The Worst Part about Climbing Mount Huangshan

The next day it snowed lightly (check out the snow in my hair)

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and my face got wind-burned.

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Remember how I said it was deathly strenuous to get to the top? This was at one of the many peaks. The carving on the stone says Brightness Top 1660m.

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What I didn’t mention was, even though it was tough climbing up, it was painful climbing down!
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Here’s my calf muscles crying out in pain.

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Admittedly the view is unbelievable

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In our own world of anguished legs, it felt like we were miserable alone.
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But of course, it wasn’t just a sad pitiful journey all the way. There were some good parts…

In fact, the best part of it?

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Snow Fight! :grin:

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2 Comments

  1. Posted March 27, 2008 at 10:01 pm | Permalink

    so beautiful, eh you using your expedition rucksack isit?

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  2. Posted March 27, 2008 at 10:17 pm | Permalink

    Yes, I used my 65 litre Solomon rucksack that I got for my expedition! It’s the best!

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