Bukansan Hike (Flashback to winter) South Korea

Seven Sisters and their Teacher from David Dutton on Vimeo.

Seven Sisters and their Teacher is an amazing time lapse of South Korea taken in the Daejeon mountains. Much like the mountains of northern Seoul (Bukansan), the tranquil scenes of nature, temple and streams come together in autumn and explode with adventure in winter (recommended for visiting Bukansan, and that information follows). Enjoy your adventures in Korea.

Moxxor rep. Luke Goddard (company information) invited me on a great hiking location in northern Seoul, Mount Bukansan will not disappoint any travelers that wish to get some fresh air and outdoor activity in winter. They sell rubber-strapped steel crampons (5,000 won a pair) for walking on snow and ice -recommended for this mid-winter adventure. It's nice because those cramp-ons are all you need to climb safely, as you'll see in the video, I'm only wearing running shoes with the cramp-ons. The area is fresh and the scenery will enable a full eye-view of surrounding mountains and the winter is the preferred season, as it is clearer than summer months. If you come to Korea, make sure you try this!

Directions from Seoul: take the orange subway line northwest (Anguk Station...or others on Orange line 3) and take off at Gupabal station. From there, just take a bus with other local hikers and you'll get dropped off at the base of the mountains. From here you can hike to several peaks and there are several descents are optional, some end up on the northcentral area of Seoul at Miasamgeori Station, light blue line 4. Here's a subway map -this will help you find the way (click, it will take you to the original photo for printing).

Bukansan Hike (Flashback to winter) South Korea

Seven Sisters and their Teacher from David Dutton on Vimeo.

Seven Sisters and their Teacher is an amazing time lapse of South Korea taken in the Daejeon mountains. Much like the mountains of northern Seoul (Bukansan), the tranquil scenes of nature, temple and streams come together in autumn and explode with adventure in winter (recommended for visiting Bukansan, and that information follows). Enjoy your adventures in Korea.

Moxxor rep. Luke Goddard (company information) invited me on a great hiking location in northern Seoul, Mount Bukansan will not disappoint any travelers that wish to get some fresh air and outdoor activity in winter. They sell rubber-strapped steel crampons (5,000 won a pair) for walking on snow and ice -recommended for this mid-winter adventure. It's nice because those cramp-ons are all you need to climb safely, as you'll see in the video, I'm only wearing running shoes with the cramp-ons. The area is fresh and the scenery will enable a full eye-view of surrounding mountains and the winter is the preferred season, as it is clearer than summer months. If you come to Korea, make sure you try this!

Directions from Seoul: take the orange subway line northwest (Anguk Station...or others on Orange line 3) and take off at Gupabal station. From there, just take a bus with other local hikers and you'll get dropped off at the base of the mountains. From here you can hike to several peaks and there are several descents are optional, some end up on the northcentral area of Seoul at Miasamgeori Station, light blue line 4. Here's a subway map -this will help you find the way (click, it will take you to the original photo for printing).

Bukansan Hike (Flashback to winter) South Korea

Seven Sisters and their Teacher from David Dutton on Vimeo.

Seven Sisters and their Teacher is an amazing time lapse of South Korea taken in the Daejeon mountains. Much like the mountains of northern Seoul (Bukansan), the tranquil scenes of nature, temple and streams come together in autumn and explode with adventure in winter (recommended for visiting Bukansan, and that information follows). Enjoy your adventures in Korea.

Moxxor rep. Luke Goddard (company information) invited me on a great hiking location in northern Seoul, Mount Bukansan will not disappoint any travelers that wish to get some fresh air and outdoor activity in winter. They sell rubber-strapped steel crampons (5,000 won a pair) for walking on snow and ice -recommended for this mid-winter adventure. It's nice because those cramp-ons are all you need to climb safely, as you'll see in the video, I'm only wearing running shoes with the cramp-ons. The area is fresh and the scenery will enable a full eye-view of surrounding mountains and the winter is the preferred season, as it is clearer than summer months. If you come to Korea, make sure you try this!

Directions from Seoul: take the orange subway line northwest (Anguk Station...or others on Orange line 3) and take off at Gupabal station. From there, just take a bus with other local hikers and you'll get dropped off at the base of the mountains. From here you can hike to several peaks and there are several descents are optional, some end up on the northcentral area of Seoul at Miasamgeori Station, light blue line 4. Here's a subway map -this will help you find the way (click, it will take you to the original photo for printing).

Bukansan Hike (Flashback to winter) South Korea

Moxxor rep. Luke Goddard (company information) invited me on a great hiking location in northern Seoul, Mount Bukansan will not disappoint any travelers that wish to get some fresh air and outdoor activity in winter. They sell rubber-strapped steel crampons (5,000 won a pair) for walking on snow and ice -recommended for this mid-winter adventure. It's nice because those cramp-ons are all you need to climb safely, as you'll see in the video, I'm only wearing running shoes with the cramp-ons. The area is fresh and the scenery will enable a full eye-view of surrounding mountains and the winter is the preferred season, as it is clearer than summer months. If you come to Korea, make sure you try this!

Directions from Seoul: take the orange subway line northwest (Anguk Station...or others on Orange line 3) and take off at Gupabal station. From there, just take a bus with other local hikers and you'll get dropped off at the base of the mountains. From here you can hike to several peaks and there are several descents are optional, some end up on the northcentral area of Seoul at Miasamgeori Station, light blue line 4. Here's a subway map -this will help you find the way (click, it will take you to the original photo for printing).

Trails, Rails, Gales and Tales from a Bicycle in Korea

This post is intended to show the geographical terrain of South Korea's Gangwon-do Province and the points crossed in these photos display areas between Gangneung-si and Uljin County on the northeast coast. The route is my favorite for cycling/training in Korea, Hwy 7 -dubbed the "Asian Highway" links Goseong to the northern limits of South Korea bordering the DMZ/North Korea's militarized armaments. Other places to visit en route include Sokcho, Yang Yang, Gangneung, Donghae, Samcheok, Uljin, Pyeonghae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Ulsan and finally Busan. It was the first training of April 2010, I spent the month of March recovering from the 'yellow dust' blown over China/Korea/Japan/Taiwan and much of far East Asia. Feeling better now, I completed a short training route with a great deal of vertical variation: 7 hours 30 mins (RT=Ride time) 16.7km/h (AS=Average Speed) 60.5km/h (MS=Maximum Speed) 125.95km traveled. It's really a short distance, but after being on medical furlow for a month, I was happy with just be back on the saddle. Work to accomplish now in my academics, back to the bike when the way clears. ^^.

Trails, Rails, Gales and Tales from a Bicycle in Korea

This post is intended to show the geographical terrain of South Korea's Gangwon-do Province and the points crossed in these photos display areas between Gangneung-si and Uljin County on the northeast coast. The route is my favorite for cycling/training in Korea, Hwy 7 -dubbed the "Asian Highway" links Goseong to the northern limits of South Korea bordering the DMZ/North Korea's militarized armaments. Other places to visit en route include Sokcho, Yang Yang, Gangneung, Donghae, Samcheok, Uljin, Pyeonghae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Ulsan and finally Busan. It was the first training of April 2010, I spent the month of March recovering from the 'yellow dust' blown over China/Korea/Japan/Taiwan and much of far East Asia. Feeling better now, I completed a short training route with a great deal of vertical variation: 7 hours 30 mins (RT=Ride time) 16.7km/h (AS=Average Speed) 60.5km/h (MS=Maximum Speed) 125.95km traveled. It's really a short distance, but after being on medical furlow for a month, I was happy with just be back on the saddle. Work to accomplish now in my academics, back to the bike when the way clears. ^^.

Trails, Rails, Gales and Tales from a Bicycle in Korea

This post is intended to show the geographical terrain of South Korea's Gangwon-do Province and the points crossed in these photos display areas between Gangneung-si and Uljin County on the northeast coast. The route is my favorite for cycling/training in Korea, Hwy 7 -dubbed the "Asian Highway" links Goseong to the northern limits of South Korea bordering the DMZ/North Korea's militarized armaments. Other places to visit en route include Sokcho, Yang Yang, Gangneung, Donghae, Samcheok, Uljin, Pyeonghae, Pohang, Gyeongju, Ulsan and finally Busan. It was the first training of April 2010, I spent the month of March recovering from the 'yellow dust' blown over China/Korea/Japan/Taiwan and much of far East Asia. Feeling better now, I completed a short training route with a great deal of vertical variation: 7 hours 30 mins (RT=Ride time) 16.7km/h (AS=Average Speed) 60.5km/h (MS=Maximum Speed) 125.95km traveled. It's really a short distance, but after being on medical furlow for a month, I was happy with just be back on the saddle. Work to accomplish now in my academics, back to the bike when the way clears. ^^.