tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9406385.post5058927630096139779..comments2024-03-12T23:17:02.558+11:00Comments on In the footsteps of Joseph Rock <br>重走洛克路: Starting to train for the Yading Big Kora ...mutikonkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9406385.post-54097259055004250302016-04-27T18:39:21.854+10:002016-04-27T18:39:21.854+10:00Yes acclimatising is the big question. I've fe...Yes acclimatising is the big question. I've felt terrible on some om my excursions into west Sichuan - not just Daocheng. Taking it easy by going via Kangding sometimes helps, but there's no substitute for time and gradual ascent.mutikonkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08013127024190330396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9406385.post-52046628228363828562016-04-27T14:39:53.710+10:002016-04-27T14:39:53.710+10:00Hi Michael, Peter here (we emailed a few times rec...Hi Michael, Peter here (we emailed a few times recently about Yading).<br />I was just thinking about those dogs, I had a close encounter with one in Yading village itself, while walking down the main road in the dark- down to the "Longlong ba" entrance to the nature reserve. Luckily the dog was friendly...it followed me silently for a while then pranced about and finally left me alone. but definitely had some adrenaline going as I saw it trot up to me- It had a broken length of chain dragging from its collar! <br /><br />As I'm strongly considering some kind of trek in July (hopefully the big kora) I guess I will have to consider the same issues. With any luck, the rain and end of caterpillar fungus season will mean less locals out along the big kora circuit... but thats just an assumption. A walking stick and pepper spray offers little reassurance. hmm...<br /><br />I'm going to prioritize acclimating too because the last time I was there, I wasn't able to really enjoy it as much as I wanted, headaches, being "out of it" at times and real loss of appetite along the trek. I was able to do the small kora just fine but still. If the bus ride is tolerable, I may do 3 full days in Kangding (elevation 2500 meters) before heading on to Daocheng/Yading. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404797070017562972noreply@blogger.com