Going winter backpacking after a long time. It was warm for winter, so I packed light (this turned out to be a massive failure).
Since itโs been a while, I lined up all my gear for inspection and prepared thoroughly.
Next time, I hope I can prepare less and depart sooner.
600ml of water, and freshly boiled gukbap (rice soup) in the thermos.
Organized neatly so itโs easy to find,
Once itโs all in the bag,
Total weight, excluding food, drinks, and accessories, is 2.7kg.
Everything packed is 5.4 kg. I should have definitely added that quilt sleeping bag ใ ใ .
Vroom vroom to Wangsansan Temple, which is supposedly a good starting point for Wangbangsan. There was some confusing sculpture...
Arrived at Wangsansan Temple. The scale didn't look huge, but it's a historically significant place.
Parked at the temple and started the hike along the side path.
I was worried the ground might be soaked from the early morning rain, but the sun came out, so it looked okay.
The course is short, so if nothing goes wrong, I should arrive before sundown.
A hiking trail without many forks, so no worries about getting lost.
I'm going to take the path on the right, just like I saw in some blog post.
This course felt like a continuous ascent, with a steepness similar to high steps.
Of course, there were plenty of wooden decks and benches in between.
But fundamentally, it was a steady, monotonous uphill course with no real descents.
I thought my light setup would be fine since the temperature would be around minus 5 degrees Celsius at night with almost no wind.
The pavilion (Pal-gakjeong) visible on the right is today's destination.
Speaking of which, the pavilion has a lot of marks/dings.
It felt good climbing a new mountain after such a long time.
I kept hearing artillery fire somewhere. Pocheon (Po-cheon) and its 'Po'...
Today, I'm with my life item, the Alpha Direct 60.
Even taking it easy, it took less than an hour.
There seemed to be many spots below the pavilion suitable for pitching a freestanding tent.
It's warm for winter, but winter is still winter.
Today's campsite (Bakji) behind the pavilion.
I dropped my gear and rested briefly, planning to quickly pitch the tent around sunset, just in case.
The sun is slowly starting to set.
Sunset has gotten really early.
The wind picked up, making it cold, so I opened my first hand warmer of the winterโbut it's not heating up.
Manufactured December 2021... Expiration 3 years...
Ultimately, the hand warmer was weak, I brought one too few sleeping bags, and my jacket was a thin 3-season down jacket, so I was quite cold.
The wind suddenly started blowing, so I came inside, ate an apple, and tidied up.
Wearing wool socks and booties.
The sun set fast, so just a humble sip of whiskey.
Had dinner with the gukbap I brought from home.
These hot pants (insulated trousers) melted a few years ago when I hugged a fire pit in the cold, and I just patched them up... I should probably retire them soon.
A campsite that would be awesome if it snowed.
Just quickly grabbing a tent pic (Tenpoong). Looks like the shelter is on fire lol.
The pavilion has a strangely charming ambiance.
Nothing to do and it kept getting colder, so I went inside and read Game of Thrones on my phone.
Packing up the next day, the ground was frozen solid, making it tough to pull the stakes out.
I realized I could have spent the winter warmly if I had added one more sleeping bag and a heavy winter down jacket. Thanks for reading all the way! Have a good day!
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