KOTA KINABALU: Worry gripped many climbers scaling Mount Kinabalu early yesterday when the fair weather gave way to a heavy downpour. However, as they were led safely down the mountain amid gushes ...

When Patel and Uzayr reunited for the climb on May 20 this year, they were ready —despite lingering anxiety and fear — to honor the friends who never came home.

KUALA LUMPUR: Despite leaky heart valves, Amanda Omeychua conquered Malaysia’s highest peak, Mount Kinabalu, while carrying her two-and-a-half-year-old son in a backpack.

The BBC takes a look at the significance of Mount Kinabalu to locals in Sabah, Malaysia, as several foreign tourists are punished for stripping at the summit.

Mount Kinabalu, which can be seen from the west coast, is revered by locals as ‘aki nabalu’ or the home of the spirits of the dead. It dominates the 290 square miles of Kinabalu National Park.

When Patel and Uzayr reunited for the climb on May 20 this year, they were ready —despite lingering anxiety and fear — to honor the friends who never came home.

The BBC takes a look at the significance of Mount Kinabalu to locals in Sabah, Malaysia, as several foreign tourists are punished for stripping at the summit.