The iron railing pillars on the main peak line of Yushan Mountain that were knocked down due to rockfall caused by the Hualien earthquake have all been repaired.

(Picture provided by Yu Guan Department)

[Reporter Xie Jieyu/Report from Nantou] On the 15th of this month, due to the 6.2 earthquake off the coast of Hualien, a large number of falling rocks occurred in the gravel slope area above the tuyere of the main peak line of Yushan National Park. In addition to no life-threatening, four iron railing pillars in the iron chain area of ​​the wind mouth were also hit and collapsed. After the Yushan National Park Management Office (referred to as the Yuguan Office) sent personnel to the mountain for emergency repairs, the damaged pillars have now been repaired , The Yuguan Office also reminded mountain friends again that when passing through this dangerous section, try to lower the center of gravity as much as possible, and pay attention to whether the road conditions are icy or frosty, so as to avoid accidents.

The Yuguan Department pointed out that the distance from the vent of Yushan to the top of the main peak is nearly 200 meters. It is a very steep and steep weathered gravel slope area. It is also the most dangerous section of climbing the main peak of Yushan. Mountain friends who come to climb must not take the risk of slippery lightly.

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Although waves of cold air have been coming in waves recently, in order to ensure the safety of mountain climbing, the Yuguan Office still dispatched conservation inspectors from the Paiyun Management Station to go up the mountain, braving the critical freezing point low temperature, and carrying heavy maintenance tools in the cold wind. Re-righting and stabilizing the iron railing pillars that were knocked down, the only purpose is to repair the facilities as soon as possible, and then provide mountain friends with a safe way to go up and down Yushan. It also shows that the conservation inspectors fulfill their duties and protect Yushan. All walks of life give affirmation.

In the process of repairing the damaged iron railing pillars on the main peak line of Yushan Mountain, the staff of the Yushan Management Office first worked together to remove the huge falling rocks.

(Picture provided by Yu Guan Department)

The personnel of the Yushan Management Office carried out foundation excavation and stabilization work on the damaged iron railing pillars on the main peak line of Yushan Mountain.

(Picture provided by Yu Guan Department)