Rock Climbing at Gurye.:.Trip1&2

This was our second trip to Gurye (pronounced Goo-Ray). We hopped on an hour bus from Gwangju, then a 10 minute cab ride which dropped us off at the side of a mountain. After a 10 minute hike in, we reached a rocky area, a narrow valley of two mountains where we were enclosed in rock walls, it is beautiful. On our first trip there was Myself, Shane, Ashley and Matt. The boys were rock climbing and Myself and Ashley had a few beers, listened to music, read books (I finished book 3 'Eclipse' of the twilight Saga!), Ashley did some stitching, I did some writing, we sizzled in the hot sun and then we had as Ashley called it "a mini Epic" where we got lost on the side of a steep mountain when we attempted a hike in sandals.

The boys checking out the surrounding climbs

Matt "Gushing the Nar"

Ashley stitching



The view from the top of the mountain, prior to getting lost & sliding down on our asses. Mini Epic!

Ashley doing some hardcore bouldering trying to impress the boys with her skills, although I think they are more interested in their next climb.

On our second trip there was Myself, Shane, Matt, Justin, Kaisa, Kihyun and Lucas. This time I attacked one climb, darting up the rocks like a professional, yeah right! I "Gushed the Nar" as Matt calls it, in his rock climbing terms. Matt, who headed both trips to Gurye has just got a job as a rock climbing guide on Cat Ba Island, Ha Long bay, Vietnam. Ashley will be accompanying him as the local English teacher, friend of the monkeys, Island bum and beer drinker. With 3 weeks 'till they leave, Matt has already begun to grow his Island man, rough beard, so he can fit in with the local Island bums of Vietnam.

Trip2: Justin, Shane & Matt doing some major "spotting" for Charlie. Yes... they are joking.

Here's some shots of me climbing, compliments of Justin :)