Cheers Jon ! At the bottom of the mountain tonight and up to 1,650m tomorrow. Some snow tonight which is what I was praying for - but not as much as I hoped. We'll see if it's enough when I get up there. Pity I had to bring my plans forward though as some 50cms forecast over next Thurs/Friday. Rats !
There's some really cool areas on this, supposedly the most mysterious and beautiful in China / though far far far from the highest range. Google : Huangshan Mountain, Carp's Back ... 2m wide walk with 1,000m drop offs on both sides ! There's also a 10" wide ledge over huge drop offs - you inch along it with a carabiner snapped to the cable drilled into the face - you can find videos of that on Youtube. It's a gorgeous mountain.