Hua Shan Mountain

Erhu player at the foot of the mountain

The path started pretty easy...

After the first kilometer

Yin Yang Pool

Locks cover almost all of Mount Hua's railings. They symbolize a couples love, and can be bought and engraved for between $5-$10.

It gets steep....

and steeper...

Five o'clock in the morning; huge winds and too many clouds to see the sun rise.

Filming it get lighter while trying not to get blown off the frigid peak.

The wind at Mount Hua

A little boy who set next to me in the train and we climbed with for a period. So much energy!

The Northern Peak

After spending the night at one of the five peaks at a youth hostel we decided to take the cable car down.