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The Road is Long, And The Future is Expectable.
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The Road is Long, And The Future is Expectable.

I am sitting in the warm sunlight while typing the keyboard with my fingers. Pictures of snow mountain, plateau, lake and primeval forest, leech, snow slide, debris flow and landslide passed my mind. Those memories seem old and new. Time passed fast, and it has been eleven years since I joined outdoors. Outdoors did not just changed my life and attitude, it also changed my life. It made me have a new understanding of the meaning of life; it also made me know what kind life I want.

In 2006, I did not know what outdoors means, and I did not know what hiking is. One time I saw somebody said that he was going to hiking coincidentally and I asked him stupidly what hiking is. One person replied me and said hiking is walking. I thought how hard walking could be? So I started my outdoor hiking life with a curious heart, one person, and one backpack. My first hiking route started from Daocheng Yading to Xianairi Mountain, Yangmaiyong Mountain, Pearl Lake and Milk Lake, etc.. Those names were new to me, but I could not forget them now. I had so many questions on the way, such as how could the sky be so blue? Why did the white clouds look like marshmallows? I felt like that I can touch the stars at night. Everything shocked me. I climbed one pass after the other; the prayer flags flew above me. It sounded like murmur or singing. I saw many people passed by, they all from different places and countries. I did not have any experience, other than my toe had abrasion due to my new shoe, and I did not feel uncomfortable even I was over 4000 meters above sea level. All I could feel was excitement and freshness. It turned out that life could be like this. My heart has gone wild and out of control ever since.

In 2007, I went to Motuo where lotus blossomed. I was alone with a backpack again. I think I was born with adventurous gene and I like unknowns. If Daocheng Yading made me like outdoors, then after Motuo, I had a new understanding of life which has influenced me my whole life. Motuo was a fairyland where did not have cars to go there at that time. It is a place that carried with many peoples dreams. There are always a lot people want to conquer it one after the other. The road of Motuo seems peaceful, but the weather change and other accidents took some hikerslives, such as snow slide, debris flow, landslide and getting lost. I encountered snow storm at Duoxiongla Mountain. We set off before dawn, and we did not climb over the pass which was 4200 meters above sea level. The snowflakes were falling. I was at the end of the team, and the heavy backpack almost made me could not breathe. Looking ahead of me, there were over dozens of people and mules moving towards the peak in order, The snow was heavier, and the wind was howling, the snow storm soon made people could not open their eyes, I could not see more than one meter far. I staggered in the snow, and my speed was like a snail. Soon the snow was as high as ones knee, and The snow was getting thicker when we were near the top, and I got stuck a few times. The locals pull me out holding my hand like I was a carrot. Because the supplies were too heavy, the mules got stuck in snow and could not move. We have to remove the supplies from the mules and pull their ears and tails to make them move. The day was getting dark, and everyone was freezing, the locals said that we would suffer hypothermia if we stay. So we had to leave backpacks and supplies on the mountain and return the same way we came. I also paid prices. I did not know how to protect myself, and I went without a hat, snow goggles and sun cream. My face was burned by the snow, and it was swollen, the skin was peeling even my face was deformed. I was proud of and bragged about it. Now I think of it, I find my ignorance is ridiculous and scary. But ever since, I have a bound with the locals of Motuo. When I went back again, I ate rice made with finger millet that rapped in banana leaf on the road and I saw they are happy to eat the rice even after picking out leeches. The locals are very simple, and they show their welcome in their way. When you enter the door, you have to drink three cups of homemade yellow rice wine, and when you leave, they will give you the vegetable they grow in their land or a few eggs from the henhouse. Those things are common in the city, but they are very precious at Motuo. I was touched by them. I walked on the road of Motuo for countless times, and I know every road and every village. I have been walking at Motuo for ten years. I like how the locals great me when we pass by, they wouldnt say,you are here again., They would say,you are back.. I think that means the approve me and accept me as a family instead of a tourist. I miss them every time I leave. In 2012, I decided that I would live in Motuo for a while to feel the life of local people and this was how the lodge which named Lotus Destiny created. Motuo indicated a holy land where the lotus was hidden. At that year, I truly blend in their life. I always lost cellphone signals, waters and electricity got cut off often as well, but that was the happiest time of my life. When I left, I started to rethink about my life. Why are we alive? Are we just living?

On the outdoor road, we always meet different people and things. Every time we will feel something different, and we will find a new understanding of life. This is a process of finding and discovering self. We can listen and see other peoples story while walking and let other people join our story in the meantime. That is why we never want it to stop. There are people and things that will impress us and change us without noticing. At April 2015m I went to EBC alone, with a backpack and a camera again. EBC is known as the heaven road for outdoor lovers, and that place attracts me too. I thought it would be a simple walking, but it influenced me again. The first half of my trip was fluency, I walked among snow mountains every day and I could not use words to describe how astonishing it was. I met a lot of wild animals on the way, I could touch them closely with my hand, and they would not be scared away. It showed the harmony between human and nature. In the Everest base camp, I saw many people were doing adaptable training for climbing the Everest. I admired them from the bottom of my heart. I did not know that my classmate from my primary outdoor class Sister Huaer was one of them at that time. After I left the Everest base camp, I did not go to the other ditch due to the snow, and that meant that I could not continue the journey. I was a little disappointed, but I had to end my trip early because of time. Just two days after I left Lukla, I saw the news about the earthquake at the Everest south slope base camp, and then I saw Sister Huaers name on the women mountaineer list. I felt complicated, and I felt lucky that I left the Everest base camp early and I felt worried about the people who stayed at the base camp especially when someone I know was one of them. But there was nothing I could do, all I could do was to pray for their well-being. The trip to EBC made me understand that do not push for things to happen and let nature take its course. I have loved outdoors for eleven years, I saw death on the road of Motuo, passed snow slide and my car got stuck at the bank of a lake in Ali no mans zone. I was lucky, but I would never know if I could be lucky the next time.


I love nature and outdoor sports. It opens a new life model for me. I went through a lot of challenges, accidents, and surprises from liking it to make it a part of my life. It made me understand the meaning of life, and it made me more forgivable. I become an outdoor practitioner from an outdoor lover. I become a trail run lover from hiker and marathon runner. I open a hostel at Dali after I opened a lodge at Lhasa. All of this was because I am bound to outdoors. Everyone has a dream, and my dream is tied to outdoors. So outdoors changed my life, it made my life and living more plentiful and meaningful. While we enjoin being outdoors and feel nature, we should protect ourselves better. Because nothing is more important than safety. That is why we should learn more about outdoor security and join relevant classes is very necessary. We can protect ourselves and help other during danger this way. The outdoor road is long, and I hope to walk more, go further and be more excited about all the unknowns.

By Moxiaoyao

Introduction: She loves hiking, marathon and trail run. She hiked alone with a backpack at Motuo, EBC, Yubeng, Daocheng Yading, etc. She lived in Tibet for many years. She opens lodges and works in outdoor companies. She now lives in Dali and runs a hostel.

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