Historic Buddha has lost his head
11 April 2024
Gyeongju Namsan mountain
Today I went to the Gyeongju Namsan mountain. Everywhere has a Namsan mountain so I have to be specific. As mentioned I was not sure if this would....
To the grotto and beyond
9 April 2024
Bulkguksa Seokguram and Tohamsan
Today was the shortest hike, well in time anyway. Just over 2 hours in total, but still about 10km / 20k steps. You see it was a great quality pat....
Nuclear winter
6 April 2024
Hiking Palgongsan over Dongbong to Gatbawi
This was my third time climbing Palgongsan. Obviously I like it. I received feedback that I share too many pictures, so I decided to completely ig....
Cloudrocks
3 April 2024
Dojeongbong and Suraksan from Hoeryong station
Today I climbed a mountain I have climbed before, on April 1 2019, but today I climbed both up and down it from completely different directions to....
River view take 2
1 April 2024
Yebongsan and Ungilsan from Paldang Station
I did this hike previously, on 7 November 2022. At the time I declared it a top 5 hike of all time. That was during Autumn, when the leaves were c....
Grumpy hike to a better room
31 March 2024
Guryongsan from Yangjae to Irwon stations
Rejoice, for not only have I got a better room now, but I have more room photos of said room. I thought I might try and sleep in given my very la....
Power hike
23 November 2023
Mount Kariyose from Musashi-Itsukaichi station
Final hike. Longer than I expected! But that was fine. 27k steps, 18km, 4.5 hours, 999m of elevation gain. Much of it was alongside a power substa....
Nice and easy
21 November 2023
Mount Takamizu from Ikusabata to Sawai
Actually, there were three peaks on today's excellent hike but I cannot list them all in the title. Takamizu, Iwatekeishi and Sogaku. If you are l....
Not as long as I hoped for
19 November 2023
Mount Takanosu from Lake Okutama to Okutama station
I thought it would take longer! My day started at 5:12am as I had planned and warned myself. My bag was already packed with drinks and snacks and ....