Ulsanbawi, the first of the three hikes of the “Seoraksan Grand Slam”
Ulsanbawi
Haeundeulbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
View from the peak of Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
At the peak of Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Ulsanbawi
Sinheunsa
Sinheunsa
Sinheunsa
Tongil Daebul
Tongil Daebul
The start of the hike to Daechongbong, the highest peak of Seoraksan at 1,708 meters.
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Daechongbong Peak
Standing at the top of Daechongbong Peak, 1,708 meters
Windblown on Daechongbong Peak
Windblown ice on Daechongbong Peak
Windblown ice on Daechongbong Peak
The start of day three of the Grand Slam, the Juheonggol Valley hike
Our intrepid guide!
The Jedi bear!
At the beginning of March, South Korea celebrated their Independence Day, and I decided to take the three day weekend to do a bit of traveling. By chance, that weekend Adventure Korea, was hosting a three day hike of the Seoraksan mountain range. in Gangwon province. Out of the group of twenty-five, three of us completed the “Seoraksan Grand Slam,” the three hardest hiking courses. After nearly twenty-five kilometers of hiking up and down some of the most beautiful mountains I have seen in Korea, I was simultaneously satisfied, relaxed, and dead tired!
Do you know how the weather has been recently? I’ve been out of country on holiday for a bit now so I don’t know what the weather’s done since I left. I would imagine most of the snow should be fairly well gone at this point. When I was there only the main peak, Daecheongbong, had a lot of snow cover on it. It should be fine now.
ExpatZac 
Im going to be leaving to Hike Seoraksan tomorrow. Do you think I’ve have to deal with as much snow?
Do you know how the weather has been recently? I’ve been out of country on holiday for a bit now so I don’t know what the weather’s done since I left. I would imagine most of the snow should be fairly well gone at this point. When I was there only the main peak, Daecheongbong, had a lot of snow cover on it. It should be fine now.