The little gem of Hehuanshan

Suffering from a very rare disease, Chen Wan-Ping (陳婉坪) underwent a tracheostomy when she was just three years old. In spite of the fact she was left requiring the use of a respirator, she has always dreamed of climbing Hehuanshan. Recently, the realization of this dream came one step closer when friends helped bring her to the famous mountain. One the first day, however, after Chen Wan-Ping experienced difficulty in adjusting to the high altitude, the group decided to first ascend Taiwan’s highest road ‘Wuling.’ This gave Chen Wan-Ping the opportunity to take some pictures and upload them onto Facebook, generating numerous ‘Likes.’

On the second day, Chen Wan-Ping’s condition had sufficiently improved, and she set off for Hehuanshan’s main peak. Forcing herself to endure excruciating back pain caused from the bumps along the trail, with everyone taking turns pushing her, it took Chen Wan-Ping two hours to reach the peak - one hour longer than the average climber. This was the first of Chen Wan-Ping’s ‘100 Peaks,’ and a dream come true. Aptly nicknamed ‘Little Gem,’ Chen Wan-Ping is undoubtedly the brightest little gem on Hehuanshan. 

The little gem of Hehuanshan
URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/248267 

(以下是中文對照)

合歡山上的小鑽石
 

陳婉坪是一位罕見疾病的孩子，她三歲的時候接受氣切手術¬，開始了與呼吸器相伴的人生，爬上合歡山一直是坪坪心中的夢想。在眾多好友的協助下，他來到合歡山，因為高海拔的關係有點適應不良，所以第一天先上全台公路最高點的武嶺，坪坪拍照並且在臉書上打卡，瞬間就有很多臉友來按讚。

第二天坪坪的情況好多了，開始往合歡主峰出發，大家輪流推坪坪，合歡主峰步道一般人一小時可以登頂，坪坪克服萬難，忍著因為顛簸而造成的背痛，走走停停花了二小時終於登頂合歡主峰，這是坪坪的第一座百岳，也完成了心中的一個夢想。坪坪的綽號又叫小鑽石，無疑是一顆合歡山上最閃亮的小鑽石。