seoraksan in august

august was a month full of hiking and climbing. i went on a sweet overnight hike at seoraksan, which was absolutely breathtaking... i didn't get any sleep on the mountain, but it was so worth it. at 3:30am, we hiked through the dark up to a perfect little peak just above the cloudline to catch the sunrise.... the most epic sunrise i've ever seen. and the way out was just as gorgeous. we followed the crystal blue-green water the whole way down and, of course, a giant buddha was waiting at the bottom. perfect.