Taiwan's and South-East Asia's highest mountain proudly standing at 3,952 m.
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| View of Jade Mountain from A-Li Shan |
At the start of the trek:
The Paiyun Lodge at 3,402m, an opportunity for a short break while my mountain permit is checked:
Up until this point, it was pretty easy. Most of the hikers choose to spend a night here and to go to the Main Peak early in the morning. It is a good idea, although the facilities are not so great but you need to take your time, at least to avoid high altitude sickness. I didn't stay here overnight. I decided to continue with the trek.
The terrain had become harder to hike and I was getting some high altitude sickness symptoms.
Winds are very strong at this altitude. This is known as a wind tunnel. In the past, few people were blown away to death so some protection was added:
Finally Main Peak:
The view from 3,952 m was spectacular:
As the clouds quickly started forming, it was time to go back as soon as possible.
On the way down, it was a bit slippery on some parts of the trek:
And finally back where I started:
