Chiakson

On Sunday morning Dan and I decided to hike to the peak of Chiakson (a nearby mountain that is only an hour away by local bus). Chiakson means 'Magpie Crags Mountain', and we saw both magpies and crows gliding through the valleys far below us. It was a tough hike! We left the falls (the easy first 2.6km) at 11:30am, and got to the peak just before 3:00 in the afternoon. Unwittingly, we took the steeper, more difficult path up to Birobong (the tallest peak: 1,288m). The hike up was unpredictable, steep, and exciting! The path varied from level and even metal staircases, to bigger stone or earth steps, to a sheer rock face with only a rope to pull ourselves up with! The last 300m were grueling, but in the end all our sweat and pain was worth it. The view was breathtaking. Just take a look at some of our pictures!