Ta Chi Nhu – the Ocean in the cloud

With an altitude of 2,979 m, Ta’s peak in Tram Tau District (Yen Bai) have severe climate but is ideal for “cloud hunting” in the beautiful day.

Ta Chi Nhu is also known as Phu Song Sung in the language of the Thai ethnic group or Chung Chua in the Hmong ethnic group community and located in the massif of Pu Luong in Hoang Lien Son mountain range. Ta Chi Nhu is the sixth highest mountain in Vietnam and is like an ocean in the clouds which attract photo lovers and trekking takers come to discover.

Traveling from Hanoi to the top Ta Chi Nhu, we have to go through Nghia Lo, Tram Tau, and Xa Ho village. From the town center, we can only travel by car in 6-7 km, then we have to leave the car behind and start to climb with full of challenge. Comparing with Fansipan peak, Ta Chi Nhu is lower, but the rood to the peak is fairly much difficult.

There is only one trail to the summit which is steeply sometimes like walking on the edge. From the foothill, mist covers densely; so mountaineering teams have to follow each other slowly, going through a translucent white mist. Not to mention that wind will be stronger when we go up; sometimes, we have to slump down to avoid the wind as thrash in the face, whooshing in rushes of sound.

The path is steep and very long up to the top as if there is no stop on that, so it discourages people. But if we do not try to climb above 2,000 m to camp overnight, we will not be able to admire the most beautiful moments in the clouds at sunset and sunrise.

The tiredness and pant will follow us on every step; we do not know where to stop when two sides are very deep valleys. But just go out of the jungle, we will reach the bamboo forest. The green of the leaves, the yellow of stalk mixing with opaque fog hiding in the clouds will strengthen you on the way to conquer nature.

That is really a sea of ​​clouds when being at the top. On the way to the top of the mountain, you will see the carpets of green grass and trees halfway up the mountain with green leaves,

Ta Chi Nhu – the Ocean in the cloud