During my first year here I climbed a lot of mountains in and around Seoul, when visibility is good it's a great way to get your perspective. I climb mainly for the view rather than the exercise, unfortunately the hills around Seoul are very busy when the weather is good. Gwanaksan attracts 50million hikers a year!! Most of those people will be fitted with fluorescent or brightly coloured gear complete with trekking poles and anything else that might be useful when attempting a summit push on something we would call a hill back home.
With this in mind we decided to set off in the afternoon, we met around noon and enjoyed some strong coffee before we went shopping for picnic supplies. The late start worked out great, as we were walking up most people were on their way down. We were lucky with the weather too, it was pleasant for Novemeber and the visibility was a lot better than the last time I climbed Gwanaksan. It was a very enjoyable day out, and surprisingly peaceful,. we ate our snacks and kimbab on a nice sheltered spot somewhere near the top. We were joined by a wee bird that kept pecking at Ed's snickers.
With this in mind we decided to set off in the afternoon, we met around noon and enjoyed some strong coffee before we went shopping for picnic supplies. The late start worked out great, as we were walking up most people were on their way down. We were lucky with the weather too, it was pleasant for Novemeber and the visibility was a lot better than the last time I climbed Gwanaksan. It was a very enjoyable day out, and surprisingly peaceful,. we ate our snacks and kimbab on a nice sheltered spot somewhere near the top. We were joined by a wee bird that kept pecking at Ed's snickers.
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| Gwanaksan |
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| Sole lantern. |
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| I didn't know the bird would come so close, after this,. so I was desperate to take this photo. |
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| Ed and Stella and this charming wee thing. |
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| Really not shy. |
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| What type of bird is this? |
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