(1) Here's my trail. From here on, the trail was
covered by these bags of rocks. These are used to
create the rock steps to assist hikers.
(2) Looking back to Muryongsan.
(1)
Looking at Sakkatbong and nearing the shelter.
(2) This is Sakkatgoljae Shelter 40mins from Muryongsan and
about 10.5kms from Hyangjeokbong Shelter. I first planned
to stay here for the night but I thought I would have enough
energy and time to finish the whole course in one day.
I stayed here for an hour to cook and eat lunch... and rest.
(1)
Starting a hike on an immediate steep ascent is never good
to me. Here's an ascent trail to Sakkatbong.
(2) This is Sakkatbong Peak (1419m/4656') half an hour from
the shelter. The trail up here doesn't run on the main trail
but the forks and signs are highly visible. The trail back
down follows the top right of the photo.
(1) Here's a look at my last two summits of the day. This last
stretch completely drained my energy. I was having a hard time
keeping my pace and I just couldn't hike for more than five
minutes without stopping to catch my breath.
(2)More bags of rocks to dodge.
(1)
I decided to skip an ascent to Seobong Peak and go directly
to Namdeogyusan Peak (1507m/4944'), my final summit for this
trip. The last 300m of this ascent nearly killed me. It's a
good thing I skipped the other summit.
(2) This one deserves another shot. This time with Hyangjeokbong
Peak from the distance.
It took me 2:30hrs from Sakkatbong.
(1)
Here's another look at my bagged summits and the 14.8km ridge.
(2) It felt good to see the end of my journey, but I wasn't
fully rested yet to go again. I stayed at the summit for nearly
an hour before I started my descent down to Yeonggak Ticket
Booth.
(1)
But how can I relax if there's live porn happening in front
of me.
(2) This is looking back to Namdeogyusan. There used to be a canopy here for
hikers but the park staff replaced it with a very awkward
metal steps instead.
