I just hiked part of the Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan, China. This is the view from the dorm room at the Halfway House, which is by far the best hostel view I have ever seen.
In case anybody is interested in doing this hike in the future, I would highly recommend it sooner rather than later, especially with the new construction going up. The trail itself is not hard. At minimum, it should be a 2 day, 1 night hike. There are hostels/guesthouses all along the route so you can definitely extend the hike. I hike the "standard" route: day 1 was ~6hrs from the "trailhead" to Halfway House and day 2 was ~2hrs from Halfway to Tina's Guesthouse. From there, we had a quick lunch and then I opted to take the "sky ladder" to the bottom of the gorge. Overall, if you're in the Dali/Lijiang/Shangri-La area of Western China and have time, you should definitely think about hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Edit: Camera info for those interested: Sony a7R, 16mm, f/8, 1/80, ISO 200. I used Lightroom to brighten the room shadows but the mountain pretty much stayed as-is. My IG is @jamesxtheworld, feel free to send a DM if you would like EXIF data for any shot.
coolcatjames on December 28th, 2017 at 16:41 UTC »
In case anybody is interested in doing this hike in the future, I would highly recommend it sooner rather than later, especially with the new construction going up. The trail itself is not hard. At minimum, it should be a 2 day, 1 night hike. There are hostels/guesthouses all along the route so you can definitely extend the hike. I hike the "standard" route: day 1 was ~6hrs from the "trailhead" to Halfway House and day 2 was ~2hrs from Halfway to Tina's Guesthouse. From there, we had a quick lunch and then I opted to take the "sky ladder" to the bottom of the gorge. Overall, if you're in the Dali/Lijiang/Shangri-La area of Western China and have time, you should definitely think about hiking Tiger Leaping Gorge.
Edit: Camera info for those interested: Sony a7R, 16mm, f/8, 1/80, ISO 200. I used Lightroom to brighten the room shadows but the mountain pretty much stayed as-is. My IG is @jamesxtheworld, feel free to send a DM if you would like EXIF data for any shot.
AceTenSuited on December 28th, 2017 at 17:27 UTC »
Amazing! And I'm guessing "halfway house" has an entirely different meaning on the trail than where I'm from.
nowhereman136 on December 28th, 2017 at 18:40 UTC »
IVE ACTALLY STAYED THERE, in that room.
definitely one of the highlights of my trip through China.