Marvelous Tour of the Jiankou Section

I took a marvelous tour of the Jiankou section yesterday. Absolutely incredible. We hiked for about 6 hours, using a guide we found over the web. Ping knew the trails very well and was able to take us around the most treacherous spots (where people have recently died). We saw no other westerners the entire day. The trip did have some danger, and there were at least three spots where we had to be very careful in climbing up or down, and where a fall would have been lethal. I recommend hiking boots or other shoes with very good treads, a backpack that won't shift rather than a shoulder bag, and a hiking stick. Ping (aka "Dereck") leant us hiking sticks, and I would have had a lot of trouble without it. I'm 45 and in good shape. If you have knee trouble, a large fear of heights or climbing, or think you can't do steep ups and downs of a few thousand feet, then don't go to Jiankou!