Starting early on Friday morning last week, he took just 8 1/2 hours to reach the 4,095m-high summit of Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah.<a href="https://www.straitstimes.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.asiaone.com/html/images/logos/st_logo.jpg" border="0"></a> Get the full story from <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com" target="_blank">The Straits Times</a>.

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Starting early on Friday morning last week, he took just 8 1/2 hours to reach the 4,095m-high summit of Mount Kinabalu in the Malaysian state of Sabah. Get the full story from The Straits Times.

Non-stop climb up Kinabalu in 8 1/2 hrs for mountaineer David Lim