--- title: Taiwan's 'Bikini Hiker' Dies After Falling During Solo Trek description: A Taiwanese woman known as "Bikini Hiker" for posting photos of herself in bathing suits on mountain tops died during a solo hike canonical: https://time.com/5510462/taiwan-bikini-hiker-dies/ author: Casey Quackenbush article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-01-23T08:17:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:57:03.082Z og:title: Taiwan's 'Bikini Hiker' Dies After Falling During Solo Trek og:description: Gigi Wu was known on social media for her bikini-clad photos on mountain tops og:url: https://time.com/5510462/taiwan-bikini-hiker-dies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4659f18dbaa112c/698943c809208fad674132e6/gettyimages-166729270.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The eastern view over Taiwan from Yu-Shan main peak at 3952 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taiwan's 'Bikini Hiker' Dies After Falling During Solo Trek twitter:description: Gigi Wu was known on social media for her bikini-clad photos on mountain tops twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4659f18dbaa112c/698943c809208fad674132e6/gettyimages-166729270.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Taiwanese Internet Sensation 'Bikini Hiker' Has Died After Falling During a Solo Trek by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Jan 23, 2019 8:17 AM UTC  The eastern view over Taiwan from Yu-Shan main peak at 3952 mt. above the sea level. The eastern view over Taiwan from Yu-Shan main peak at 3952 mt. above the sea level.Alberto Buzzola—LightRocket/Getty Images by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Jan 23, 2019 8:17 AM UTC A Taiwanese woman known as the “Bikini Hiker” for posting photos of herself in rainbow-colored bathing suits on mountaintops has [died](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46955645) during a solo hike, the BBC reports. Gigi Wu, 36, contacted emergency services when she fell into a ravine during a multi-day trek, but bad weather thwarted rescue operations. Wu’s body was found Monday after a night of freezing temperatures, and is believed to have died of hypothermia. Wu is known for her bikini-clad hiking posts on social media, where she amassed more than 14,000 followers. Her fans have shown an outpouring of grief in comments on her Facebook page. According to local news site Focus Taiwan, Wu [first got the idea](http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201901210018.aspx) to begin posting the photos after she lost a best with a friend. Over the last four years, Wu reportedly said she had done 100 hikes donning at least 97 bikinis. 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