Pictures from our unbelievably beautiful and at times pretty dangerous 2 day hiking trip to the Tiger Leaping Gorge, Yunnan, south China
Yangtze River
Is this Marianne or Silje?? Someone's starting to look like their mum!!!!
Nearing our 3200 metre high point!
The sheer drops from the trek were terrifying but breathtaking nonetheless!
Stayed the night at the Halfway Lodge, which strangely wasn't half way at all...
Enjoyed the most amazing views over a beer!
Snow Mountain
After the most terrifying 40 minute downward climb we finally made it to the bottom of the gorge. Little did we know that the upward climb would be even worse...
One of the vertical Jacob's Ladders we had to climb down to reach the bottom of the gorge!
The bridge spanning the gorge gives you an idea of how far down we climbed!!!
I dare you to look over the edge!
One of the 3 ridiculously dangerous ladders we had to climb to leave the gorge.
This gives some idea of the height of the climb but doesn't in any way show the sheer drop down to the bottom of the gorge. These ladders were maintained by the locals, although this didn't stop some of the fixings from loosening on our ascent. Never again...
Suitably shocked and exhausted...
One of the most tiring days of our lives ever... Absolutely battered...
And to finish the day off we had to drive through Chinese workers exploding dynamite in the gorge in order to get back to our accommodation at the other end.
To the left of the picture a sheer drop below, but that never stopped Chinese road workers blowing up mountains!
This is a rock fall we had to run from, which missed us by a fraction.
Got caught in the dust cloud!!!
All in all one of the most amazing days ever! But saying that we wouldn't wish it on our worst enemy!
The beer tasted good at the end of this day!!!
Good to be alive!
Well done ! You are so brave and adventurous! These are great pictures of the Tiger Leaping Gorge. Which reminds me... I should go through my India pictures and post some. Having read this I thought it was rather informative. I appreciate you finding the time and energy to put this article together.
ReplyDeleteI once again find myself personally spending a significant amount of time both reading and leaving comments. But so what, it was still worth it! In return, I also found a great blog of trekking the Great Wall, I'd love to share it here with you and for future travelers. http://www.wildgreatwall.com/which-part-of-the-great-wall-is-the-best-to-visit/