Launching-Ceremony for the 2007 Baekdu-daegan Expedition Sunday September 2nd, 2007 |
New Zealanders Roger Shepherd and Andrew Douch started on their 2007 Baekdu-daegan Expedition on September 2nd at the area known to Koreans as Beobgyesa-ipgu in eastern Jiri-san National Park. |
the "2007 Baekdu-daegan Expedition Team" and a sponsor, L to R: Korea Mountaineering League President Shawn Morrissey, Expedition-Hiker Andrew Douch, ROK Ambassador of Tourism and UNWTO ST-EP Foundation Chairperson, our intended-but-failed sponsor Dho Young-shim, Expedition-Hiker Roger Shepherd and Korean Tourism Professor David A. Mason Above us: the holy-mother-spirit of Jiri-san. Yes, the first word on the banner is mis-spelled; "Backdu" should be "Baekdu"... |
The Beobgyesa-ipgu site, on that cloud-covered, sometimes-raining morning of 2007.09.02 |
With the Korean Banner, L to R: KyungHee Professor David Mason, Expedition-Hiker Roger Shepherd, Dho Young-shim, Expedition-Hiker Andrew Douch and the KML's Shawn Morrissey. |
Korea Freedom League President Dr. Kwon Jung-dal (center, red towel) with some local KFL members and some of the staff, here to wish the hikers a good journey. |
Roger and Andrew actually begin their great Expedition, which was planned to take almost 70 days from here at Jiri-san to end with a trip to Geumgang-san after finishing the hiking at Seorak-san, in early November. |