{"id":8909,"date":"2019-04-07T21:45:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T13:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kenshinjeff.jp\/?p=8909"},"modified":"2019-04-08T00:41:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T16:41:37","slug":"climbing-and-hiking-notes-for-xueshan-in-taiwan-%e9%9b%aa%e5%b1%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kenshinjeff.jp\/2019\/04\/07\/climbing-and-hiking-notes-for-xueshan-in-taiwan-%e9%9b%aa%e5%b1%b1\/","title":{"rendered":"Climbing and hiking notes for Xueshan in Taiwan \u96ea\u5c71"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hi there, if you’ve arrived here, it means you have the intention of climbing Xueshan in Taiwan. There’s already some English guides online, tour groups and facebook groups which will explain booking of huts and getting there, but I’ll just share how we did it in a party of two by ourselves because it’s not so easy to find all the important information.<\/p>\n
Notes for Yushan\u00a0are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Many people come here for the snow. You’ll need crampons, helmet and an ice axe. The crampons and ice axe are very important for both ascent\/descent near the peak area. If you have snowy mountain trekking experience it’ll be best, because you’re not allowed to climb to the peak without a guide, or without snow trekking experience. You will NOT be able to ascend without crampons.<\/p>\n While Xueshan is quite a nice place, there really isn’t much to look at while hiking through to the top, unless you’re interested in the flora.<\/p>\n Most people do a two day one night trip, first day to 369, second day 230am set off to summit, go back to 369 for lunch, and proceed down to the trailhead. That’s what we did for this trip. On hindsight, that’s probably what two middle aged men shouldn’t have done, even though we both have climbed some mountains before. What I would recommend is:<\/p>\n First day to 369, second day either summit in the dark or summit at 6am when the day breaks, come back to 369 rest your knees for another night, then head down the next morning at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n
Snow season<\/h4>\n
How long to stay<\/h4>\n