[ LETTER ]
Mountain hiking in Taiwan
When I first arrived in Taiwan, I knew little about this country’s mountains. Obviously, I was well aware of Jade Mountain (Yushan, 玉山), but that was about it. When people think of prime hiking destinations, they invariably think of places such as New Zealand, Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Japan or perhaps the US. Do not get me wrong all of them are, in their own right. However, the experience and treatment you receive in Taiwan is incomparable.
I come from another unknown hiking nation Slovakia and have lived in tens of countries across the globe. Nature everywhere is beautiful and it is reasonably easy to get out and go wandering, but Taiwan has upped the game.
2021/01/11 21:37 (Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters photo) (Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) 50 centimeters of snow has accumulated on the cirque just below the summit of Snow Mountain, forcing most hiking teams to retreat to the 369 mountain hut for safety. The Shei-Pa National Park Headquarters said on Monday (Jan. 11) that according to the reports of patrolling volunteers, Snow Mountain received considerable snowfall during the cold wave last week. After a letup in the daytime on Sunday, snow began to fall on the mountain again around 9 p.m. Sunday night, which continued all of Monday, according to a CNA report. By Monday evening, there was 50 cm of snow accumulation on the cirque, 30 cm in the Black Forest, and 25 cm at the 369 mountain hut.