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Lilian Gibbs, a woman botanist from England, was the first woman to climb Mount Kinabalu completing her ascent on February 24th, 1910. In her scientific expedition to Mt. Kinabalu, she collected plenty of plant specimens on the way, and over 15 new species were identified and named after her. After 100 years, an all-lady team re-traced the original route taken by Lilian Gibbs. The team consists of 5 climbers, namely, Vicky Ng (leader), Tengku Puteri Soraya Tengku Zainal Adlin , Catherine Chu, Jane Chong and Rina Jamieson, one Sabah Parks guide (Rossiti Maineh) and 3 porters (Ritah Moguring, Lotuim Lumadan and Nuriah Lunsin). In this album are the photos of the day before the climb, and the ritual ceremony performed before the climb.
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