Hiking on the Great Wall of China

On Sunday we joined a tour for a 10K walk on the Great Wall. After an unending bus ride we finally got to this amazing but most paranoid human undertaking that is the 6500 Km long Great Wall of China. It's construction - in the span of 2 centuries - claimed nearly 200 000 lives.

The day before yesterday it was very foggy and a bit raining. We've been told it has been like this for a week so you can imagine our delight at watching the sun shining on a blue sky this Sunday morning. The walk started in Jingshanling, a not too touristique portion of the Wall. If not for the dozen of local people chasing after us to try to sell all sorts of things the altmosphere would have been very peaceful. The view was simply breathtaking.

Some parts of the walk were a bit difficult as it was very steep. Plus, the Simatai area of the Wall hasn't been restorated yet. It then made the walk a bit physical but very much enjoyable. Check out the photos below: