Sapa, Vietnam.
Amateur first-timer hiker, trekking up Mount Fansipan, the rooftop of Indochina! 3143 meters above sea level.
This trek is believed to be of the same difficulty level as Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia.
The climb was one of the best experiences I have ever had. So happy we decided to make it happen as we were super reluctant because neither of us were into this hardcore shit. Hotel staffs from a few places, told us not to bother, and that it was impossible to do it within one day, and that we would be better off doing day tour trekking around the villages…
Despite the lack of trekking experiences nor the prior training for this climb, we made it to the summit within one day.
For sure I would have regretted it if we went all the way up to Sapa, and missed the opportunity to make it to the top. After lengthy discussion over many days, we decided to challenge ourselves and give it a try!
The journey was epic. It was tiring but totally well worth it! The view was superbly spectacular throughout the whole route... (obviously better than the village trek that hotel staff suggested! Ha!)
Our tour guide “Sho” is a local Mhong dude, ethnic minority in the area, and speaks excellent English!
Up, up, up, it went…. and down, down, down… up again and down again, countless of ups and downs, and finally… after over 7 hours on foot, we made it to the top!
We were overjoyed that the way back down was by the cable car… it was a bit of a rush when we were at the top because the cable car station was closing by the time we got there…
After the trip, the tour operator provided us a foot massage 😊
The next morning we had a herbal bath 😊
No pain or achy feeling at all! Mission well well well accomplished! 😃
3 окт 2024
