RANAU - Ice crystals as thick as one-centimetre were found on the surface of Mount Kinabalu leading to the summit in the early hours on Saturday morning.
The occurrence of the iceberg phenomenon was normal, and sometimes even snow can be formed.
Mountain guide Safrey Sumping said he was with trekkers from Japan when he reached the peak of Mount Kinabalu before 5am and found the mountain's top was covered with ice crystals.
"The temperature at that time was zero degrees Celsius, and the wind was strong. This phenomenon is common and lasts for about two to three days, depending on the weather, especially during drought season.
"I was at the peak this morning with trekkers from Japan, and the ice crystals can be spotted from kilometer 7.5 to kilometer 8.5," he said when contacted by Sinar Harian on Saturday.
Safrey who worked as a mountain guide for 15 years, said the ice crystals had been spotted since Friday, but the ice was thicker on the second day.
"The thickness of the ice this time is half an inch, and when we were on our way down from the summit around 6.30am, the ice was still visible and had not melted," he said.
Prior to that, Safrey shared several photos showing Mount Kinabalu covered in ice on his Facebook account, which received various comments from netizens.
The occurrence of the iceberg phenomenon was normal, and sometimes even snow can be formed.
Mountain guide Safrey Sumping said he was with trekkers from Japan when he reached the peak of Mount Kinabalu before 5am and found the mountain's top was covered with ice crystals.
"The temperature at that time was zero degrees Celsius, and the wind was strong. This phenomenon is common and lasts for about two to three days, depending on the weather, especially during drought season.
"I was at the peak this morning with trekkers from Japan, and the ice crystals can be spotted from kilometer 7.5 to kilometer 8.5," he said when contacted by Sinar Harian on Saturday.
Safrey who worked as a mountain guide for 15 years, said the ice crystals had been spotted since Friday, but the ice was thicker on the second day.
"The thickness of the ice this time is half an inch, and when we were on our way down from the summit around 6.30am, the ice was still visible and had not melted," he said.
Prior to that, Safrey shared several photos showing Mount Kinabalu covered in ice on his Facebook account, which received various comments from netizens.