22 year old German tourist, Victoria Paulsen, died after falling from peak of Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Monday 10th February 2014.

A 22-year-old German tourist died Monday after falling from the peak of Mount Kinabalu on Malaysia’s Borneo island, police said.

Ranau District police officer Rahman Kassim said Victoria Paulsen fell some 30 metres (100 feet) down a rocky surface from the peak of Kinabalu, one of Southeast Asia’s highest mountains and a major tourist attraction in the eastern state of Sabah.

Paulsen had climbed the peak to see the sunrise with other tourists including a guide and at least one male friend, Rahman said.

Her body has been sent to a mortuary at the Ranau Hospital.

The guide said Paulsen had climbed over a rope into a cordoned-off area when she slipped, Rahman told AFP but added that the police were still investigating the incident.

Her guide is believed to be one by the name of Jaafar. A guide is supposed to ensure the safety of climbers under his supervision.

Kinabalu Park officers could not immediately be reached for further comment.

Every year tens of thousands of locals and foreigners climb the mountain, which rises 4,095 metres high above Sabah’s thick rainforests. Fatal accidents are rare.

In August 2001, a British teen, Ellie James of Cornwall, England, died at the peak of Mount Kinabalu after she lost her way while descending the summit. Her body was found 6 days later by rescuers.

Pendaki wanita dari Jerman, Victoria Paulsen, 22 tahun meninggal dunia terjatuh dari Gunung Kinabalu, 10 Feb 2014

Dilaporkan,pada kira kira 6 pagi, Isnin 10 Februari 2014, seorang Pendaki Wanita dari Jerman yang dikenali sebagai Ms.Victoria Poulsen, maut setelah terjatuh ke dalam gaung Low's Gully apabila mangsa melepasi garisan keselamatan di Puncak Low's Peak setinggi 4095 meter untuk mengambil gambar matahari terbenam. Mangsa dilaporkan terpijak batu yang tidak kukuh. Mayat pendaki wanita tersebut dijumpai tengahari tadi di 100m di bawah Low's Gully oleh pasukan penyelamat terdiri Ranjer Taman Taman Sabah. Takziah kepada keluarga mendiang, dan para pendaki dinasihatkan supaya mengikut peraturan yang ditetapkan, dan jaga keselamatan diri. Kemalangan ini merupakan nahas pertama yang berlaku di Gunung Kinabalu pada tahun 2014. Pada 2001, seorang pendaki remaja wanita dari Cornwall, Utara England, Ellie James juga meninggal dunia di puncak Kinabalu setelah dia tersesat ketika menuruni gunung dan hanya ditemui 6 hari kemudian.

Takziah dan berhati hatilah ketika mendaki gunung Kinabalu.

Awan berbentuk kuda muncul di langit di puncak Kinabalu

Gambar awan berbentuk kuda di puncak Kinabalu sempena kedatangan tahun kuda tahun baru cina oleh Jimmy Omar.


Gambar menakjubkan ini telah dirakamkan oleh Jimmy Omar, seorang penduduk Sabah yang bekerja sebagai photographer di JOmar Nature & Outdoor Imagery.

Gambar ini telah diupload oleh Jimmy Omar ke dalam akaun facebooknya pada 27 Januari 2014 bersamaan Isnin lalu dengan caption berikut :
Did anyone see the horse this morning??
Taken just before 7:00 a.m. (January 27, 2014) with built-in camera 'dramatic tone'..
Coincides with the coming CNY 2014: "The Year of the Horse"… Just a lucky cloud formation shot I took this morning...

Gambar ini telah menerima beratus ratus likes dan banyak komen.

Hmm..ada nasib dan fengshui nampaknya di tahun baru cina ini 2014 tahun kuda ini.

Footage of Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia in RAMBO 4???

Live for nothing or Die for something - that is the tagline of the movie - RAMBO 4 - starring Slyvester Stallone and directed by him as well.

Almost 100 % of the 4th edition of the diehard full blooded Vietnam war veteran combatant called John Rambo, was filmed in Thailand, only the last part was filmed in USA.

Almost 90 % of the crew were Thai.

In RAMBO 4, there is a split second scene showing a tall mountain, but i doubt the mountain is in Thailand, but rather in Sabah, Malaysia.

The highest peak in Thailand is Mount Inthanon or Doi Inthanon in Chiang Mai at a height of 2,565metres (8,415 feet).. and known as the roof of Thailand.

While the highest peak in Malaysia is Mount Kinabalu in Sabah at 4,095 metres (13,435feet).

Even though the mountain was only displayed for 1 second in Rambo 4, I am 100% sure the mountain is infact Mount Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia and not a mountain in Thailand.

Because as a Sabahan and a Malaysian, i see the mountain everyday and i know it very well.

Futhermore, Mount Inthanon peak is covered by thick forest canopy, while it is totally the opposite at the summit of Mount Kinabalu - all solid rocks and granites.

Stallone claimed 99 % of the movie was filmed in Thailand, only the last part - where Rambo finally went home to his house in USA was filmed in the US.

Maybe Slyvester Stallone needs to give some explanation here?????

Or maybe it was not infact Mount Kinabalu, but other mountain, similar in shape?

These are pictures of Mount Kinabalu, taken from various angles.













This is part of the movie RAMBO 4 on youtube - watch carefully and pause at 4.53... and you will see this mountain very similar to mount Kinabalu...


The following still of the mountain in Rambo 4.


Close Up view of that Mountain in Rambo 4.


Now compare that mountain in Rambo 4 to this picture of Mount Kinabalu taken by Sabah world renowed and award winning photographer Louis Pang from the waters off Pulau Mantanani, Kota Belud.

Well, i am not an expert here.... but YOU JUDGE....

Questions - Does Mr Slyvester Stallone need to apologize here for not crediting Sabah/Malaysia and for not even informing or seek permission from Sabah for that matter...

Furthermore, Sabah's Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Masidi Manjun said on 12 March 2009, that as far as he knew there was no such permission being given to the producer of Rambo 4 to use and feature that Mount Kinabalu image in Rambo 4.

And there was no formal application by Stallone for permission to use that mountain footage in his movie.

For the record, Rambo 4 earned 154 million US Dollars in revenue, against 50 million US Dollars in the total cost of making and producing this movie.

Come on Stallone, admit it or else we will loose faith in Rambo, Rocky Balboa, Tango & Cash, Terminator, Predator, Aliens, Men in Black, Jurassic Park, King Kong and anything Made in Hollywood.........