Last weekend Billy and I went down to an island way in the south to meet one of his friends, Jeff. Jeff used to work at Swaton with Billy before I got there, so we had a common bond that united us- our horrible experiences at that school. Another fella named Will also met us down there.
I have to admit the climbs were a little nerve-racking, and brought back some memories of being at Devils Lake with my buddy Willy. I remember climbing on a sandstone wall (which is a horrible idea) and having my last hand hold come loose, and almost falling the 30 or 40 feet back down. In the shots above, I would guess it was about a 40 foot climb up, and pretty sketch ball, to Billy and myself atleast. (The two shots above are of the same wall, just a different angle and the same with the two below).
Billy had told me a lot about the island after his visit there a couple weeks ago, so I was pretty excited to get there and check it out. It was really beautiful, and lived up to my expectations. In many ways it did not even feel like Korea- and at times I was in another world completely.
I regret not having been able to have done the cliff jumping, but I still think it was the best move for me at the time, being pretty sick. Billy, Will, and Jeff went for some pretty great looking jumps- and Jeff doing some that made Billy and I nervous for his life.
It was a really nice two-day vacation from Korea, while still being in Korea. It was great to escape from the constants in Seoul- the never-ending traffic, the lack of any real nature, the constant sound of something man made, and it was nice to be with three other foreigners and not have to worry about speaking slowly.
1 comment:
amazing shots kyle. i'm still shaking my head over that jump jeff did... i keep thinking about all those moments nerve-racking moments... as if fear and danger and death were all sitting at a nearby cafe, watching it all in jest. glad we made it through...lol
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