Myanmar Adventure Guide by Shota

Although Government put a lot of energy into development of the PUTAO circumference as begun, and between Myitkyina and PUTAO can go in 2 nights 3 days by car was hearing the talk that a driveway was under construction exceeding Jade Mountain from PUTAO recently.

I didn't believe those construction can be finished within 2005 or 2006.
Because it was the thing of Myanmar at any rate.

It was surprised when I saw the car road under construction with Bulldozer
in Jade Mountain.

Local people said it had been driven Bulldozer itself from Myitkyina to Putao.
It took 2 weeks.

They are making completely new road.

The way was made in the place which has not only made the former mountain path large and is completely different from a former way.

We could drive until altitude 900m on the new road.
It took just 3 hours from the place we got off the car to the village
after Jade mountain.

Old path was steep & narrow & no view at all.
We have to be really carefull if we trek in the raining.

It took 5 hours when we use old mountian path from Upper Shangaung to
the village after Jade mountain.

New road is wider than old mountain path which is not used
by local people now.

We can trek more easily & get the good view for Putao by new car road which is called as it.


wided path in Jade mountain

But I thought there is not enough car in Putao that even this road could cross Jade mountain .

porters and the summit of Mt.Phangrum


It has been to Mt.Phangrumlocated India Arunachael Pradesh & Myanmar border
from 20/Dec to 29/Dec/2005.

It is the 2nd time following March, 2004.
I could reach just the base camp on my previous trip for Mt.Phangrum


With porter on the summit of Mt.Phangrum(4,265m) on 25/Dec/2005


I feel somehow that unlike the time of March, 2004 of the last time followed on the summit it is for the place of abnormal weather this year, and snow was also able to arrive at the summit extremely small comparatively comfortably this time.

Although it arrived at the summit on the morning of December 25, even in BAGAN, it rained with a heavy rain like the rainy season in Yangon on that day.

However, Mt.Phangrum sumit was fine weather surely.

The view of Myanmar seen from the summit of the Mt.Phangrum

When it went to Mt.Phanrum, there were many opportunities for many wild animals to always see.

This time also I could see the strange rat which sails and catches small fish , deer, monkeies, the tail (thing [ like ]) of black leopard, and the big fish, etc.


The deer which fell from the cliff is caught.

And some were blessed also with the opportunity to eat.

To be continued