It didn't take long to tackle the highest mountain in South Korea, Halla-san, located on Jeju Island. The mountain, actually a volcano, possibly extinct, is not that high, only 1,950 m (6,398') but the summit trail is 9.6 km making for a fairly long day. Halla-san is not the highest mountain in Korea as there are a couple of higher peaks in North Korea neither of which I will be tagging on this trip. The highest there, however, can be reached from China according to a South Korean peak bagger whom I met on the trail. Even though I only arrived in South Korea Friday evening after a very long trip from Seattle, I've been feeling pretty, pretty good and went for the summit on my second full day here. Glad I did as rain has
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