Twenty-four years ago a mountaineering expedition of the Ogaki Alpine Association of Japan hired Shih Chin, a Bunung aborigine of Tungpu in Taiwan, as a sherpa to help them climb Yu Shan, or Jade Mountain. On the way down, Shih Chin fell into a ravine and broke his back, resulting in a lasting disability that has prevented him from ever climbing again.
日本大垣山協登山隊於廿四年前雇用東埔布農族史進，協助攀登玉山；回程中，史進墜谷脊椎受傷，而致雙腿行動不便，無法再爬山。