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eIn07912 · Joined: 06 Dec 2008 Location: seoul

my friends and i r on a bit of "stare death in the face" extreme sports kick.

we really want to try hang gliding. also maybe bungee jumping or sky diving. but we want to start with hang gliding.

anybody been? where can we go? outside of seoul is ok.

any help?

earthbound14 · Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Location: seoul

RufusW · Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Location: Busan

There's a skydiving centre outside of Seoul, but the website's all in Korean.

There is a website for the actualy DZ but this is what I found in 10 secs... http://www.kpa.or.kr/

There is also paragliding off the mountains around Busan. There's a club and apparently one guy speaks English, sorry, you'll have to Google for more info.....

I think things would be a lot cheaper in S.E.Asia if you're ever going that way. Certainly for skydiving.

There should be rafting around somewhere, but I reckon that might be pretty lame.

Robot_Teacher · Joined: 18 Feb 2009 Location: Robotting Around the World

2 weeks ago when the weather was really nice like today, I seen motorized fan hang gliders in the sky in Gangwon-do. Lots of hang gliding going on in nice sunny warm weather. Sky diving!?? Wow, you're asking for a real rush. I wish I could tell you where to go as this is something I too want to do while my body might still be healthy enough to withstand such a rush. I would expect the problem is the language barrier as well as knowing when and where to exactly go to hook up with the service guy. And then if they can brief you in English and TRUST you to not be foolish. Well, Korea is very awkward.

Any ziplining in Korea? Could they give me a safety briefing to feel confident enough to let me go on the course? My answer is....NO! But I would still do things like this if I felt confident in what I see upon viewing it. If I see they're competent in having good quality safe gear and procedures, I'll do adventure.

Thailand, Europe, and Caribbean countries can dish out more adventure activities than you'll ever want or need. It's happening elsewhere. I love zip lining, hang gliding, roller coasters, crazy shit rides, and anything just totally outside the box of normal reality. Let's go jump out of an airplane, but we must find the right place to embark on such a risky activity.

cdninkorea · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Location: Seoul

A former student of mine was really into paragliding. He gave me this URL: http://www.airfield.co.kr
Apparently the owner speaks a bit of English.

Emark · Joined: 10 May 2007 Location: duh, Korea?

I started lessons with SKY paragliding. The 3 instructors are really good and speak English in varying degrees. The head instructor's name is Kim Maeng Yong. He's one of the most recognized faces in the Korean Paragliding Industry. His English is great and he will do most of your instruction. The other guys are pretty much just coaches.

There are many other English speaking foreigners who are at Mt. JungKwang in Yongin paragliding on a regular basis. You will get helpful advice, assistance and encouragement from them. There is a large contingent of French expats too.

Contact information in English:
http://www.flykorea.co.kr/contact_us/contact_index.htm

Official school website:
http://skypara.biz/

re:cursive · Joined: 04 Jan 2006

nosmallplans · Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: noksapyeong

The weather is getting better so the may have another Seoul alley cat bicycle race.

beeedeeewong · Joined: 26 Jun 2009

Is there anywhere to surf on this penninsula?

thomas pars · Joined: 29 Jan 2009

skydiving is 400 bucks a pop.

Rock climbing is HUGE here.

Parasailing is accessible as well. They are some places in Suwon.

Extreme sports are big-ish here. But expect to pay through the nose.

Good luck.

v88 · Joined: 28 Feb 2010 Location: here

surfing is usually done in Busan or Jeju. Not sure of exact places, as I don't sruf, but a friend of mine says its pretty fun in the fall or spring when its windy and Jeju was his favourite place.