korea in a downpour // oh please let this mark the end of my dry spells

a 2-day hike in the center of Korea

day 1, 4:54 AM and fighting. now that I know how nice it is to hike in daybreak-cool, 9 AM heat makes me shudder.

nothing but mountains in every direction

not-rock-climbing

peak #1, 8:58 AM

peak #2, 10:28 AM

home for the night, 6:40 PM

drinking my fill of rice wine

two people on the far right - my rock climbing teachers. man with the hat on my left - owner of the hikers lodge who tried to set me up with his son.

dinner

day 2, peak #3

peak #4

gold-plated statue of Buddha at the temple at the bottom of the mountain

done and done

camping, night-hiking, and learning to rock climb

the view from our tent

ko jae-ho 샘님 babies me through my first baby rock

not-so-baby rock

going down is scary.