RANAU: Mount Kinabalu mountain guides must observe the taboos and be disciplined for their own safety and that of the mountain climbers.Doina Soibi, 50, one of the mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, said she decided to make mountain guide as a career as the job requires physical and mental endurance."I was a porter on Mount Kinabalu before deciding to become a mountain guide eight years ago," she said recently.
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Doina, who hails from Kundasang, was awarded the best Female Mountain Guide on Dec 3 in conjunction with Taman Kinabalu Community Day.Taman Kinabalu Community Day is celebrated biennially by the Mount Kinabalu community in collaboration with Sabah Parks.
Meanwhile, Safrey Sumping, 31, who was awarded the Best Male Mountain Guide, said the career enables him to communicate with foreign tourists.The mountain guide who also hails from Kundasang said that by communicating with foreign tourists, he could improve his command of English.
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He is an extreme sports enthusiast and participated in the Mount Fuji Climb in Japan in 2009 and the Mount Kinabalu Climb since 2003.The Best Male Porter award was won by Maipol Suanti, 48, while the Best Female Porter award went to Joviana Saiking.