Wugong Mountain Shenming Line - Three Days Above the Sea of Clouds
Why Wugong MountainAfter finishing the Southern Taihang, I said I wouldn’t carry a backpack for three months. In the end, I broke my resolve after two months. It started when I came across a video of Wugong Mountain: clouds churning over alpine meadows, set to that kind of very sentimental music....
That Rain, That Mountain
A Weekend AloneI woke up on Saturday morning, glanced at my phone, and saw it was 8:30. It was raining outside—not the kind of heavy downpour that comes in sheets, but a fine, dense drizzle that seems to go on forever once it starts. I lay in bed staring at the ceiling, wondering what to do today...
South Taihang Heavy-Pack Traverse: From Mawuzhai to Hankou
The hesitation before setting outTo be honest, I almost gave up the night before departure. The weather forecast said it would rain over the weekend, and I knew all too well how slippery the scree slopes of the South Taihang can get in the rain. But the plane tickets were already bought, the char...
The Hike I Didn't Finish
Admitting FailureI’m writing this today to record a failed hike. Not one of those stories where “it was exhausting, but I made it in the end”—I really didn’t finish. I turned back halfway. I used to think that kind of thing was embarrassing and didn’t want to talk about it. But later I realized f...
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