JEJU, Nov. 12 (Yonhap) – The first snow of the season fell on Mount Halla on the southern resort island of Jeju on Sunday, as the morning temperature dropped below zero across the nation, the weather agency said. Mount Halla, the highest peak in South Korea, experienced the first snow 18 days earlier than the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Night-time mountain climbing at Mount Halla on South Korea’s southern Jeju Island, which recently reopened after a two-year hiatus, is gaining popularity. All reservations for early morning mountain climbing on Jan. 1 next year filled up just one hour after reservations opened at 9 a.m. on Dec. 1. A [...]
JEJU, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Hikers will be able to enjoy next year’s first sunrise from the top of the 1,950-meter Mount Halla on South Korea’s largest island of Jeju. The Jeju Provincial Government said Monday it will allow mountain climbing during the night on the first day of 2023, which had been aborted for [...]
JEJU, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju provincial government has introduced a warning system for disaster safety at 11 locations on the trail surrounding Mount Halla, where there is a high risk of floods or getting lost. The system comes with a broadcasting speaker, which automatically notifies approaching hikers of the current weather conditions, [...]
Jeju, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — llegal transactions of QR codes given out free of charge by Jeju provincial government for making reservations for tourist programs on Mount Halla, the southern island’s iconic volcanic peak, have brought the provincial government to take legal action, only to find out there is nothing it can do at [...]
JEJU, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Drones carrying hydrogen fuel cells succeeded in a flight test, opening a new era of post-solar power energy. The provincial government of Jeju Island announced Monday that a hydrogen-powered drone successfully delivered emergency relief supplies to Mount Halla and performed safety monitoring of natural gas pipes and landfills. The [...]
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, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — With media outlets speculating on the possibility of having a helicopter carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong-un land near Baengnokdam Lake on Mt. Halla in Jeju, critics are weighing on the actual feasibility of the plan. Baengnokdam is a crater situated at the peak of Mt. Halla (1,960 meters [...]