Edward Shackleton make first ascent of Gunung Mulu; the Curator of Sarawak Museum (Banks) and A.W. Moore are first outsider to climb Bukit Kalulong

1945 ~ Z Special parachutes into the Kelabit Highlands at Bareo

1946 ~ First ascent of lower peak of Batu Lawi by Tom Harrisson, Lejau Unad Doolinih and five other Kelabits From Bareo

1956 ~ Myles Bowen and Morris discover a route from the Western Plateau of Kinabalu to Eastern Plateau (now know as "Bowen Route") Survey expedition makes first recorded ascent of Gunung Trusmadi, 2,642 metre, the second highest mountain in Sabah and in Malaysia

1957 ~ Myles Bowen and W.R.M. Urquhart makes first ascent of King Edward Peak, 4,086 metre, on the Eastern Plateau of Kinabalu using Bowen's Route

1963 ~ Kotal bin Bondial discovers a route to the Eastern Plateau of Kinabalu, via Ulu Mentaki and the Mekado Velley (now known as "Kotal Route")

1964 ~ First scientific expedition to the Eastern Plateau of Kinabalu - the Royal Society Expedition, led by Corner

1977-1978 ~ Royal Geographical Society/ Sarawak Government Expedition to Mulu Park. The world's largest caves discovered in limestone Gunung Api

1978 ~ First ascent of Gunung Api, 1,710 metre, in Mulu Park. The summit is firstreaches by Tama Kulan and Tama Bulan (grandson of Tama Nilong who first climbed Mulu with Shackleton in 1932)

1986 ~ First ascent of upper peak of Batu Lawi by rock climbimg team from 14th/20th King's Hussars, led by Johny Beardsall

Further Reading

Briggs, John. Mountain of Malaysia - a Practical guide and manual, Longman, P Jaya, 1985

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