Hi everyone,
Mid-April a bunch of us hiked up Lantau Peak. It was reasonably hard work but pretty beautiful, and not too rough on the way up - difficulty something like 7 out of 10.
When we got to the top the view was beautiful and I thought it'd be cool to go up there and watch the sun rise... So...
I'm organising a night hike up - Friday night (Saturday morning) 1st (2nd) of June. The sunrise that day is at 5:39am. The date is set in stone because that night is a full moon, which seemed like a sensible precaution. I was thinking we could meet at Tung Chung MTR, like before, but at 12:45am (sober please!), so people can get there on one of the last MTRs running that night (don't be late though or you could miss the last one!) As far as I can see from the web the last train runs at 12:49am.
I would say this is probably only for fairly confident walkers, but the equipment should only be the same as normal for any proper hike + compass, map, torches and plenty of batteries. Oh and maybe a beer or something for the sunrise!
We would finish at Ngong Ping as before, but the downhill leg would obviously be daylight so that should be no problem.
Summary:
Date: Late evening, Friday 1st June (early morning Saturday)
Time spent walking on trail: 4-5 Hours (we'll walk slowly because it's dark)
Meeting time & place: 12:45am Friday night (Saturday morning) at Tung Chung MTR station (McDonalds), and we'll take a short taxi ride to the trail.
Let me know if you're up for it, it'll definitely go ahead provided 2-3 people show an interest.
Chris
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Photos: By Jonnye
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14-05-2007, 07:37 PM #1
Night hike - watch the sunrise from Lantau Peak! (1st June)
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14-05-2007, 08:09 PM #2
if i'm in town then i'm so down with going!
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14-05-2007, 08:20 PM #3
Hello! I really like the sound of that...if you ever go on a sunday let me know, I;m afraid I work saturdays at the moment otherwise I would have jumped at the chance!
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14-05-2007, 10:32 PM #4
sounds good...but, Lantau has a fair number of fatally poison filled snakes. Not sure if they are day or nighttime sleepers, but either way wouldn't want to step on one due to the lack of light. Torches will only go so far wouldn't they?
Am I being extreme? Ya a little, but I am curious.
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14-05-2007, 10:59 PM #5
No-one has died of snakebite in HK for ages. The only quickly poisonous (land) snakes are the kraits. Yes they are nocturnal, but like all snakes, so long as they hear you coming they will get out of your way. Even the kraits won't normally kill a healthy adult in the time it takes to get to anti-venom in HK.
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15-05-2007, 04:37 PM #6
Yeah, I reckon you're worrying too much to be honest - besides which the kind of torch I have in mind lights up the trail 2 or 3 metres ahead of you so you're not going to just wander on to one.
Personally I'm not at all worried but everyone's gotta make their own choice!
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17-05-2007, 01:32 PM #7
Just recently arrived in HK, but would be keen to give this a go. Have done a bit of trekking/hiking in the past, but will obviously rely on the more experienced to show the way
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17-05-2007, 02:21 PM #8
Assuming we get a sizeable group together, my gf and I would be interested. We would not want to walk around Lantau in the dark with only two or three other persons in the group. I'll check back in on this thread a few days before and see how many have signed up.
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17-05-2007, 02:36 PM #9
I'm just curious what a group of, say, 10 gives you that a group of 4 or 5 doesn't?
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18-05-2007, 08:15 AM #10
Ultimately, it's a personal preference but it gives us
a.) the perception of safety / strength in numbers
b.) the perception that a larger group is more fun to hang out with because it's more likely to find like-minded individuals.
As I said, it's a perception but for a night hike in an unpopulated area with people we never met before, perceptions can be important.
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