Fansipan mountain trekking experience
It
would be a pity if you
travel Sapa without
climbing
Fansipan
mountain. Famous as the highest peak in south east Asia at
3143m, Fansipan is considered as the roof of Indochina, active
travelers who love trekking find an ideal place to conquer the
challenge of one of the most spectacular landscapes in Vietnam.
The very first thing you travelers need to study before planning
a trip to Sapa and Fansipan mountain is weather. It would be
difficult to do the trek to Fansipan if it is raining or foggy,
you won't be able take good
photos, there will be also
mosquitoes and leeches...So it is quite important to study
weather of Sapa and northwest Vietnam before making decision.
It would be a good idea to practise and do some exercise about 1
week before the trip, such as walking, yoga, taichi, jogging and
stop smoking so that you feel comfortable, healthy and well
prepared. If you have some other friends to do the trek with you
it will make a very good team spirit. You are recommended to
bring medicines and first aids, sunscreen...
The trek is very hard and you should not be subjective that you
have good health. It's all right at first however after a couple
of hours trekking you start feeling sore and tired that it seems
impossible to continue, this time the most important thing is
your spirit, it must be good to persuade yourself that you will
get to the top of the mountain and you can take only 5 minutes
break to have your foot massaged, don't stay too long or you
will be lazy, you need to take care of yourself, should not be
discouraged and rely on other people in the group. In case you
cannot keep going anymore you can go back to the camp for rest
and wait for people to return, remember to have some food with
you. People with cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure or
pregnant women should not do Fansipan trek. A few days before
the trip you should provide the body enough nutritious Vitamin
C, drink much water, restrict alcohol and most importantly sleep
at least 7 hours a day.
Food need to be well prepared, trekkers should bring simple and
light food with rich nutrition such as vegetables grown in Sapa,
breakfast should be instant noodle packed in plastic bowl,
available at the supermarkets. Coffee and ginger tea is the
best. For lunch you can have baguette bread with boiled eggs,
cucumber pickles or tomato, cheese and butter. Dinner will be
cooked at camp, you can bring along napkins toothpicks, toilet
paper, knife...Remember to bring fruits with high nutrition such
as orange, mandarin, mango...to eat along the way to regain
strength.
Drinks: Each person should bring 3-4 small bottles of water. You
should sip water little by little, don't feel your stomach as it
makes you feel hard to move. When you feel tired you can breath
in through the nose and exhale through the mouth, it is good for
your lungs and keep better endurance.
