Dragon Year: Korea and Beyond!

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January 8th 2012

Published: January 14th 2012

Anyang! Hello and happy new year to everyone! What a year to be alive, right? If you're like me, it's tough to hang up the shorts for a while and bring out the double layer of leggings and underarmor, but even with the runny nose and frozen toes there's a lot to be thankful for and so much to look forward to in the new year. For one, we never stop hiking here in Korea so th... Read Full Entry

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wowzers

coooooool

Korean snowman

2 balls!

Jinok, Suna and... some other cool cat

looks jump-in-able

We made it back down!

Norebong Bus action!

Ollie and Ceri on the bus

Stayed strong and kept away from the mic when the music started, too smart...

Norebong bus partyyyyy

Buddhist dharma talk

Debong-sunim talking about awareness of hindrances.

Peon climbing

Join the line, grab the ropes and step/jump from metal rod to metal rod jutting out of the rockface. That's the Korean way, oh and sing some songs while you do it!

Check out that incline!

And I had Adjishis (grandmas) motoring past me sometimes!

Dobongsan cliff

Dobongsan peak

Sat here to do a sketch for about an hour, super inspiring!

Dobongsan sketch

Here's what i came up with

Now this is a story...

This is where we emerged out of the wilderness and recovered the trail after getting lost for hours in the deep forest on the mountain. Stories of Gyeongju spirits and monsters kept us motivated!

And we made it!

After a few hour detour we managed to hug the summmit rock

Han River sunset

One of my favourite bike routes takes you by this point of the river, next to a lookout pier, looking out towards downtown Seoul and Namsan tower.

Not a waste of time

Ride, look up.... mouth opens....stop. wait.... picture

New Years celebration, obviously!

Me and Sarah from Busan doing the first handstands of 2012

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