He climbs a local mountain every morning at 5am before work and spends two hours in the mountains after work including a workout in the ‘mountain gym’. Then a friend suggested he climb the mountain barefoot and since then he’s never looked back! He is incredibly fit. Hiking helped and now he goes to the mountain every day. He had a lot of stress and turned to hiking to get away from it all. This all began when he suffered with debt during the 2007 financial crisis. Mount Fuji was also tough because it was very windy and it’s over 3,000 metres high so he got altitude sickness. A mountain that can normally be climbed in a couple of hours he will race up in 30 minutes. So far the most challenging mountain was Hallasan in Jeju Island because it’s a volcano and very rocky and was painful under his feet. The son ( who in fairness does look very fit and healthy) explains that he wants to challenge himself. The panel is gobsmacked because this is obviously very dangerous. The son explains the importance of his goals He’s also been up Mount Fuji in Japan…Įven if the mountain is covered deep in snow or the temperature is as low as minus 30 degrees, he still goes barefoot! His mum is worried that he will hurt himself badly one day. He’s also climbed the highest mountains in Korea: Hallasan ( 1,950m) in Jeju Island, Jirisan in the south, ( 1,915 m) Soraeksan ( 1,708m) and Taebaeksan in the east. And not just little city mountains like Gwanaksan (629m) in Seoul. 78 year-old mum is worried about her son (Hello Counsellor 331, KBS)Ī 78 year-old mother holds back the tears as she describes her shock at discovering that her son (51) loves climbing mountains BAREFOOT.
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