Traveling on top of Ca Tun Ferry
(Baonghean.vn) - Amidst the clouds, the roaring mountain winds, and the wildness of Pha Ca Tun peak at an altitude of 2,462m, we held a flag-raising ceremony and sang the Marching Song together. The trip became extremely sacred!
The First Ferry Ca Tun
Many years ago, the people working for the Nghe An Party newspaper heard that in Tri Le commune (Que Phong), the border area of Nam Giai commune, close to the Vietnam - Laos border, there are many high mountains. Among them, there is Pu Hoat peak that pierces the sky. On the top of this mountain, all four seasons of spring - summer - autumn - winter are always covered with clouds...
And every time we went up to Que Phong, the stories about Pu Hoat peak came to us more and more. That this mountain belongs to Pha Ca Tun range, more than 2,400m high, just behind Pu Xai Lai Leng mountain in Na Ngoi commune (Ky Son). That to reach Pha Ca Tun range, we have to go up to the highest and most remote villages, where Mong people of Tri Le commune live such as Huoi Moi, Nam Tot... From there, we have to climb steep slopes for many hours to reach the top. Some people also said that Pha Ca Tun range consists of many high mountains following each other, but there are two rocky mountains that reach the sky. The big mountain is Pu Hoat, which locals often call "father mountain"; the lower mountain is called "mother mountain". Because the mountain is high, because the road is difficult and arduous, because it belongs to the border belt... There are still drug dealers hanging around, so few people dare to think about exploring Pu Hoat peak.
