Vietnam - Fan Si Pan (Phan Xi Pang) - Dia 2 - Campo 2 - Cima - Ranger House
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- Distance
- 7.61 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,975 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 4,728 ft
- Max elevation
- 10,296 ft
- TrailRank
- 61
- Min elevation
- 6,332 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 7 hours
- Coordinates
- 2213
- Uploaded
- August 12, 2018
- Recorded
- August 2018
near San Sả Hồ, (VM19) (Vietnam)
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August 12, 2018
IBP Index = 127HKG
The Fan Si Pan (Phan Xi Pang) with 3142 meters, is the highest mountain in the former Indochina region (present-day Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand). It is located in the province of Lao Cai in northwest Vietnam, in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.
It is known as "the ceiling of Indochina", being recognized as one of the very few ecotourism places in Vietnam, with about 2,024 varieties of flora and 327 species of fauna, as we could verify during the whole ascent.
Day 2
After cursing a few hours we start walking before dawn, at 05:30, with the fronts on, cold and sleepy.
The summits and the small settlements in the valleys can be guessed, while we ascend with the first lights of the dawn, we ascend the first kilometer until the a hill located at 2925 m, from which a steep descent makes us lose a lot of height, in this area there is to be especially careful.
Then we will take height, through ladders attached to vertical walls, and through a large staircase, which makes us save a huge wall that otherwise would be impossible to ascend if we were not equipped.
The tiredness of sleepless nights dissipates when you cross below the cable car that ascends without difficulty to the summit, an unequivocal sign that the prize is already very close.
And after turning a bend, there it was, the great golden Buddha, who receives us immeasurably and peacefully at the summit, we passed through the hall of statues of the monks who guard the upper temples and finally reached the top. We can enjoy it just a few moments, as the cold and the crushing humidity, invites us to start and retrace our way down to the Ranger Station.
The descent was hard, with a muddy terrain that made us be in tension, especially in the sections of ladders and pegs, that if the previous day had been difficult to climb, today was much more complicated to lower.
Finally we reach the Casa del Parque, to end this short, but demanding ascent both mentally and physically.
IBP Index = 127HKG
The Fan Si Pan (Phan Xi Pang) with 3142 meters, is the highest mountain in the former Indochina region (present-day Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand). It is located in the province of Lao Cai in northwest Vietnam, in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range.
It is known as "the ceiling of Indochina", being recognized as one of the very few ecotourism places in Vietnam, with about 2,024 varieties of flora and 327 species of fauna, as we could verify during the whole ascent.
Day 2
After cursing a few hours we start walking before dawn, at 05:30, with the fronts on, cold and sleepy.
The summits and the small settlements in the valleys can be guessed, while we ascend with the first lights of the dawn, we ascend the first kilometer until the a hill located at 2925 m, from which a steep descent makes us lose a lot of height, in this area there is to be especially careful.
Then we will take height, through ladders attached to vertical walls, and through a large staircase, which makes us save a huge wall that otherwise would be impossible to ascend if we were not equipped.
The tiredness of sleepless nights dissipates when you cross below the cable car that ascends without difficulty to the summit, an unequivocal sign that the prize is already very close.
And after turning a bend, there it was, the great golden Buddha, who receives us immeasurably and peacefully at the summit, we passed through the hall of statues of the monks who guard the upper temples and finally reached the top. We can enjoy it just a few moments, as the cold and the crushing humidity, invites us to start and retrace our way down to the Ranger Station.
The descent was hard, with a muddy terrain that made us be in tension, especially in the sections of ladders and pegs, that if the previous day had been difficult to climb, today was much more complicated to lower.
Finally we reach the Casa del Parque, to end this short, but demanding ascent both mentally and physically.
Waypoints
Information point
6,288 ft
River
Waypoint
Bridge
Panorama
Mountain hut
Waterfall
Summit
Mountain pass
Religious site
Monument
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