Since restrictions on entering the mountains were lifted in 1980, the diverse mountainscapes of Taiwan have attracted countless climbers. "While the legal restrictions were in effect, the only people who conquered the many obstacles to getting up the mountains were a few crazy fools," recalls 77-year-old seasoned mountaineer Lin Shan-ku. "Only later, when the restrictions were lifted, did the situation change."
一九八○年代「山禁」開放後，姿態各具的台灣百岳吸引了無數的登山客競逐，現年七十七歲的登山老將林山谷回憶，「那時候在法令限制下，會排除萬難上山的總是那幾個『瘋子』，後來山禁開放，情形就不一樣了。」