This is episode 5 of the iGuideKorea podcast. In this month’s episode, we interview the CEO of More Korea and the YongPyong Mountain Bike Park, Woon-kwang Beck or simply Beck. Beck runs the only chairlift-access downhill mountain bike park in South Korea. Located at YongPyong Resort, one of the venues for the 2018 Winter Olympics, the mountain bike park had simple beginnings with only 2 major trails. Four years and lots of digging later, Beck has transformed the resort into an adventure destination. His efforts have attracted local and international attention including visits from the legendary Austrian biker, Marcus Stockl who established the world speed record at 167.6km/hr, and French slopestyle specialist Yannick Granieri. Yannick came to Yongpyong with Eurosport ahead of the 2018 Olympics and made a video at the mountain bike park (the link to the video is below). Beck is a super friendly and motivated biker who truly wants to see South Korea’s mountain biking reach its potential.
In this episode we talk to Beck about:
- The history of Yongpyong Mountain Bike Park (YP MTB Park),
- What kind of services and facilities are offered at the Park,
- Bike celebrities that have visited the Park,
- Future development plans,
- The Kyochon MTB Race/Festival from Sept. 8-9,
- The YP MTB Park Enduro Festival at the end of the October (dates TBA).
- Overcoming doubters and naysayers,
- And an offer for free guiding services at the Park.
Here are a few links that will help you get to YongPyong MTB Park and video links to get you motivated:
Woon-kwang Beck’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/woonkwang.beck
Phone: +82-10-9219-0236
YongPyong MTB Park Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/YonngPyongMTBparkinKOREA/
YongPyong Website:
http://www.yongpyong.co.kr/eng/index.do
Yannick Granieri’s mountain biking video at YP MTB Park:
https://www.facebook.com/woonkwang.beck/videos/1665863080140508/
Vlog by David Choi on YP MTB Park:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ybSs1CM0Uc
See you out there!
IGUIDEKOREA PODCAST EPISODE 5: DOWNHILL MOUNTAIN BIKING AND YONGPYONG MTB PARK
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