That's not true. You walk around 3 hours with the flash to reach the
summit. Though there is quite a lot of tourism on Kinabalu :-( the
summit is phantastic. It is not the view but the absolutely unique
landscape that makes the summit a must (from my point of view).
Crippled Bonsai-like trees cling theirself into little cracks in the
bare rock...like on another planet! I would not like to miss this experience!
>, and I'd rather spend
> that time stomping around the villosa-zone
You are not allowed to leave the path and so the time you need for
the villosa's is limited, even if you take many photographs.
>, or perhaps stomping
> around areas outside the Park where I am allowed to collect seeds.
>
> Am I being incredibly naive or foolhardy by not going to the summit?
Just a little! (:-))
(I would rather miss the villosas than the summit (and I am a rather
fanatic Nepenthes-person!))
All the best
Andreas