The 29th Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon has been cancelled as the mountain trail used was damaged by the earthquake earlier this month, said Sabah Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, as reported by Malay Mail Online.
The 29th Mt Kinabalu International Climbathon has been
cancelled as the mountain trail used was damaged by the earthquake earlier this
month, said Sabah Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun, as reported by Malay
Mail Online.
Masidi announced on Twitter the cancellation of the
annual event this October 17 and 18. Masidi said those who paid the
registration fees will be refunded, adding that the Mt Kinabalu International
Climbathon would return in 2016.
According to the event’s official website, two
different races courses are available. Last year, 741 participants from 31
countries registered for the 28th climbathon.
Borneo Post Online reported Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (MATTA) as
directing its members to fully refund climbs that were cancelled after an
earthquake recently killed 18 climbers.
Borneo Post Online reported MATTA vice president Datuk Tan Kok Liang as that the tourism
ministry’s licensing division may question any travel agents that refuse to
cooperate.
Sabah, particularly the Kundasang and Ranau regions,
has continued to be rocked by aftershocks.