Podcasts

Join our interviews and discussions about South Korea's outdoor adventure scene. We discuss hiking, rock climbing, ice climbing, mountain biking, the environment, meditation and all that good stuff. The podcasts are packed with a bunch of information to get you started and to get you outside.

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With mountains abounding throughout the country and trails throughout those mountains, it's no wonder that hiking is the most popular activity in South Korea. The country has 21 national parks,  29 provincial parks, and a plethora of neighbourhood mountains to satisfy your hiking needs. In this episode of the iGuideKorea podcast, we give advice on what you'll need to start hiking in South Korea and a little information on the industry.

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Korea is about 70% mountainous terrain, and in those mountains, there is a plethora of rock and climbing. In this podcast you'll hear about all types of technical climbing in South Korea from rock climbing to dry-tooling. We also talk about some history and a bunch of great trivia like how a Korean's foot helped start an iconic American climbing shoe brand.

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Although relatively new to the Korean peninsula, mountain biking is a great way to enjoy the natural landscape. Mountain biking came to the South Korea in the early 90's, and the sport has seen steady progression in the country. In this episode of the iGuideKorea Podcast, we talk to TEAM iGK mountain bike rider, Mike Moses, about what it's like to mountain bike in South Korea. We talk about the type of terrain to expect, access and resources.  From Mike, you'll hear that even though mountain biking is not as developed as in the Canada, or the USA, you'll find ample opportunity to shred some amazing trails.

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This is episode 4 of the iGuideKorea podcast. In this episode of the podcast, we learn more about surfing in South Korea and Surfyy Beach, the newest and hottest beach resort at Hajodae Beach, in Gangwon-do. We talk to Jake McFadyen, the English surf instructor and ambassador at Surfyy Beach. Jake’s interview provides our audience with valuable information about what to expect when surfing in South Korea. If you have more questions about what we talk about in this podcast, feel free to contact Jake on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=561385724). For more information on Surfyy Beach (강원도 양양 현북면 중광정리 508) check out there Facebook page ((https://www.facebook.com/pages/Surfyy-Beach-서피비치/480485138782748)...(Read more).

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...(Read more).

This is Episode 6 of the iGuideKorea podcast. In this episode, we hear from Dong-il Ryu the author of Climb, the only English rock climbing guidebook for all of South Korea. Climbing since the eighties, Dong-il is a walking encyclopedia for rock climbing in the country, and he has experienced some amazing adventures that he shares with us in this episode. In addition to doing translation work for the early Reel Rock Films, he is the main contributor to thecrag.com, an online global rock climbing guide. An avid climber, Dong-il’s writings and Facebook invitations to go climbing has opened up Korean rock climbing to expats, tourists and really the world. It was a great pleasure interviewing him and I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did (Read more):