A View From the Top of Seoul

Last week my friends and I climbed up Mt. Baegundae in Seoul. It's supposed to have the best view of the city and it certainly doesn't disappoint. It took a little over two hours to get to the top from the bus we took. It was all very difficult and steep; you had to use your hands a lot, especially towards the top.


Here's my friend Jacob on his way up. It's a lot steeper than it looks; you have to hold on the cables on the side to get up:


The area used to have a fortress near the top to help defend Seoul. Most of it's gone now, but there are still some walls around (some of which have been reconstructed). It's amazing that people could drag such large rocks up so high:


Another view from the top. Well before we got there our shirts were soaked through with sweat:


On the way back down a Korean guy called out to me. We stopped and chatted for a little bit. He could actually speak Japanese better than he could speak English.