Strenuous to say the least
By Inlemay
@Inlemay (17713)
South Africa
June 2, 2017 2:11am CST
Its been a month since I am back from our travels and my knees and legs are only starting to feel better now.
I received a copy of a travel magazine last week which indicated that the Hike my hubby and I did in the mountains was of a strenuous kind, and that "The chain ladders are not for the scared of heights, but can be avoided if necessary - There are two sets of parallel ladders, each with two sections (40m and 20m respectively). The gully is the other option, but we chose not to do it.
I have put together a little photo clip of the hike for you to enjoy - it was a 7 to 8 hour hike of 13km zigzag climbing, which was a gradual climb of 450m.
It was definitely one of the most difficult adventures that I have ever done, but I am glad to have done it. Will I try it again? NO! It left me with aching legs, bleeding and broken toe-nails, and the hamstrings that needed full time physio for a week.
Kalimera to everyone - its happy Friday and I am about to go and have tea with a friend. Maybe a slice of pecan-nut pie will do just fine.
I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (https://www.youtube.com/upload)
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Jun 17
congratulations. i doubt my arms could support me enough to go up that chain ladder. i watched the video with mouth agape at how big and high it was, then blink and giggled when i saw "view piont." hee-hee. how did you end up with bleeding and broken toenails?
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@ptrikha_2 (47085)
• India
2 Jun 17
Yes very strenuous and tough indeed! I will not try it for sure:)
I can instead try for a hiking without this kind of rock climbing.
So how is your condition now?
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