The trip was tiring and risky, but “our heart was filled with satisfaction and joy,” India-Taipei Association Director-General Sridharan Madhusudhanan said of his experience of hiking to the summit of Yushan (Mount Jade)

Taiwan News
Date: 2018/05/13
By: George Liao, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News)—The trip was tiring and risky, but “our heart was filled with

satisfaction and joy,” India-Taipei Association Director-General Sridharan Madhusudhanan said of his experience of hiking to the summit of Yushan (Mount Jade), Taiwan’s highest mountain.

Madhusudhanan shared several photos of his recent hiking trip to the top of Yushan Main Peak on his Facebook page on May 4 and 5, and told a Central News Agency report he went with a group of Taiwanese friends and that he was the only foreigner in the group.

Madhusudhanan, who had participated in the nine-day Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage from the beginning to the end, said climbing Yushan is a totally different experience from the pilgrimage.

“The route is risky at many stretches. Even though it is a comparatively easy hike, the risk is real. Unless the hikers are careful, danger awaits at quite a few places,” Madhusudhanan said on Facebook. “On the way, there was an alert notice: ‘Beware of falling rocks. Please pass quickly.’ My mind voice: ‘Yes, I know. Believe me, I want to pass as quickly as possible. But I need to walk through this ribbonlike strip with my fatigued legs. Meanwhile, could you please ask the falling rocks to slow down a bit? Thanks.’”    [FULL  STORY]