Tinipi | 9a+ Sport route

8a.nu
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
19 contributions since 27th March 2026.
13 contributions since 11th September 2025.

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No grade suggestions for this climb.

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/