A Healing Vlog: Hiking Gwanggyosan Mountain in Suwon [광교산 등산 Vlog: 형제봉과 비로봉]| Essie in Korea Ep.12

Hello Everyone~ I was finally able to go hiking this summer It's been a long time since I last went hiking and I really felt out of shape because I haven't been able to run outdoors or workout much I took lots of breaks to film clips and take rests But everyone else buzzed on ahead of me 🙈🙈 For this hike, I went to Hyeongjebong Peak (형제봉) and Birobong Peak (비로봉) on Gwanggyosan Mountain Gwanggyosan Mountain is between Suwon and Yongin City I climbed the mountain on the Suwon Trail This is a medium-level/intermediate mountain to hike There are a lot of stairs, going up steep hills, and it's a long hike So please come prepare and I would recommend going with someone I felt safe going alone since there were people around most of the time However, most people only hike to Hyeongjebong Peak so there will be significantly less people from that point forward The reason I recommend going with someone is because you may get hurt, you may get heat stroke or low blood sugar, or because of wild animals I have be chased by loose dogs on mountains in Korea before So, because of this, I highly recommend hiking with at least one other person Many ahjussi's asked me why I was carrying so much camera equipment and what I was taking videos/pictures of I didn't have the confidence to tell them it was for YouTube So I just said it was a hobby hehe And thank you to the kind ahjussi who spoke English and helped me when I got lost I made it home thanks to your kindness~ I spent over 7 hours on the mountain 😳😳 I had to hike one way then hike all the way back since it was my first time on the mountain and I wanted to go back the way I came haha I was super exhausted after the hike What I learned from this experience: 1 ) Pack more food, energy bars, water, and juice than you think you need 2 ) Don't bring too much camera gears I barely used the m50 on this trip But I brought the camera, lens, and batteries with me It was unnecessary weight during the long trip 3 ) Plan what you want to see before you make the trip I didn't know what peaks there were and what hiking route I should take for this trip I will try to go hiking again soon because I want to see 백운산, Suwon from Hyeongjebong, and the sunset from the mountain! I have been wanting to take more B-rolls! So I tried my best for this video~ I will try to do better in the future But I hope you like all the beautiful and wonderful sights I saw on my hike! It was so healing to be able to go hiking at Gwanggyosan Mountain! Directions: Go to Gwanggyo Station Take Exit 1 and walk to the stop light Cross the street There will be a yellow sign that points to the right and says "광교산등산로" "Gwanggyosan(Mt ) Trail" Follow the signs to get to Gwanggyosan Mountain ============================================================= Instagram: @essieyang_studio @essieyang1996 ============================================================= Vlogging and Photography Camera: Canon EOS M50 15MM-45MM Kit Lens 22MM Lens Canon Powershot g7x Mark ii (Camera used for this entire video) GroPro Hero8