Ready for take off!

I spent the last week packing, unpacking, and repacking. But I think I'm finally ready, the packs are good to go. My flight to Hong Kong is tomorrow morning. Once I'm in HK I plan to crash in the airport for the night (in true dirtbagging style), next day I make my way across the China/HK border to Shengzhen, then take the sleeper bus overnight to Yangshuo. I should be in Yangshuo by 7 am on the 30th local time.

I just weighed myself while carry all my luggage. The scale reads about 230 lbs. Without the luggage the scale reads about 140 lbs. Great, my packs weigh about 90 lbs... I think I'm going to have a rough time catching buses and trains in China.

Packing list:
Clothes: two pairs of pants (convertible), one pair of softshell pants (winter), three pairs of shorts, three t-shirts, six pairs of boxers, four pairs of socks, three long sleeve shirts, two pairs of long john, one softshell jacket, one insulated jacket, one rainjacket, two hats, two pairs of gloves

Other things: dSLR camera, portable CD writer, battery chargers, headlamp, two pairs of climbing shoes, hiking boots, sandals, helmet, harness, chalk bag and chalk, one and half set of nuts, three tri-cams, two Maxcams, ascender, Gri-gri, Reverso, slings and quickdraws, climbing rope, sleeping bag, sleeping pad, camping hammock, books, and other small stuff

I won't go on a climbing trip without bringing any climbing gear again.

By the way, blogspot.com is probably blocked from within China, so I may not be able to keep this blog going. If I stopped blogging, don't get too concerned! For those of you whom I known, I will try to e-mail you with updates from China. If I don't e-mail you... e-mail me and I'll fix that.

Well I'm totally excited, tomorrow is the start of a new adventure!