The Magnificent Yellow Mountain: Of Beauty & Sweat

iraghava · 4th July 2008, 12:32

That was a very nice travelogue Dolphin! I really had a nice time reading about your climbing & climbing down travails!!

aarcee · 4th July 2008, 13:27

Hi Dolphin, what a fantastic travelogue and snaps! Congrats for the efforts. BTW I could not help laughing while going through the portion where Monty found out the beer bottles in his pack and again later while you dumped them in the bushes. Whatever happened to the beer bottles!

Raji

SRShrikanth · 4th July 2008, 14:01

Dolphin,

Awesome write-up, almost as genuine as the marvelous mountains itself.

Reeks a certain sense of honesty, that is sure win hearts.

Hope your gonna be doing a few more of these Chinese trips and keep us posted.

Cheers mate.

PS: There must be an office compensation program for some foot massages for the mountain rangers. Worth checking out.!!!

anupmathur · 4th July 2008, 14:25

Dolphin, I'm in love!
With your writing!
I put you in the esoteric league of *dare I say it!!* - The Yeti!

Samurai · 4th July 2008, 14:40

Dolphin, that was a wonderful account of the unexpected trekking you had to do.

Yeah, climbing is way different ball game than just walking level ground. You'll get tired 10 times faster. At least you had steps...

Dolphin · 4th July 2008, 15:20

Wow! Guys thanks for your comments, VJ MAVRICK, iraghava, maddy42, hemanthisgreat, aarcee, SRShrikanth.

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Originally Posted by hemanthisgreat

O,T you seem to be a vegetarian(from one particular post). Too bad, or else we could have got some very good insight to Chinese cuisine.

No. I am a non-vegetarian. And hey, which particular post?

(Small Info: Chinese cuisine hmm I don’t like much. Most of their dishes are very bland in taste.
But the impressive part is the way they decorate it, the colors involved. It’s awesome. It would surely set anyone drooling. The variety the Chinese cuisine offers is very immense.
It’s so very different from what we get in India. I think the Chinese restaurants in India are somewhat Indianized.)

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Originally Posted by aarcee

Whatever happened to the beer bottles!

Raji

I keep guessing. Maybe they are still there. lol.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SRShrikanth

Dolphin,

PS: There must be an office compensation program for some foot massages for the mountain rangers. Worth checking out.!!!

Maybe there is. Never occurred to me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by anupmathur

Dolphin, I'm in love!
With your writing!
I put you in the esoteric league of *dare I say it!!* - The Yeti!

Wow! This is something!

This is some compliment! You made my day again.
Thank you so much.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai

Dolphin, that was a wonderful account of the unexpected trekking you had to do.

Yeah, climbing is way different ball game than just walking level ground. You'll get tired 10 times faster. At least you had steps...

Thanks Samurai.

Yes, atleast we had steps. In your travelogue, have seen the photos of the trial you guys had to adhere. Can imagine how tough it was for you guys.

Hurrycane12 · 4th July 2008, 20:29

Samurai sir; climbing steps is more difficult than walking up a steep path; i have experienced it at Vaishnodevi.

Samurai · 4th July 2008, 20:48

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Originally Posted by Hurrycane12

Samurai sir; climbing steps is more difficult than walking up a steep path; i have experienced it at Vaishnodevi.

Providing it is a path, lots of places are like this:

The Magnificent Yellow Mountain: Of Beauty & Sweat-112939391l.jpg

Climbing 45-50 degree angles without steps is no joke. Lots of chances to slip. Anyway, let's not spoil his travelogue talking about which is more difficult.

PhrozenFire · 9th July 2008, 10:41

Great write-up Dolphin. Really enjoyed reading it. The Chinese government really takes care of these beautiful nature reserves, quite unlike the Indian govt. Paints a really different picture of the Chinese than what we Indians are used to hearing.

hellstar · 30th July 2008, 11:11

Dolphin that was a very very nice report , the beauty of the place is amazing and even more the way the places have been maintained.

No nosy vendors just clean cool mountain air and great scenery .

Sam Kapasi · 30th July 2008, 11:47

I owe you hellstar, for bumping this thread. I had missed it. I've just read it from start to finish in one go.

Dolphin, this is truly a wonderful and most enjoyable story. Bravo! I really enjoyed it. Thank you.

kaushik_s · 30th July 2008, 16:21

Yeti and Dolphin, these two are setting the Travelogues on fire. It was such a great reading..

wanderernomad · 1st August 2008, 15:46

Yikees a mountian climb full of steps, cant get any scarier. A very nice narrative but why did they have to make or cut steps onto the mountainside. Was it a chinese version of providing assured employment for min 100 days in a year?
Seems you ahd a nice time Dolphin. Gr8. Nice pics and a nice narration.

4th July 2008, 12:32	#46
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	That was a very nice travelogue Dolphin! I really had a nice time reading about your climbing & climbing down travails!!
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aarcee Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 22 Thanked: 14 Times	Hi Dolphin, what a fantastic travelogue and snaps! Congrats for the efforts. BTW I could not help laughing while going through the portion where Monty found out the beer bottles in his pack and again later while you dumped them in the bushes. Whatever happened to the beer bottles! Raji
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SRShrikanth BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: B'bay/Stockholm Posts: 255 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Dolphin, Awesome write-up, almost as genuine as the marvelous mountains itself. Reeks a certain sense of honesty, that is sure win hearts. Hope your gonna be doing a few more of these Chinese trips and keep us posted. Cheers mate. PS: There must be an office compensation program for some foot massages for the mountain rangers. Worth checking out.!!!
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anupmathur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 3,095 Thanked: 307 Times	Dolphin, I'm in love! With your writing! I put you in the esoteric league of dare I say it!! - The Yeti!
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Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,828 Thanked: 45,538 Times View My Garage	Dolphin, that was a wonderful account of the unexpected trekking you had to do. Yeah, climbing is way different ball game than just walking level ground. You'll get tired 10 times faster. At least you had steps...
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Hurrycane12 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Puttur Posts: 459 Thanked: 56 Times View My Garage	Samurai sir; climbing steps is more difficult than walking up a steep path; i have experienced it at Vaishnodevi.
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PhrozenFire BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 267 Thanked: 5 Times	Great write-up Dolphin. Really enjoyed reading it. The Chinese government really takes care of these beautiful nature reserves, quite unlike the Indian govt. Paints a really different picture of the Chinese than what we Indians are used to hearing.
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hellstar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,072 Thanked: 44 Times	Dolphin that was a very very nice report , the beauty of the place is amazing and even more the way the places have been maintained. No nosy vendors just clean cool mountain air and great scenery .
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Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 6,997 Thanked: 2,378 Times View My Garage	I owe you hellstar, for bumping this thread. I had missed it. I've just read it from start to finish in one go. Dolphin, this is truly a wonderful and most enjoyable story. Bravo! I really enjoyed it. Thank you.
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30th July 2008, 16:21	#57
kaushik_s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,088 Thanked: 164 Times View My Garage	Yeti and Dolphin, these two are setting the Travelogues on fire. It was such a great reading..
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wanderernomad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 2,534 Thanked: 1,276 Times View My Garage	Yikees a mountian climb full of steps, cant get any scarier. A very nice narrative but why did they have to make or cut steps onto the mountainside. Was it a chinese version of providing assured employment for min 100 days in a year? Seems you ahd a nice time Dolphin. Gr8. Nice pics and a nice narration.
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