Tinipi | 9a+ Sport route at Donkey's Ears, Gunung Kinabalu

Malaysia / Sabah
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Quick Info

Grade 9a+
Type Sport route
Crag Donkey's Ears, Gunung Kinabalu
Country Malaysia 🇲🇾
Rock type Granite
History
First ascent Daniel Woods (25th Jun 2012)
Bolted by Yuji Hirayama
Recorded repeats 1

Quick Info

Grade 9a+
Type Sport route
Crag Donkey's Ears, Gunung Kinabalu
Country Malaysia 🇲🇾
Rock type Granite
History
First ascent Daniel Woods (25th Jun 2012)
Bolted by Yuji Hirayama
Recorded repeats 1
Bolted by Yuji Hirayama.

Currently closed to climbing due to an earthquake shortly after Sachi Amma’s ascent in 2015 which destroyed some of the formation and resulted in the death of 19 people in the area.

References

[1] https://gripped.com/news/earthquake-kills-mountain-guide-and-destroys-iconic-kinabalu-peak/

Contributors
24 contributions since 27th March 2026.
13 contributions since 11th September 2025.

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Ascents

2 successful ascents recorded.

Climber Style Ascent Date Suggested Grade
First ascent.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/ZyT8_rsDCW/

[2] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201212212.pdf
Second ascent.

References

[1] https://www.planetmountain.com/en/news/climbing/yuji-hirayama-and-sachi-amma-climb-new-routes-on-mt-kinabalu-in-borneo.html

[2] https://gripped.com/news/sachi-amma-and-yuji-hirayama-hard-new-routes-in-borneo/