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[flyingillini]

He could always hire a rickshaw!

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@Tanko

the popular perception of a near-vertical "90-degree slant" stems from the intense difficulty and high casualty rate of the battle, where soldiers felt they were being "chewed up like hamburger meat" as they repeatedly assaulted the well-fortified positions on the unforgiving terrain. The difficult terrain, combined with extensive enemy fortifications, contributed to the 10-day battle that involved 11 major assaults.

• Slope: The mountain was characterized by extremely steep, jungle-covered slopes. The terrain was so severe that moving up the hill was a grueling physical challenge even without enemy fire.
• Vegetation: The entire mountain was blanketed in double- and triple-canopy jungle, thick bamboo, and waist-high elephant grass, which provided ample cover for the entrenched North Vietnamese Army (PAVN) forces and hindered U.S. movement and observation.
• Elevation: The hill's official name, Hill 937, came from its elevation of 937 meters (approximately 3,074 feet) above sea level. It was a solitary massif that dominated the northern A Shau Valley.

 

[flyingillini]

That looks flat and easy... Hell, you could crawl up that path.
Come on Fly. Grow a pair.

That is not the part I am worried about. look what I just posted, there are parts of it which is impossible. I can barely walk now as it is.

 

[Tanko]

@Tanko

the popular perception of a near-vertical "90-degree slant" stems from the intense difficulty and high casualty rate of the battle, where soldiers felt they were being "chewed up like hamburger meat" as they repeatedly assaulted the well-fortified positions on the unforgiving terrain. The difficult terrain, combined with extensive enemy fortifications, contributed to the 10-day battle that involved 11 major assaults.

• Slope: The mountain was characterized by extremely steep, jungle-covered slopes. The terrain was so severe that moving up the hill was a grueling physical challenge even without enemy fire.
• Vegetation: The entire mountain was blanketed in double- and triple-canopy jungle, thick bamboo, and waist-high elephant grass, which provided ample cover for the entrenched North Vietnamese Army (PAVN) forces and hindered U.S. movement and observation.
• Elevation: The hill's official name, Hill 937, came from its elevation of 937 meters (approximately 3,074 feet) above sea level. It was a solitary massif that dominated the northern A Shau Valley.

Use a Segway?

 

[tommir99]

I have been everywhere here except 1 place which I got government approval to go 50 days ago but due to my knee injury I can't go. I got approved to go to Hamburger Hill but now I can't go.

How did you get the knee injury? Sorry to hear about that.