The Sky Ladder of The Middle Section of Tiger Leaping Gorge
English Name: The Sky Ladder of The Middle Section of Tiger Leaping Gorge
Chinese Name: 中虎跳峡天梯
Chinese Pinying: Zhong Hu Tiao Xia Tian Ti
Opening Time: All day
Entrance Fee: ¥0
The Sky Ladder of The Middle Section of Tiger Leaping Gorge
The ladder is sometimes known as the ‘sky ladder’ or ‘ladder to heaven’ with 170 steps and leans against the mountain and is actually a series of ladders bolted not to the cliff face, but actually attached to some random pieces of possibly rotting wood which may or may not be attached to the cliff face. The longest one is perhaps 20 metres. And they are near vertical.
The ladders are made of solid metal, but the rungs are so thin that your feet could easily slide off if it is wet. besides, if you were so scared shitless that you’d broken out in a cold sweat and your hands were slick with it, well, that could be an issue too. Although it’s an alternative way to go back up to the highway in Middle Section of Tiger Leaping Gorge in addition to the “safe path” along the Jinsha River, don’t risk, especially in a rainy day. there is no any protective equipment. If you fall down, that is it. Otherwise, for some adventure hikers who want to try the sky ladder, make sure the shoes is proper and don’t look down. Once you start, you must trek up the scaring sky ladder until you reach the top. It seems like endless way when you are climbing. Actually, it only takes around 10 minutes.
Hiking Tips
1. It usually hot in day time, you can bring shorts and T-shirt. As hiking will consume lots of physical strength, you could take some high calorie food such as chocolate, malted milk, sliced dried beef and so on.
2. When you hiking to the Shenzhou Waterfall located between Walnut Garden and Zhongxia Hotel, you must be very carefull, as it may fall stone with the waterfall which is very dangerous.
3. Each year from June to September is the rainy season of the Diqing Plateau. You’d better avoid this period as it may occurs debris flow and mountain rock fall.
4. Located at the high altitude area, surrounded by Hengduan Montains, the climmate in Tiger Leaping Gorge is complicate and changable. The temperature difference between day and night is big. Take think coat, down jacket, gloves, anti-skidding boots with you.
Nearby Attractions
Jade Dragon Snow Mountain
Haba Snow Mountain
The First Bend of Yangtze River, Lijiang
The Upper Section of Tiger Leaping Gorge (Lijiang Side)
Tiger Leaping Gorge in Yunnan
