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i spent some time in Korea during the summer of 02 (by far the best time of my life, i might add). and i looked around and couldn't for the life of me, find anything remotely close to a rock climbing gym. do climbing gyms for sport climbing/bouldering exist in Korea? i know Koreans have a rep for mountaineering, both alpine and trad, but sport climbing? haven't seen or heard anything at all. any veterans who know their way around Korea seen one or any cool spots for outdoor climbing?

and by gym, i mean the kinds u can find in the US/Europe/Aussie land. NOT the little one at lotte world that the 6 yr olds climb. thanks!

dulouz · Joined: 04 Feb 2003 Location: Uranus

Yes, there are some, several I think. One for certain is at the end of the 4 line way up in Dangodea. You can see it from the elevated subway.

peppermint · Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 4:37 pm Post subject:

Y'know what I find odd? I've seen the rock climbing walls used as a decorating theme a few times here, and watched a guy get yelled at for trying it out.

tommynomad · Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Location: on the move

www.bigbungee.com has a high wall and a 4-sided bouldering wall.

cheeky monkey · Joined: 18 Aug 2004

does anyone know of a decent indoor gym anywhere in the central seoul area? i work in jongno and i'm looking for a place to climb after work. any help would be greatly appreciated Very Happy

Butterfly · Joined: 02 Mar 2003 Location: Kuwait

I think I saw one coming into Seoul station on the KTX, I think it must be somewhere near Sookmyung women's university. It looks immensely high and varying in difficulty, I've been meaning to check it out.

cheeky monkey · Joined: 18 Aug 2004

yeah, i live really close to that one; unfortunately we have been unable to locate anyone associated with the wall, and have never seen anyone climbing on it.

also, as it is an outdoor wall, it is useless to us mon-fri because we both finish work after dark Sad

paperbag princess · Joined: 07 Mar 2004 Location: veggie hell

cheeky monkey, or anyone else for that matter, i'd love to go climbing, but haven't in years, so my level is prolly pretty low at this point. anyway, if anyone is looking for a climbing partner, let me know!

cheeky monkey · Joined: 18 Aug 2004

yeah, princess, there is actually a chance that my partner may be running off to another country for a few months, so if that happens i will need a partner to climb with (provided we ever find a gym!). and don't worry, i am just a beginner...

Derrek · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

There used to be one about 3 1/2 meters high across the street from my old hagwon. Laughing

It was just a wall next to one of those tiny roadside "parks" that isn't really a park. I was amazed. They got rid of that sort of thing in the USA long ago -- they just scream LAWSUIT!!!!

Yet another reason why I sometimes feel like we have more freedom in other countries.

freesolo · Joined: 26 Feb 2004

mucho climbing here and i need more partners especially during the week. pm me. please!!