If you are just joining us on this journey of hiking from Jiankou to Mutianyu, you can catch up on either of the previous two posts here: Jiankou Part 1 or Jiankou Part 2. Skipping the Potential Death of Day 2—Jiankou to Mutianyu: So if at the end of Part 2 you were thinking to…
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Jiankou – The Most Beautiful and Dangerous Unrestored Section of The Great Wall, Part 2
Today we continue our Jiankou adventure along The Great Wall of China. If you missed Part 1, click here to catch up. Day 2: From Xizhazi Village to Zhengbeilou Tower… the hard way We awoke early the next morning about an hour before the sun rose and made our way up to the Wall, near what…
Unrestored Section of The Great Wall – Jiankou, Part 1
Another title for this post could be, “That time we asked each other if we were going to survive this.” My wife and I have walked across ridges with 100′ vertical drops on either side. We have scaled mountainsides and walked on 2x4s 2,000′ in the air, but this trail made us question our sanity. This is…