Kundasang: Mountain Torq Via Ferrata, a mountain path (via ferrata is Italian for iron road) opened here Saturday was certified by the Malaysia Book of Records as the world's highest and Asia's first to be built on Mount Kinabalu, Southeast Asia's highest summit.
The path, a climbing facility named and built by Adventure Factors Mountaineering Centre Sdn Bhd, would further elevate the tourism industry's service standard and enhance Sabah's reputation as a world-class adventure destination, said State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun.
"The tourism industry is a highly aggressive field as we are also competing with other countries for the same customers.
"To stay competitive, we need to keep abreast of the current and future needs of this ever evolving industry and respond to the demands of the increasingly sophisticated travellers," he said in his speech at the opening of Mountain Torq Via Ferrata at Kinabalu Park, here.
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