Wayne and I took the 19:30PM bus from Chengdu to Emei. We arrived in Emei at night.

Woke up at 06:30 and took a bus half-way up the mountain. This was the gate to buy tickets. 150元

After about 1.5 hours, we suddenly broke above the clouds and were surrounded by blue sky in every direction.

This was the moment of decision we had been waiting for, cloudy or not. Beautiful beyond your wildest dreams.

Looking straight down!

Above the clouds!

Vertical cliff. The birds are flying UP

A sea of clouds

A monkey, Don’t fall!

Icey steps, had to purchase cramp-on spikes for our shoes.

Close to 2000 meters elevation

Me standing at a large temple before the trail begins.

Chris taking a few pictures before we start.

Wayne took the chairlift (can’t see him here)

We met Michael along the way

Ice-covered Path. Be Careful of Slippery.

Some roosters

A Buddhist monastery along the way

Gorgeous woods

Chris and Michael. Almost there!

Me and Wayne at the top

Friends

We are the best

Awesome

Mt. Gongga, the tallest mountain in China

Me posing for a picture

Some cool trees

A Red Panda! Incredible!

Getting tired

ME at the top

A glimpse of the Golden Summit!

WOW

Elephant

On top of the world

The Golden Summit

Some cool people from Chongqing

Buddha

The Silver Palace

Amazing View!

Amazing

A sea of clouds

Michael and Chris

The Golden Summit

At the top of the world

Me Excited

Relaxing for a bit

Relaxed

A monastery where the monks pray

Awesome Elephants

The view of a temple

Looking Down on the Mountains

At Sunset

Sunset

Sunset

Sunset

Sunset

Morning

Sunrise

Sunrise

Mission Accomplished. Emei Shan was spectacular.