May 17, 2011

Battled the elements...

One of the most intense hikes I've done ever. This hike was made about two weeks ago, but I did not have my camera. I'd like to thanks the guys I came up with for giving me these photos. For some reason we decided to go on a hike at Mount Hallan, even though it was drizzling. The pictures only tell part of the story. As we reached closer to the top, the rain became worse. During the last half mile towards the top, it felt like we were in a monsoon. The winds started picking up at 50 - 55 mph. It was crazy seeing Koreans and expatriates alike hanging on against the very strong winds.   We all celebrated after completing this 7.5 hour hike. It was an adventure I was glad to be a part off that's for sure. The funny part was for the last hour of our hike, it stopped raining and the sun started to come out!