I enjoyed my trek a lot. This was my first mountain climbed and I had a great experience. Special thanks to the tour coordinator Mr Tinh, and my guide Mr Chay for keeping me safe on the trek. I had mentioned a few days prior to the trek that I just recovered from a flu and might be weaker on the day of the hike, and Mr Tinh requested Mr Chay take special care of me to make sure I was safe. As this was also my first time solo travelling, I requested to see some documents for insurance purposes as I wanted to play it safe, which Mr Tinh provided quickly. On the day of the hike, I had put on too many layers and had to keep stopping to remove them, and for exhaustion. Mr Chay was patient and waited with me. My bag was also quite heavy, so Mr Chay helped to carry the 1.5L water that was provided. Mr Chay and 2 other guides cooked lunch for myself and 3 other travellers, a nice hot bowl of instant noodles with chicken. This was much needed, as it gets really cold when you stop moving. We made it to the top a little behind schedule, and I had to take the cable car down instead as at that point I was already exhausted. We finished the hike at around 3-4pm and Mr Tinh met us again to drive me back to my hostel. Overall, a great experience doing this trek, I managed to cross something off my bucket list. If you are planning on doing this hike from ascent to descent, do not pack too many layers as they will just be a hindrance on the trail and add to the weight in your bag. It is possible for beginners to finish the whole trail in one day, but it may get dark on the way down, and descent is a little harder than ascent, so I opted not to do so. Cable car tickets can be purchased at the top for about 850000 dong, so you can decide on the day of the hike once you've reached the peak whether or not you want to hike back down. Overall, I am happy Fansipan was my first mountain climbed, and I am happy to have done it with Sapa Original Trek.