KL - Taipei
Taipei - Ximen
Ximen - Yilan County
Yilan County - Taichung
Taichung - Mount Syue
This expedition was by far the craziest 'determination' I have ever made. Going for a snow hiking three months before getting married wasn't really a wise decision. Everybody blamed me for being irrational. Well, I am that persistent ;p
Mount Syue or Xueshan is Taiwan's second highest peak (3886 metres above sea level). Xueshan means Snow Mountain and it is possibly the most beautiful place in the whole of Taiwan. This marked as the most challenging climb I have ever experienced. Hiking in snow was very difficult and effortful though. It was very risky since I have never experienced alpine climb before.
Day 1- Arrived in Taipei. We made sure that we had an ample rest and sleep well.
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| The second team to arrive in Taipei |
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| Walked to the hostel located in Ximen |
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| Mt Kerinci line-up! |
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| The only halal kebab found in Ximen |
Day 2 - Moved to Yilan County by bus. It took 6 hours from Yilan County to Taichung.
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Day 3- Arrived in Heping, Taichung. Moved to Wulling Farm by truck. Started the journey to the mountain on day 4.
The distance was 13 km from Wulling Farm to the summit. There was no porter to carry our backpacks. So we need to carry everything by ourselves....and that was another challenge!
Day 4- Wulling Farm to Sanlioujiou Hut / base camp
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| Muka senyum sebelum mula mendaki. Sampai Cika Cabin dah macam belacan |
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| We've been hiking for around 10 hours to reach to the base camp, Sanlioujiou Hut. It was freezing cold! |
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| Tidur atas awan |
Day 5- It's time for summit attack!! Crampons on!
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| Breathtaking sunrise view from the base camp |
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| Inside the base camp. Wake up and gear up, everybody! |
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| Getting ready |
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| Carrying almost 15 kgs on my back. No joke |
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| The only local hiker in the team, Mo Yu Ning |
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| Helipad near the East Peak of Mount Syue |
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| Heading towards the Black Forest |
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| The Black Forest |
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| The icicle in the Black Forest. Subhanallah! |
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| Long way to go. So close yet so far.. |
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| The sun was blinding so bright that my face got burnt |
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| Struggling up the cirque as the altitude was getting higher. |
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| Eventually made it to the summit! Alhamdulillah |
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| 3886 metres above sea level |
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| Farhanah |
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| All of us safely reached the summit of Mount Syue. Yay!!! |
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| Chemmm |
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| Descending at 3.30 pm |
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| As usual, climbing down the mountain was the hardest part of all |
It was tiring walk down to the base camp from the summit. The Black Forest was too dark and scary at night. One of the climbers got badly injured after falling from the cirque nearing the summit. It was believed due to the steep ascent and decreased air pressure. Luckily there was nothing serious.
Day 6- Climbed down to the Trailhead and Wulling Farm.
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| Selamat sampai di Wulling Farm. Alhamdulillah. 5 hari tak mandi woi. |
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| Ready to leave Wulling Farm. It was a super loooooooong journey to Taipei. Aku muntah 6 kali dalam bas. |
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| Taipei 101 with my Lil Taipei Family |
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| Good night, Taipei. Good night, Taiwan. Thank you for the sweet memory. |
I will still eager to walk in the dark, catch the sunrise and stand on a mountain- with my beloved. One fine day. Inshaa Allah.
Love,
Yaya / Ummi Naailah.
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