SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on March 25 plans to open the Namsan Sky Forest Trail, a new barrier-free pathway designed to make the iconic mountain more accessible and safer for all visitors. The 1.43-kilometer trail, a joint project with the Korea Forest Service, will transform the currently steep and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans in their 20s and 30s are turning from golf to hiking amid high inflation. Growth of outdoor gear revenue generated by those young people has outpaced the growth of golf revenue since September, according to industry sources. For Hyundai Department Store, the golf revenue generated by those [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The most popular hiking spots among South Korean young adults are Mount Bukhan in northern Seoul and Mount Seorak in the northeastern province of Gangwon, with one out of five enjoying hiking alone, a poll said Monday. According to a recent survey of 650 young adults in their 20s [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of programs are being introduced to enjoy garbage-free hiking with South Koreans flocking to the mountains in large numbers to enjoy the gorgeous autumn weather. National parks across the country have introduced a green points program that credits hikers who bring back garbage, with the points useable [...]
SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The growing interest in hiking among young Koreans since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic has spurred a spike in demand for hiking boots among members of the MZ generation. Black Yak’s shoe sales for the first quarter of this year jumped by 91 percent compared to the same [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Hiking accidents are on the rise as an increasing number of young people are visiting nearby mountains as an alternative to indoor exercise following the onset of the coronavirus outbreak. Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters reported a 33 percent increase in the number of mountain accidents in Seoul [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing share of the MZ generation, a combination of the millennials and Generation Z, are engaging in sports activities previously popular among older Koreans such as golf, hiking, and camping. An increasing number of posts on Instagram and other social networking platforms have shown that the younger generation [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) –Young South Koreans are increasingly drawn to hiking and camping as their favorite pastimes because these leisure activities seem to pose a lower risk of infection amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an analysis of sales trends among young consumers (in their 20s and 30s) in the first half of [...]
JEJU, Jan. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hikers wanting to climb to the top of Mount Halla, South Korea’s highest mountain on Jeju Island, will be required to book a visit in advance, starting next month, Jeju’s provincial government said Saturday. The Jeju government said it plans to enforce a pilot reservation system for hikers and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Friday it will open the third and last hiking trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas next month. The western section of the DMZ trail in Paju, some 30 kilometers northwest of Seoul, will be available to the public under the DMZ Peace [...]