Huang attended high school intermittently for five years and upon graduation passed the entrance exam for United College of Technology (precursor to National United University) in the departments of resource engineering and mining. Now his studies and interests coincided, allowing him to further indulge his passion for mountain climbing. In a few short years he conquered some 50 out of Taiwan's highest peaks.
高中斷斷續續讀了五年，畢業後考上聯合工專資源工程礦治科，學業與興趣總算結合在一起，讓黃兆應更癡迷於組隊爬山，短短幾年內，就征服了百岳中的五十座。