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Hikers often hire trail guides to accompany them up the mountain. But for many of these guides, their work goes beyond helping carry heavy luggage. They help hikers prepare meals, carry equipment to repair mountain huts, and even join rescue efforts in the event of a disaster. These unsung heroes support life above the clouds, earning them the title “cloud-walkers.”

These trail guides hoist 40kg packs on their backs to bring up a mountain. Between the three of them, they’re carrying 120kg of food and materials, enough for a group of 10 to go on a seven-day hike.

- Do you know how heavy it is?
- I don’t know, I just carry it.

Familiar with the mountain paths, these guides lead hikers on long journeys, advising them through more dangerous sections.

Navigating challenging cliffs, they carefully bring their heavy packs to the next campsite. They rely not only on fitness and experience. Cooking skills are just as important.

Before the hikers wake up, the guides begin cooking in the dark. Using camp stoves and big pots, they prepare a nutritious breakfast that will energize the group for the day’s journey.

Chen Lung
Mountain trail guide
I dry the vegetables at home first and wrap them in newspaper once they’re dry so they don’t spoil.

These skilled, experienced guides also help repair buildings on the mountain.

When Paiyun Lodge on Yushan was being renovated in 2022, guides like these carried the materials 8.4km to the lodge—a journey of five to seven hours one way.

- What’s in the pack?
- Food for Paiyun Lodge.
- Will carrying it like that affect your knees?
- My knees are OK. I take small steps instead of big strides, so it’s OK.

If disaster strikes on the mountain, they even help with rescue efforts. Experts of the mountain and its trails, these guides support hikers on journeys through the clouds, earning them the title “cloud-walkers.”

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