Even during his compulsory military service, O-Young would go climbing at every opportunity, often going directly from camp into the highlands. He still has a photo of himself climbing Mt. Chilai in uniform.
即使服兵役，歐陽台生一有假期就是去爬山，常常從軍營直奔大山，往往穿著軍褲，連文書兵的公事包也一起帶上山，歐陽身邊還留有一張穿軍褲爬奇萊大山的照片呢。