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[quote=BOBBYV03 ,34027]Well, my brother and I rode some bikes rented in town maybe 3 or 4 kilometers away. We arrived at this mountain which supposedly had a spectacular view of the Blue Mountain Valley at the top. We had the option of paying 400 kuai (total) to take two cable cars to the top (100 kuai per person per cable car). Instead, we ducked underneath a fence and took a "path" that led to the top. At first, a local led us, and the climb wasn't too bad. It wasn't easy, but well within the range of any physically able person. We arrived at the second cable car station, which was situated in something of a valley.Side note: In this valley there was a small local town, or farm. It wasn't really a town. We wanted to ride some horses to the top so we talked with the locals. They invited us into a little shack for tea and some other local Tibetan food, never mentioning horses again. We left after 20 or 30 minutes, at which point the Tibetans tried to cheat us. We owed them 16 kuai for the tea, she wanted 50. So, my advice to you is to avoid that place.Back on track, we decided we would walk up the rest of the mountain. Here is where things went wrong. At some point we got off the path. We were lost on a mountain, getting dark, starting to rain, in the middle of nowhere. After about an hour we found the path again. The path was little to be desired. At some points I had to get on all fours to traverse the football-sized rocks which were the path. Finally we got to the top. I don't recall the view too well because I was exhuasted. But it was nice. We tricked some workers into letting us take the cable car down. I say "tricked" because you were only allowed down if you had the ticket to go up.The climb was very difficult. It may not be as dangerous if you don't get lost, but the difficultly will only decrease slightly. I recommend the cable car if you are not travelling on budget as I was.Shangri-la is nice. It has an old town similar to that of Lijiang. VERY touristy. Lonely Planets are everywhere. There are some good parts of the city, but the appeal of being in Shangri-la, a tucked away town near the Tibetan border, is worth travelling there in itself.Hope this helps![/quote]
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