Photos! Climbing the Baiyangyu Great Wall

[Bryan]

Originally Posted by Kim

Today I went back to Baiyangyu and I just had to climb that top mountain.
Here is a view of the top watch tower seen from another tower on the top. More info on my blog next week.



Yes, Baiyangyu is still my favourite place

Originally Posted by Kim

Those are some more really great shots! How was the climbing up there? It looks like it might have been difficult.

[Kim]

Yes, that was bit difficult and I surely wouldn't recommend it for beginners or people with less experience. The mountain itself is pretty steep as can be seen from this picture taken from the road on the way home:



However what makes it very difficult is the way the wall was constructed in this area using the natural occurring rocks - hence the name "Marble Great Wall".



It's very difficult to walk on these rocks especially on the way back down. However the view was great, and the "Marble Great Wall" continues on the next mountain - I really need to go there one day!



Behind the first watch tower there was another smaller watch tower, not like any of the other towers in this area.

[Bryan]

Did anyone ever tell you that you're a gifted photographer? Some people could take thousands of photos and never achieve that kind of results.

Originally Posted by Kim

However the view was great, and the "Marble Great Wall" continues on the next mountain - I really need to go there one day!

I hope we will be covering that area and many more over the course of our East Hebei section hike next year . . . even if you do get there before that!

[Kim]

Did anyone ever tell you that you're a gifted photographer? Some people could take thousands of photos and never achieve that kind of results.

Thanks, I have a strange habit of seeing things in pictures everywhere I go, so I always think of what would be a good picture - maybe that's why it takes a long time for me to walk just a few kilometres on the Great Wall



It should be possible to cover this area in our trek next year, but I would be happy to go there again to make some recon
I hope I'm not going to slow you down too much taking a lot of pictures

[sophie]

Bryan is right. Your photos are very good. It's so interesting to look at all of them.

[Kim]

Bryan is right. Your photos are very good. It's so interesting to look at all of them.

Thanks Sophie, I'm glad you like them

For those interested I posted some info about my trip to Baiyangy at my Great Wall Blog.