Mountain guides stay calm, control situation in second quake
09 Mar 2018 / 13:45 H.
Mount Kinabalu hikers prepare to return after their expedition was aborted following a minor earthquake in Ranau, on March 9, 2018. — Bernama
KUNDASANG: Mount Kinabalu mountain guides remained calm to control the situation when a moderate earthquake affected the mountain area for the second time last night.
Mountain guide Jemain @ Jabili Midin, 50, said even though the quake experienced was not as strong as the 2015 earthquake, he was still fearful.
"However, I remained calm for the climbers there (Panalaban).
"In such instances, we (guides) usually bring climbers to a gathering location to calm them," he told Bernama when met at Taman Kinabalu here.
Jemain, is among 42 mountain guides of Laban Rata Resthouse in Panalaban, a stopping point for climbers before the ascend to the peak of the 4,095 metres mountain. — Bernama