Climbed the one in the background - Ulsanbawi

Panorama

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November 3rd 2006
For us, the past few weeks have been a mad scramble to the mountains in an attempt to scale as many peaks as possible before the onset of winter. Surrounded by breathtaking panoramic views and spectacular seasonal leaves, motivation has come easy. We have clambered, hiked and hauled ourselves up close to 100 kilometres of rocky, boulder-strewn tracks and vertigo-inspiring cliff faces all across th ... read more

Asia » South Korea

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a... ... read more