2022 New Year’s Day Travel | Meet the Four Girls and Conquer the Second Peak

In order to conquer the second peak, I left home for the first time to celebrate the New Year! Everything starts with my favorite outdoor leader - the legendary bold and upright god Waiye. I was hesitant to go up to the second peak with my good friend Shi Shi before the New Year’s Day peak. But because Mr. Wei helped me collect a piece of wool to climb the second peak for free, I decisively decided to participate in the Youyou tribe's "Meet Four Girls to Conquer the Second Peak" activity (I am super grateful to Brother Hui at this time).

On December 31, 2021, the last day of the old calendar year, we set off. Thanks to Mr. Wei's coordination, the bus master reluctantly picked me up at the Yutang intersection of the Duwen Expressway. The journey was smooth and I arrived at today's destination, Wolong Hongda Business Hotel, on time. Mr. Wei assigned me and the lovely and beautiful Inner Mongolia Tutu lady to a room, put away our luggage, turned on the electric blanket and went to a barbecue restaurant that we had chosen in advance to start our New Year's Eve carnival!

▲New Year’s Eve BBQ for a group of people

While I was happily waiting for the skewers, snowflakes suddenly appeared in the sky. Although the weather was cold, under the illumination of the street lights, it looked so warm and romantic. I accidentally thought of a sentence I like very much: If I can do this in this life, Being showered in the snow together can be considered a common occurrence (how beautiful)!

The snow is getting heavier and heavier, and in a blink of an eye, a white curtain is drawn on the road and the car. Walking in the last snow of 2021, I happily write "Come on 2022!" on the snow-covered car window glass! To welcome the new year!

▲The last snow in 2021

▲2022, come on!

On January 1, 2022, before dawn, we took the bus and set off towards our destination, Siguniang Mountain. The car is driving on the silent mountain road and shuttles through the vast white world. Isn't this the so-called fairy tale world? Amid laughter and laughter, we quickly arrived at our destination. After completing the climbing procedures, we gathered and set off! At the last moment before departure, I chose to go to the bathroom and took off the leggings I was wearing under my fleece jackets, and therefore missed the group photo!

▲Climbing the second peak for a group photo

At 11:33 in the morning, we set off... After walking along the plank road, entering the scenic area, and climbing up the ridgeline, the warm sunshine enveloped us, and we had a panoramic view of the blue sky and the magnificent snow-capped mountains! Keep a steady and rhythmic pace to meet today's challenge - hiking 14 kilometers from the bottom of the mountain at an altitude of 3231 to the camp at an altitude of 4305 and climbing 1081 meters (the actual record of the two-step route may have errors).

Having experience in high-altitude long-distance hiking, I thought I would reach my destination easily today. I walked briskly through ridge lines, dirt roads, and patches of alpine rhododendron forests. As a result, after climbing the steep slope of the supply point, I was waiting for Ours was a biting cold wind and a sky full of yellow sand.

I narcissistically thought that the wind would not blow for long, so I wore a thin sweater and continued to fight against the strong wind for more than 30 minutes. Finally, I was defeated by the strong wind. I put on a thick down jacket, but my hands were still cold and I gradually lost consciousness. The foot warmers have no effect at all. I was exhausted from the abuse, and my stomach began to churn.

On the slope over the pass, I actually had the idea of ​​lying down and not walking, but the howling wind really didn't give me a chance to breathe, forcing me to use up all my strength and rely on my last bit of tenacity. With perseverance and Donggua’s encouragement, we crossed the pass. We thought we had to continue moving forward but were very disappointed, but we were pleasantly surprised to find that this was the camp. Exhausted and almost hypothermic, I sighed at this moment: We must always be in awe of nature and cannot fight against it!

▲Erfeng, camp

Next, the tent sheltered from the wind, the hot ginger tea and cola, and the warm charcoal fire made me gradually return to normal. My stomach was cold due to the cold while fighting the strong wind. A slight cold made my stomach uncomfortable, but I also didn’t miss the rich camp hot pot and the old duck soup with wild vegetables. What I enjoyed most was the time when several people made tea after the meal, with boiling hot tea, oranges frozen into ice cubes, and sweet strawberries. and Guiyuan, whispering in a low voice! When I was squatting in the snow before going to bed, I was able to capture the wonderful starry sky with my bare hands! A very sad but satisfying day!

▲Dinner

▲The sky is full of stars

 

On January 2, 2022, due to the losses I suffered yesterday, I wore two pairs of fleece pants, five pieces of clothes, two pairs of thick long socks, and put baby warmers on the soles of my feet and back. At 3:35, we started to reach the summit with headlamps on!

Standing at the starting point and looking up, a bright strip of lights slowly snaked forward. I dragged my inflexible body forward to catch up. I quickly integrated into the team, and slowly caught up with the people ahead and set off early. teammates! I thought that today would be safe and that I would not be exposed to the cold again. However, the hurricane carrying ice shards turned out to be stronger than yesterday. After I started climbing in despair, I had completely lost all feeling in my hands. With the help of my companions, I decided to put away a hiking pole. , put baby warmers in two gloves, and put one hand in the bag. Obviously the gloves I brought this time were not warm enough (learned my lesson and need to buy cold-proof gloves again).

After it eased up, I continued to climb on the Despair Slope (the steep slopes that continued to rise later were considered by me to be the Despair Slope). The hurricane carrying ice debris made me almost unsteady on my feet. I moved my steps with difficulty, and I would definitely reach the top. The decision to climb to the top made me use my strong willpower to endure the stinging pain in my hands, face, nose and mouth. The guide said: Sister, your face is already frostbitten. I said: It doesn’t matter, I will definitely climb to the top, and finally on July 7 At half past one, just before the sun pops over the horizon.

I successfully reached the summit platform of the second peak, wrapped in a life blanket, and waited for the sun to come out. Although there was no sea of ​​clouds, the blue and red sky under the starry sky, and Yaomeier Peak illuminated by the rising red sun, made me No more regrets!

 

At the top, you can see the small mountain! It's daybreak and we're going down the mountain. The wind is still very cold and strong, but there's more warmth from the sun. Looking back at the road ahead: Goodbye Erfeng, I won't come back again!

After returning to the camp, I dragged my exhausted body and packed my luggage with difficulty. I debated for two minutes whether to ride down the mountain, but I was stubborn and decided to walk down the mountain in order to save the NT$450 horse riding fee. Looking back now, the road down the mountain was really long and slow, and it always felt like it would never end. In the end, relying on walking and thinking, as well as Winter Melon and Xin Xin cheering each other up, we arrived at 3:20 At the bottom of the mountain.

At this time, I was covered in mud from head to toe, my face, nose, mouth were frozen, and my hands were swollen like buns, making me a veritable beggar! So what, it will not diminish my joy at all in setting a new record for the highest altitude hike!

Finally, I want to say, "I like to go to far away places, wander aimlessly, go crazy, fly, and see the herds of cattle and sheep and the starry sky on the plateau!"