I just wanted to post so that you knew i wasn't dead. i hiked a mountain called Emei Shan (which is impossible to do in a day) and there wasn't internet available before and during my ascent.
Emei Shan might be my number 2 most favorite thing after The Wall. It is beautiful, there are misty clouds, wierd looking slugs with teeth, the biggest bees i have ever seen and lovely 500 year old trees.
I walked about 1/3 of the way up and passed out for about 12 hours. the hike itself is somewhere between a 'healthy stroll' and 'the death march' maybe it is a 'healthy death march'. It was endless, and i mean endless stairs! Forever. Before you leave, they are like 'oh, take a monkey stick so you can beat the monkeys off' ha ha ha right? i was like to beat the monkeys off? whatever. but i took one - also very handy for the endless stairs back down! but i am thinking in my mind - monkies, like those cute little ones like pirates of the carribean? No. These were monkeys were like middle sized freaking dogs. HUGE monkeys. I was walking by myself (also inadvisable for monkey crossing) and the whole time i just showed them my hands and my monkey stick and spoke calmly saying ' i don't have any food for you. please don't attack me. i am a nice person ' and they just eyeballed me and some even growled. it was like walking in monkey ghetto.
but i made it down, tired smelly and hungry as hell. i will put pictures up when i get back to chengdu. Just wanted everyone to know that i was okay and having a good time in the sea of clouds!
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