Life is a different Wave moving by Time and ending at Shore: Updating Different Samcheonsa Temple Course to Baewundae Summit Hike to 2018-04-20 Seoul Bukhansan Mountain Climb in Korea-Baewundae Summit Course

1. Date and Time : Jan 17, 2018 09:30 ~17:30 (8 hours including one hour break).

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

3. Distance and Course : About 12.0km. Course is to start at Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot => Buwangdong Amun => Yonghwasa Temple => Jungheungsa Temple => Taegosa Temple => Bukhansan Shelter => Yongamun-small gate and Uimun- small gate => Baewundae Summit (836m Altitude) and back to Samcheonsa Temple Parking Lot. Please refer to Bukhansan Baekwundae Summit Samcheonsa Temple Course Map and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHSdM0tFEdw

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, at North West Seoul since I started to ascend to Buamdong Amun (small gate at fort castle) from Samcheonsa temple and going straight down at the Amun Junction heading to Buheungsagi, Yonghwasa Temple, Jungheungsa Temple, Taegosa Temple, Bukhansan Shelter, Yongamun-small gate, Uimun- small gate and 836m Altitude Baewundae Summit. As see at the Photo at Samcheonsa temple. I started at Samcheonsa Temple and climbed usual course between Samcheonsa Temple and Buwangdong Amun through slopped rocky and stony stream road for about one and half an hour and reached first planed point, Buwangdong Amun where I could go to Munsubong Peak at right, Uisangbong Peak at left and straight 500m to Buheungsagi. I took straight and walked down for about a quarter minutes and reached Sanyongru Pavilion where I could look down beautiful frozen valley Stream. I shortly took a break for photo and video shot as see at the attached. I walked on mild sloped stony road and saw many climbers going up or down, even under normal working days. I could feel our country, Korea has been getting into welfare country since these many people provably personal off or vacation. When I was young, 40 years ago, I was working at every Saturday and could not think this kind of personal off or break, long times passing and situation changing a lot. Anyway I walked on this road and passing by Jungheungsa Temple and found junction mark as see at the photo: 800m to Bukhansan Shelter and 2.4km to Baewundae Summit at left and 2 km to Daenammun at right and turned left at the junction starting climb on very steep uphill road for about 10 minutes and saw so clear and grey white Nojeokbong Peak at left and confirmed I was closing to Baewundae Summit. I kept on walking somewhat hard steep road for about half an hour and met next junction mark: 200m to Yong Amun and 1.7km to Baekwundae Summit at left and 1.3km to Daedong Mun (Great East Gate) and turned left at the junction and continuously climbed over the hard road for about 10 minutes and met one Hungarian visiting to Korea first time staying for 4 night and well satisfied to stay in Korea. I offered short interview to him and had a short interview at the video attached. When I asked him if he lies to come over Korea again, he positively answered “Of Course Yes” as see at the video. I moved up and passed Yong Amun as soon as I finished the interview and carried on climb for about 20 minutes and reached landmark stating as 900m to the Baewundae Summit at right. I found climb road getting tougher and harder according to elevation and time passing. As I climbed these hard Rocky road for about q quarter minutes, I saw clear and very pleased picture of Baewundae Summit flagging on top at left and made nice photo shot. As I just walking at Uimun Junction, I met Holland young couple climbing Bukhansan Mountain and talked for a while and found their information of Korea mountains like Bukhansan were limited and not sufficient to foreigners. So I showed my blooger and explained there are some information which foreigner could uas as an advance information prior to their visit to Korea. They told they were pleased to know my blogger information willing to introduce it to their friends. Anyhow I moved up to the Summit for 30 minutes and touched down the Baewundae Summit, 836m altitude and looking around the summit and confirmed to me it was well and enough worthwhile that I made so hard and difficult hike for so long time for some more 4 hours. On the way down I saw Insubong Peak, 2nd highest and Mankyungdae, 3rd highest peak and kept the picture at the photo and video as see at the attached and backed to the Samcheonsa Temple through the same raod as I ascended this morning.