Li Jo-ying, a teacher at Kaohsiung Normal University, revealed that she had had a heart examination before the trip, the results of which showed her state of health did permit her to go-but just barely. If she missed this "Jade Mountain pilgrimage" prospects were dim for a second try. Come what may, she had been determined to go.
高雄師範大學老師李若英則透露，上山前才做心臟檢查，身體狀況是勉強可成行，這次「玉山朝聖」若錯過，以後機會更渺茫，她是鐵了心一定要來的。