08/10/2026
๐ง๐๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ๐๐โ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐ฅ๐จ๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐!
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ด: ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ, ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ฏ.
The iconic Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon returns for its 33rd edition on 18 October 2026, bringing around 250 elite and experienced mountain runners from Malaysia and around the world to take on one of the most challenging mountain races in the region.
Runners from countries including Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, Italy, Russia, Spain, Thailand, USA and Vietnam will compete across the Menโs Elite, Womenโs Elite and Menโs Veteran categories.
And thereโs even more at stake this year!
The Climbathon makes its second appearance on the official Merrell Skyrunnerยฎ World Series, featuring 19 races across 12 countries and four continents. Mount Kinabalu will host Race 17 of the 2026 circuit, with around 20 World Series athletes expected to compete as they chase valuable points ahead of the SkyMasters Grand Finale in Spain.
Among the international stars expected on the mountain are Daniel Antonioli ๐ฎ๐น, Alex Oberbacher ๐ฎ๐น, Shoma Otagiri ๐ฏ๐ต, Svetlana Nurmukhametova ๐ท๐บ, Vanja Cnops ๐ท๐บ, June Villarroel ๐ช๐ธ and Sandi Menchi Abahan ๐ต๐ญ.
And of course, Sabahโs own mountain runners will be ready to defend home ground, including Oswald Maikol, Jude Maikol, Sheron Sariman and returning Menโs Veteran champion Daved Simpat. ๐ช๐ฒ๐พ
The Climbathon weekend kicks off on 17 October with the Timpohon Run 2026, a 10km race welcoming more than 350 runners.
๐ฟ Set within Kinabalu Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and UNESCO Global Geopark, the Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon is more than a race โ it is a celebration of endurance, adventure, nature and the spirit of Sabah.
Sabah Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment YB Datuk Jafry Ariffin said the return of the Climbathon to the Merrell Skyrunnerยฎ World Series strengthens Sabahโs international profile as a destination for adventure, nature and world-class sporting events.
๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป
๐ Kinabalu Hall, Kinabalu Park
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18 October 2026
โฐ Flag-off: 6:30am
Members of the public are invited to witness the flag-off.
The 33rd Mount Kinabalu International Climbathon is organised by the Sabah Tourism Board through its subsidiary, Sri Pelancongan Sabah, in collaboration with Sabah Parks.
The event is officially sponsored by Tourism Malaysia, Bigbigplace and Life Water Industries (K2 Drinking Water & Tritonic), with support from sponsor partners Sutera Sanctuary, Sabapak Eco Sdn Bhd, Kinabalu Heritage Tours & Car Rental Sdn Bhd & Truly Borneo Tours, ZEAK NUTRITION, Wave and Engine.
For more information, visit www.climbathon.com.my.