Mt Huashan - Climbed Up Steep Stairs (Day 1 - 1650)

Day 1 - It's been 3 hours since we've started hiking, and we weren't even halfway to the peak. We exhausted our physical body and focused our mind. Under our short breath we murmured 'Nearly there, one more step, come on!'. The steps are becoming crazier the higher we go and we thought the mountain would give us some forgiveness. We were wrong. The higher we went the harsher it gets. Some of the 'safety' features were merely a metal chain attached on the side of the mountain wall and uneven steps, sometimes climbing nearly 90 degree angle. Also wet steps. We've managed to take some beautiful photos along the way.

Participants: David B., Peter X. T., Steven K., Bram V. T., Andrei S. & myself.

We travelled to Mt. Huashan just off Xi'an in China. The mountain is known for its horrendous and 'dangerous' hike to the top. Recommended only for the strong hearted, mentally prepared, healthy individuals. Seeming we fit the criteria, the 6 of us decided to tackle this adventure. Truly remarkable experience, definitely was and will be one of the most memorable memory in our life time.

More info on Mt Huashan - http://www.ssqq.com/archive/vinlin27d.htm

Note for friends: I will start posting up all the videos from our travels here. Pass it on to your friends if you wish for. I thought this will be easier to view than facebook. Enjoy =).

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[bigbiker05]

Pretty nuts man, thanks for the video. You might start to get a lot of views right about now.

[miebakso]

@bigbiker05 hey man. thanks. yeah i actually have a dozens of these videos cuz i video log'd the whole journey.. (which took about 2 days, cuz we walked from the base to the peak, and then down again on the other side.) some of them quite nuts. but the internet connection at my house is really bad so haven't got a chance to upload them. but might try to.

[miebakso]

thanks man. haven't got a chance to upload the other ones.

[ujikolsion]

lol at your social commentary kal. seems like fun though brotha.