Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 — Taking a short break, with the General’s Tower in the background.

Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28

See a set of 16 shots from a mid-autumn hike up to the ‘switchback’, a special spot where the wall makes a hairpin turn on a bluff.

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Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 photo #1 — Setting out on the hike.

Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 photo #2 — Up the hill to the wall.

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Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 photo #5 — Higher up in the hills.

Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 photo #6 — Taking a short break, with the General’s Tower in the background.

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Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 photo #9 — We took a detour around a section that was under repair.

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Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 photo #13 — Passing the ‘switchback’.

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Switchback Great Wall, 2023/10/28 photo #16 — Hiking down a rough section to finish.

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