Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Updating Different Munsubong Course Hike to 2018-04-22 Seoul Bukhansan Mountain Nahanbong Hike

1. Date and Time : Jan 09, 2018 09:30 ~16:00 (6 hours 30 Minutes including one hour break).

2. Location : Eunpyeong-gu (District), Seoul City, Korea

3. Distance and Course : About 8.9km. Course is to start at Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot => Buamdong Amun (small gate) => Nawolbong Peak (571m Altitude) => Nahanbong Peak (581m Altitude) => 715 Bong Peak (715m Altitude) => Munsubong Peak (727m Altitude) => Cheongsudong Amun (small gate) and back to Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot. Please refer to Bukhansan Munsubong Peak Hike Course Map and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcwMgbn43k4&feature=youtu.be

4. Overall Mountain Explanation.

Inside the Samgaksan mountain, alternative name of Bukhansan and triangle mountain among Baekwundae Summit (836.5M Altitude), Mankyungdae Peak (799.5m Altitude) and Insubong Peak ( 830.6m Altitude) as nominated as a National Park, there are lots of clean and spectacular valleys among major rock peaks made of granite. It gives a beautiful view, and there live over 10,300 species of animals and plants inside. Also, it offers various historical and cultural relics including Bukhansansung (Fortress) which has the history of 2,000 years since the era of 3 States and over 100 temples and shrines. It is known to climbers that hiking course from Uisangbong Peak to Munsubong Peak through Yongcheulbong Peak, Yeonghyeolbong Peak, Jeungchuibong Peak, Nawolbong Peak, Nahanbong Peak, 715 Bong Peak are the most hard and severe hike course at Bukhansan Mountain.

5. Detailed Hike Course Explanation.

I parked a personal car at Samcheonsa temple today since I started to ascend to Buamdong Amun (small gate at fort castle) from Samcheonsa temple and turning right at the Amun Junction to continuously climb over four peaks, Nawolbong Peak, Nahanbong Peak, 715 Bong Peak (715m Altitude) and Munsubong Peak (727m Altitude) and down hilled to Cheongsudong Amun Junction sand back to Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot. I checked and confirmed at Weather Forecast dust level was fine and good before move to the Samcheonsa Temple and found dust level was not so good and clear when I arrived at the Temple as see at the photo. I prepare to climb the Munsubong Peak hike course fine and briefly looked around temple and Mayae Yeorae Ipsang Standing Buddha engraving at big rock. But I could not approach the temple main hall due to renovation or repair works. I started to ascend the Bukhansan through valley stream and heading to Buamdong Amun for a quarter minutes and found first landmark stating as 2.4km to Bibong Peak and 2.8km to Daenammun at straight. I carried on the same rocky and stony road for some more half an hour and reached junction mark; 2.3km to Daenammun at right and 900m to Buamdong Amun at left. I turned left at the junction and headed to the Buwangdong Amun Junction and arrived at the Junction after about 40 minutes hard uphill road. I was expecting dust situation would be somewhat improved but it was similar situation, no improvement. I turned right at the junction and kept on walking slopped ridge road for 20 minutes and found so spectacular view of Bukhansan Summit as see at the photo which is at middle of the picture and Mankyungdae Peak at right and remotely Insubong situating between these two peaks. I also saw peculiar rocks at Nawolbong Peaks and Yeonghyeolbong Peak and Jeungchuibong peak slightly down below as see at the photo. I was continuously heading to Nahanbong Peak about half an hour more and reached Nahanbong Peak where I could somewhat closely see 715 bong and Munsubong which was sometimes hard course climbing over so steep and slippery rock under full support of safety steel rope and anchor. I struggled on these hard and difficult roads for about 40 minutes and touched down Munsubong Peak (727m Altitude) and shot nice picture of around spectacular peaks and weird rocks. I down hilled as soon as I finished shots at Munsubong Peak and got down to Cheongsudong Amun Junction after about a quarter minutes and confirmed branching road to 4.2km to the Samcheon Information Center at left. I turned left at the junction and walking down through steep downhill road for about 15 minutes and met junction between 1.5km to Bibong at straight and 3.5km to Samcheon Information Center at right and turned left and continuously descending on steep rocky road for about 40 minutes and reached landmark stating as 2.4km to Samcheon Information Center at straight. I found and felt road conditions were worse and tougher than before and even sometime hard to find correct road because bigger rock and fallen leaves covering the road. I was walking down through these raod more carefully and sometime checked and checked again. When I almost struggled on these tough and hard road for some more half an hour and returned to three way Junction, 1.9km to Samcheon Information Center at left and 900m to Buamdong Amun at right, where I passed this junction this morning on my way heading to the Buamdong Amun. I turned left at the junction and carried on the same rocky sloped road at or along with the stream for half an more and returned Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot after six and half an hour hiking including one hour break.