Twentieth Wonder-ful Wednesday!

This week I’ll be highlighting another mountain, the Yushan (Jade) Mountain, in Taiwan.  Yushan is the highest mountain in East Asia (and the fourth highest mountain on an island) and rises 3,952 meters (12,966 feet) above sea level.   And for you adventure-lovers, if you have a hankering to climb this peak (it is reportedly a fairly easy climb), the best months to go are May, June, October, and November.  According to Stuart Dawson, “it is a beast of a mountain and from a distance, looks near impossible to climb but in reality, apart from the last 400m, it’s not too bad, providing you’re in shape and the weather is kind to you! . . . By far the hardest part of climbing Yushan has to be getting the permit in the first place!”  Here’s a wonderful seven-minute video of Yushan.