[OFFICIAL] Taiwan Guide and Taiwan related matters - Part 8

[fireworks79]

Climbing elephant mountain as well?

elephant hill dun need to much gear.....normal jacket will do unless, the day u climbing, the temp very low. elephant hill only 183m above sea lvl.
wear a mask if u scared lip will crack or for more protection against ur face

 

[fireworks79]

Yeah was thinking of staying at songshuelou for one night and hike the east side on check in day. Next morning catch sunrise at the peak before breakfast then checkout and take bus back to Taichung

dun b fool b the east peak of hehuan shan......climb this peak is dam xiong

 

[fireworks79]

thanks for the recommendation. this guy here actl provided a pretty good explanation via public transport from taipei wow:

https://www.gojiakhong.com/taiwan-transportation-hehuanshan/

what time was your set off time at sunrise the next day? so its like 2D1N stay at the hotel?

sunrise ard 0625hrs, woke up at 0515hr. wash up n dress up den walk up to the platform n hang ard snap shots, n get ready for sunrise photo

 

[i.c.e.d.c.u.p.p.a]

dun b fool b the east peak of hehuan shan......climb this peak is dam xiong

Lagi worse if it's during winter and its cold and windy and relatively high altitude

 

[i.c.e.d.c.u.p.p.a]

sunrise ard 0625hrs, woke up at 0515hr. wash up n dress up den walk up to the platform n hang ard snap shots, n get ready for sunrise photo

Nice, thanks for the recommendation! Something worth the trip all the way the ain't it

 

[fireworks79]

Nice, thanks for the recommendation! Something worth the trip all the way the ain't it

actually I watch the sunrise b4....so watch or no watch ...not much diff
but calkel say since wake up liao so might well go....so just go lo
but any timing b4 u saw the sun.....is very cold

 

[fireworks79]

Lagi worse if it's during winter and its cold and windy and relatively high altitude

winter + snow is very worst.....
cos this is tw 1 and only snow ski resort in the past
along the way up, will see a old n broke house....it use to cable ppl n supplies up to the mountain in the past.
after the hse, carry on ur xiong climbing till u reach the platform(not the end)...carry on climbing until u can see this

 

[twosix]

倒霉。hope they recover well.

 

[i.c.e.d.c.u.p.p.a]

winter + snow is very worst.....
cos this is tw 1 and only snow ski resort in the past
along the way up, will see a old n broke house....it use to cable ppl n supplies up to the mountain in the past.
after the hse, carry on ur xiong climbing till u reach the platform(not the end)...carry on climbing until u can see this

Nice! Hopefully it's not going to be snowing anytime soon. Surprisingly though it's quite popular, it's not that touristy yet, of am I wrong?

Most will choose to go the nearby cinjiing farm instead

 

[twosix]

I tried dian shui lou as recommended in another thread, its nice but quite pricey. Then one super foodie taxi driver say dont go dian shui lou, got another shop better wor. Then recommended a whole list of shops to try and all sounds super cheap. Feel like i spend too much on overpriced stuff liao...

Try this. cheaper than DTF and very good. the crab roe xlb is no horse run. 杭州小籠湯包.

 

[calkel20]

倒霉。hope they recover well.

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Sway la.
記得出外要買保險！

 

[fireworks79]

Nice! Hopefully it's not going to be snowing anytime soon. Surprisingly though it's quite popular, it's not that touristy yet, of am I wrong?

Most will choose to go the nearby cinjiing farm instead

when snow....I dun know
but most mountain climbing is not so touristy cos all climb halfway give up liao


although it look easy but is damm xiong...I oso almost give up
tell u a little story....while climbing up(although some part got staircase(look easy to climb) some part is rock n stone....encounter some Taiwanese(not very old but cfm belong to those retired ppl.. they told me another 15min only, very fast will reach.....n I took almost 30min to reach the platform n climb another 15min++ to reach the top

but the view is something u would get to see everyday
all I can say is worth the climbing

after climbing the mountain....u will find tat cingjing is really no kick(although is can get really cold during winter)

 

[hydeyoshi]

I'm in Taipei now.. it's raining and seems like the rain won't stop.. and I seldom see any dustbin ard too..

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[twosix]

I'm in Taipei now.. it's raining and seems like the rain won't stop.. and I seldom see any dustbin ard too..

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if it rains, which is common in dec, go underground!

taiwan has strict recycling laws. they know where and when to throw rubbish, thus not a lot of bins on the streets. find a shopping mall for bins.

 

[i.c.e.d.c.u.p.p.a]

when snow....I dun know
but most mountain climbing is not so touristy cos all climb halfway give up liao


although it look easy but is damm xiong...I oso almost give up
tell u a little story....while climbing up(although some part got staircase(look easy to climb) some part is rock n stone....encounter some Taiwanese(not very old but cfm belong to those retired ppl.. they told me another 15min only, very fast will reach.....n I took almost 30min to reach the platform n climb another 15min++ to reach the top

but the view is something u would get to see everyday
all I can say is worth the climbing

after climbing the mountain....u will find tat cingjing is really no kick(although is can get really cold during winter)

Woah nice. Means you reach the top from the lodge in about an hour plus plus? Sounds like climbing in HK (though without the altitude and cold factor as strong).

Did you climb other mountains also (like seasoned hike)? Yushan etc

 

[Tsoukalos]

if it rains, which is common in dec, go underground!

taiwan has strict recycling laws. they know where and when to throw rubbish, thus not a lot of bins on the streets. find a shopping mall for bins.

Noticed 夜市also another hard place to find bins...like only 1 or 2 centralized places...

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[fireworks79]

Woah nice. Means you reach the top from the lodge in about an hour plus plus? Sounds like climbing in HK (though without the altitude and cold factor as strong).

Did you climb other mountains also (like seasoned hike)? Yushan etc

abt the timing lo.cos along the way,take photo n rest n complaining to calkel..
So far only climb this n the 合歡尖山 (after sunrise) n Tpe xiangshan

 

[fireworks79]

I'm in Taipei now.. it's raining and seems like the rain won't stop.. and I seldom see any dustbin ard too..

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go others area.sometimes the rain only rain certain areas.
My last trip in oct,yilan rain,taoyuan sunshine.
Danshui to shilin,rain.xmd to huaxi nm no rain

 

[deepblue_82]

I climb Xiang Shan for the first time... So many ppl man... When I reached the 6 stone place just in time for sunset... It was pretty cold.. But when I climb cijin for the lighthouse it was freaking hot..

 

[twosix]

Noticed 夜市also another hard place to find bins...like only 1 or 2 centralized places...

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have lah... they have those big trash bags at random locations.