Re: [sumo] Hakuhou, Rijicho and the Wall

[Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com>]

Moti <sumo@dichne.com> wrote:

>On another note, it seems Hakuhou, in spite of his wrong 
footwear etc., 
>managed to climb 200 steps, each one around 30 centimeters 
high. And 
>still, he wanted to get to the top.. "I learned in school 
that the Wall 
>was built to keep out Mongolian attackers. I was deeply 
moved by this as 
>I climbed it for the first time", he said.


Wrong shoes or not, that's quite an accomplishment.

I was lucky enough to visit The Great Wall several years. 
Even with appropriate shoes on those steps are killers. 30 
centimeters high? Maybe on average, but the thing about the 
steps is that they are *not* similar height as you would 
expect a modern staircase to be (at least where we visited). 
One step might be 30 cm, the next 20cm, the next 40cm, the 
next 25cm, the next 30cm, the next 35cm, etc. 

I just could not get into any kind of rhythm in climbing 
those steps, with each a different height from the previous 
one, always having to watch that next step. And while some 
areas are gentle slopes, others are very steep. It's quite a 
workout!


Regards,
Jeanne


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[EndPost by Jeanne Hedge <jhedge@rcn.com>]