Monday, July 20, 2009

Might Seoraksan; To the Peak, Along the Ridge, and Down Through the Valley

More to come on Seoraksan later, but here is a friend's detailed description of the course we took this Sunday. What a hike! 11.5 hours in rain, clouds, wind and finally sunshine! I've experienced something awesome once again. Here's Rob's review:

"We started the hike at 6AM from the Han Gye Ryung reststop and the south western starting point of Seorak mountain. The hike to the Daechongbong peak of Seorak (highest in Seorak at 1708 meters or 5605 feet) was just over 5. It was steep for about 2 hours in the beginning but then we walked along the ridge so it was not too difficult but the view was almost completely covered by the clouds. We took our group picture at the peak right before I [Rob] shot off fireworks. Then we started the long hike down along the Chun Bul Dong Valley just as the sun decided to come out for the rest of the hike. There was lots of waterfalls from the rain and the granite boulder formations Seorak is famous for. It was truly an EPIC hike on a Majestic mountain. "

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