Day 10
The big day has finally arrive, Myself and 4 others are going to ascend Hau Shan, a set of 5 holy peaks, where many Chinese go to see the sunrise. The 2 hour bus journey is as boring as ever, but on arrival you are greeted with a choice of countless restaurants. We ate lunch and relaxed until 5pm, to wait for slightly cooler weather.
The climb up was great, unbelievable mountain scenery with thick forests and sheer cliff faces all over. By 11:30 we had reached the North peak, where we rested for a few hours before traversing Black Dragon Ridge towards the East Peak. And despite the fact that we had one torch between us (and were often separated), we got up to the East peak at exactly 3:30am with no problems, except for one of the Americans who traveled with us...took a bit of a tumble, but nothing serious (although the way he was complaining, you would swear he lost both his legs).
Resting on the North peak, from left: Nui Wei (some local we picked up along the way), Mono (crazy Swiss), Max (Me), Chris (the englishman from Essex) and Nathan (the american).
The climb up was great, unbelievable mountain scenery with thick forests and sheer cliff faces all over. By 11:30 we had reached the North peak, where we rested for a few hours before traversing Black Dragon Ridge towards the East Peak. And despite the fact that we had one torch between us (and were often separated), we got up to the East peak at exactly 3:30am with no problems, except for one of the Americans who traveled with us...took a bit of a tumble, but nothing serious (although the way he was complaining, you would swear he lost both his legs).
Resting on the North peak, from left: Nui Wei (some local we picked up along the way), Mono (crazy Swiss), Max (Me), Chris (the englishman from Essex) and Nathan (the american).
The entire path is lined with padlocks and red ribbons, attached by visitors to these holy peaks. This is done for good luck.
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