It filled him with anguish and added to the loneliness of his creative endeavor. After the tragedy, his awe of the mountains grew but his passion for mountain photography cooled a few degrees. In particular, the prospect of running into a Formosan black bear made him fear for his life.
山難事件後，他對山的敬畏感更增，拍山的熱情卻一度冷卻，尤其心中始終存有「萬一邂逅台灣黑熊，生命可能遭受危險」的恐懼，都讓他曾萌生告別山林的念頭。