21MAR10

Our main purpose for visiting the Wudang Mountain is the climb to the peak, which happened today.

Breakfast at 6am was horrible. I'm not a morning person myself, coupled with not-so-nice food. But I had to eat, so that I have the energy for later. Around 7, we started our climb towards the peak. It wasn't a hike, because the path we took were man made steps, which we only had to climb like climbing staircases.The whole journey was about 14km, according to Dr Tan HK. Before reaching the peak, we had to wait near the entrance to the peak, which was 0.3km away. Because to enter that entrance, we had to have a ticket. Hence we had to wait for the others before we can get entrance to the rest of the journey to the peak.

Along the way, i saw some interesting sights.The words meant "A safe journey". The words were carved onto a step, hence it made me wonder if other people would notice it too. This is how they transport goods uphill.Using manpower. In this picture however, the rope snapped.
Chickens!We could hear and see roosters on top of a mountain. who would have thought of that?!
Also, along the way nearing the peak, we saw lots of these chains fastened with locks.These locks had no keyhole, which means once fastened, you couldn't unlock there again. They had meanings of prosperity and good well-being. I bought 1 too, for my family.But i didn't fasten it on the chains. Instead, i decided to bring it home as a souvenir.

During the climb, i made 2 mistakes.
Mistake1. I forgot my inhaler in my luggage. I had difficulty breathing halfway up and down, but I managed.
Mistake2. I left my water bottle with Weili. At least half of the time, she wasn't with me, so i couldn't hydrate myself.

But nonetheless, i reached the peak, and is very proud of myself for being the first girl to reach the waiting area. Before me, about 10 others had already reached. I took about 2hours to ascend.And another about 1hr 15 mins to descend. There were people who gave up halfway, some who didn't even went for the climb. I thought that it was a very wasted trip for them.

The view from the mountain was great.
After descending, everyone gathered together and had lunch. Lunch was especially delicious, as i wan hungry from the strenuous exercise. Then we took the same 6hour bus ride back to our hostel.

Labels: OIP IS MODULE

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21MAR10

Our main purpose for visiting the Wudang Mountain is the climb to the peak, which happened today.

Breakfast at 6am was horrible. I'm not a morning person myself, coupled with not-so-nice food. But I had to eat, so that I have the energy for later. Around 7, we started our climb towards the peak. It wasn't a hike, because the path we took were man made steps, which we only had to climb like climbing staircases.The whole journey was about 14km, according to Dr Tan HK. Before reaching the peak, we had to wait near the entrance to the peak, which was 0.3km away. Because to enter that entrance, we had to have a ticket. Hence we had to wait for the others before we can get entrance to the rest of the journey to the peak.

Along the way, i saw some interesting sights.The words meant "A safe journey". The words were carved onto a step, hence it made me wonder if other people would notice it too. This is how they transport goods uphill.Using manpower. In this picture however, the rope snapped.
Chickens!We could hear and see roosters on top of a mountain. who would have thought of that?!
Also, along the way nearing the peak, we saw lots of these chains fastened with locks.These locks had no keyhole, which means once fastened, you couldn't unlock there again. They had meanings of prosperity and good well-being. I bought 1 too, for my family.But i didn't fasten it on the chains. Instead, i decided to bring it home as a souvenir.

During the climb, i made 2 mistakes.
Mistake1. I forgot my inhaler in my luggage. I had difficulty breathing halfway up and down, but I managed.
Mistake2. I left my water bottle with Weili. At least half of the time, she wasn't with me, so i couldn't hydrate myself.

But nonetheless, i reached the peak, and is very proud of myself for being the first girl to reach the waiting area. Before me, about 10 others had already reached. I took about 2hours to ascend.And another about 1hr 15 mins to descend. There were people who gave up halfway, some who didn't even went for the climb. I thought that it was a very wasted trip for them.

The view from the mountain was great.
After descending, everyone gathered together and had lunch. Lunch was especially delicious, as i wan hungry from the strenuous exercise. Then we took the same 6hour bus ride back to our hostel.

Labels: OIP IS MODULE

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