独闯白山山脊，饮恨揽月峰脚Hiking Baishan Ridge alone

正所谓，哪里跌倒就在那里爬起。
As the saying goes, you climb up from where you fall down.

这月六号随飞虎大哥的一群强驴走科帽线，无意中折戟白山山脊，未能去到帽峰山便要打道回府了。心很是不甘。
On 6th this month, I joined Flying Tiger’s stronge hiker team to challenge Ke Mao line, and unexpectedly was terminated on ridge of Baishan Ridge and ended the hike. I am really not happy for that.

好在飞虎大哥又发起活动，在本月十三日再次走龙帽线。碰巧家里有点小事，没法准时跟上。甚是遗憾。
It’s good that Flying Tiger was organizing a second hike of Kemao Line on 13th again. By chance I had some family afairs at home and could not follow on time. It’s quite a pity.

与是自己坐车去，在龙和水库后面的白山起步走。
So I went by bus myself, and started the hike from Baishan Ridge behind Helong Reserviour.

中午前就去到牛牯潭登白山了，还以为飞虎大哥他们会在龙和水库吃过午餐后赶上来的。没想到强驴们十一点多便过，已经在前面走上白山山脊了。
I arrived Niukutan before noon time to start hiking Baishan Ridge, thinking Flying Tiger’s team would catch me up after having lunch at Helong Reservior. It’s out of my expectation that they got through there about 11AM and got up Baishan Ridge before me.

我是滋滋悠悠边看景边认路地在山脊上走。认定帽峰山就在前面右手边，在山脊上一直走就是了。
So I hiked alone slowly, enjoying sightseeing and getting familiar with the lane going by, thinking Maofeng is just ahead by the right side.

走过好几个山尖，到某个山山尖后，发觉主山脊明显向左拐，连忙回头查看。在正山脊的一边，有一郭宅的界碑，再后头几米，原来在到顶尖前有一小路右拐，到一右叉的山脊上去。根据转由不转左的原则，我走了那条山脊，后来见到飞哥驴队的彩带，证明是对的。
After climbing over a few peaks and after arriving one peak, I felt the ridge is turing to the left obviously, thus I rushed back and checked. Just at the top side of the peak there is a Landmark stone for Guozhai, and backward a few meters more, there is a right turning ridge. According to the right turn principal, I choosed that ridge. Later on I saw the ribbon marks of Flying Brother and that proves that I was right.

走了好久到了某个地方，山脊整个地被围墙挡住。我窃窃欢喜，以为到了帽峰山公园。原来听飞虎哥说过白山后要降低高度许多，再爬帽峰山的。当时真希望飞虎哥的说法是错的。从左边的小路绕过去，才发现是单单独独的通讯房子一座。白山山脊还在前面延伸。
After a long walk, I saw a wall blocking the whole ridge. I felt happy and thought I was arriving Maofeng Park. Last time I was told that after Baishan Ridge we had to get down to a pass and then climb up again in the Maofeng side. At that time I tended to believe that information is wrong. After winding through by the narrow lane beside, I could only find that it’s a single telecom building there. Baishan Ridge still goes ahead after that.

白山山脊的最后是一个挺漂亮的亭子，但居然一个文字都没有，真不可思议。我又以为这就是飞虎大哥他们六号到达的观日亭了。
The last stop of Baishan Ridge is a prety pavilion. Ridicularsly there is not a single word there. I believed again that it’s the Sun Viewing Pavilion Flying Tiger Team arrived on the 6th.

此无名亭后有两条水泥步道下山，一条比较平缓的在左，一条很急的在右。我选择了右边的急降道。下到半山腰水泥路就向左拐，估计前去和左边的路回合了。一直向下走的是泥驴道，有点像梯子岭那样陡的，我看看安全可行，就一直往下走了。
After this Pavilion, there are two cement roads to go down, one on the left and one on the right. The one on the right is very steep. I choosed the right side one to go and later it was proved to be right. After arriving the waist, the cement road turned to the left and should merge with the left one. Direct down wards, it is muddy hiking way, a little bit like Stair Ridge. I saw it’s safe there, thus I just got down from there.

下到谷底我就犯难了。感觉对面就应该是帽峰山，但没有像样的路，也不知道第一高峰是否就是最高峰。这时已经四点多，已经没有了可以再翻越两三座山峰的体力和时间。向左有驴道，比较窄，向右很开阔，几百米开外有公路，那边还传来好几个人开会似的声音。
It is a difficult time for me when I arrived the bottom of that valley. My sense was telling me that the other side is Maofeng Mount, but there is no road of any kind there. And I am not sure the first peak there is the talling peak. It’s been 4PM then, I had no time and energy to cross over one or two peaks if the tallest peak is behind them. To the left it’s a narrow hiking way, and it’s quite flat to the right with motor road passing ahead, and some chatting voice ahead too.

于是向右，到路边前见有农家，好几个本地妇女在那里开小会呢。于是问到最高峰的路在哪，告诉她们我要上最高峰后再到穗丰村。她们说从旁边的公路到穗丰村要3个小时，那附近是没路上帽峰山顶的，要上山顶就要从对面出去，到马路后转右到杨伙寮。
So I turned right and reached a farm house where a few ladies chatting there. I told them I was looking the way for the tallest peak and then reach Suifeng Village. They told me it’s about 3 hours to reach Suifeng Village by the cement way there, and there is no way for the tallest peak there. If I want to go to the tallest peak, I need to return and get over the pass there and then reach the cement way on the other side, and then turn right to reach Yanghuoliao.

于是回头翻过那个垭口，在另一边小路出到公路后转右往杨伙寮。沿途看到两三处往山上去的小道，都不敢走。其中有个水泥步道，没任何文字指示，后来才听驴友那是通往峰顶的魔鬼步道，原来飞虎大哥他们是从那里登顶的。
So I returned and got over that pass and reached the cement road and turned right for Yanghuoliao. On the way, I saw two or three narrow roads for going up. I dared not to go by those narrow road. There is a cenment step way for going up too, again with not a single directing word. Later on I was told that it’s called Devil’s Step Way and Flying Tiger’s team got up from there that day.
一直走到杨伙寮，知道那里是个登山的入口，有停车场，还有好几个小摊贩在买食品饮料。在那我吃了第一碗豆腐脑。吃得很值很开心。因为从老板娘那里知道，那里的登山步道就上帽峰顶，翻过山去到穗丰村也就一个多小时。看看时间，我就觉得登顶成功毫无问题了。
When arriving Yanghuoliao, I got to know that it’s an entrance for peak climbing. There’s a car park there, and a few food and beverage selling stands too. There I ate my first bowl of Soft Bean Curd. I was happy as from the shop runner I got to know that from the step way I could get the to the tallest peak and reach Suifeng Village on the otherside for less than 2 hours. Checking the time then, I felt I had no problem to get to the top of the tallest peak.

顺步道上行，第一个分叉口一边去健身径，另一边去叠翠厅和休闲亭。山顶当然有亭，我当然选择了指向双亭的路径。到下一个分叉口时，我选择了跌翠亭的方向。我要登帽峰顶，去的当然不是一个休闲亭。去到叠翠亭，登亭，才发现周围都是群山，周边好几个高峰都不相上下，那一座才是帽峰主峰我还没办法确认呢。从叠翠亭另一边有步道下去，下面传来人声，赶快下去。
Walking upwards, I reached the first branch, with one side for Exercise Lane and other side for Leasure Pavilion and Double Green Pavillion. I choosed the way for the two pavillions. Then later on I reached another branch where I choosed Double Green Pavilion but not Leisure Pavillion. I reached Double Green Pavilion, stepped up Pavilion, just to realized that there are mountains arround there, and they are all almost at the same height. I even could not tell which one is the main peak. On the otherside of Double Green Peak, there is step way to get down. I heard voice coming from beneath, so I rushed down.

下面又是一处停车场和几个小摊贩档。为了问路我又吃了第二碗豆腐脑。老板娘连主峰在东南西北都不知道，但告诉我最高峰可能在古庙那边，要坐车回广州也得去古庙那里。于是匆匆往古庙方向走去。
It is a car park and a few Selling Stands there too. I ate my second bowl for Soft Bean Curd just for getting to know arround. The lady did not know there the tallest peak is, but told me it could be near the Ancient Temple, and I needed to go to the Ancient Temple for the bus to get back into city center too. So I rushed towards the Ancient Temple.

中途路过一个村落，村边有几个妇女在聊天。问那是哪里，被告知说是高屋。问最高峰在哪里，他们说几个峰都差不多高的，他们也不知道那个是最高峰。只能继续往古庙赶。
I passed a village on the way, some ladies having happy chat there. When asked, they told me it’s Gaowu Village there and they did not know which peak is the tallest one too. They thought it’s almost the same height for a few peaks. I rushed on to the Ancient Temple.

好不容易赶到古庙门口的地方，被告知在修路，不能去了。人家也不叫买票了，而是叫做758车到龙归坐地铁回市区。就在附近逗留了一会，好象听人劝告等车回城的样子。
After a long walk, I reached the Entrance of the Ancient Temple at last. People there were not asking me to buy ticket but told me that road maintainence is on the way and I could only board bus 758 to city center. I pretened to be wondering arround for the bus to go

这时又吃了碗豆腐脑，有辆班车走也不管。再问下老板娘，再看看庙门口的指引图，再看看清楚，原来有铁塔和建筑的山顶广场、揽月峰就在庙门后的远方。
Then I ate my third bowl of Soft Bean Curd, ignoring the bus leaving. After chatting the Soft Bean Curd lady, after careful checking the Tour Guide there and careful looking arround, I realized that the Mood Hugging Peak, the Peak Squire are at the far end after the entrance.

此时有两个年轻人刚从上面下来，也来看指引图。他们去到半途的古庙、天湖、政协石处就下来了。问他们去到天湖需要多长时间，他们说走了半个多小时。从天湖到揽月峰好像还有一半路。
By that time two youngmen just came down and also studied the tour guide map there. They just returned from the Ancient Temple/Sky Lake/Politics Consulat Stone on the middle way. I asked them how long for them to walk to the Sky Lake and they told me it toke them more than half an hour. It’s only half way there to the top of Moon Hugging Peak.

从峰顶下到穗丰村也需要三四十分钟。穗丰村回城的班车是七点。
It needs about 30 to 40 minutes to get to Suifeng Village from the top of the peak. And the last bus service for city center from Suifeng Village is 7PM.

那时时间刚好是五点半。如果打冲锋，一切一切都顺利，刚好可以赶到末班车回城。
It was just hafl past 5PM then, all in a rush, and if all went on well, it could be just in time to catch the last bus service for city center.

真想冲，也真的不敢冲。好遗憾，跺了好几次脚想冲，最终万般无奈，在最后一刻上了758班车去龙归地铁站了。我再一次和帽峰顶峰失之交臂。
I really wanted to rush up, but dared not to. What a pity. For several times I had the impulse to rush up, but finally gave up. On the last minutes, I board the bus 758 for Longgui Metro Station. Once again, I missed the chance to conquer Maofeng Peak.

乔达华 · 2012-12-18 09:17

到有此界碑的尖顶，山脊就向左去了，回头十米，有小路向右，转向右边的山脊才对。