The reason guidebooks recommend that climbers overnight at the lodges is that the east trail is home to Crying Slope, the very name of which is disheartening, and the mysterious Black Forest. These are both quite a physical challenge to the average climber.
之所以建議山友在山莊休息，緣於「雪東線」上讓人聞之喪膽的「哭坡」、神秘詭譎的「黑森林」，對一般山友來說，都是體力的大挑戰。