Another unforgettable adventure that was never even really in the plans.
Tansan is a small outcropping of rock just to the west of Sanbangsan. It's said that it resembles a sleeping dragon (what doesn't in Asia...) and has a fairly unique appearance compared to the surrounding oreums. Tansan appears as if there was a vein that ripped open violently on the surface of the earth and out spewed enough molten rock quickly to form this seemingly A-frame of a mountain. It's not impressively large by any means and is commonly overlooked. I had seen it before, and we happened about it after being denied a chance to climb Sanbangsan. ($200 fine if you're caught.) The scramble up Tansan, where you can do legit top rope climbing on some of the faces, took around 30 minutes which included waiting for some stragglers. Once we reached the southern peak, the view was not one to disappoint. We could see a panorama of the SW section of Jeju and on a clear day we could have seen Halla. (Our exploration mantra.) The fields below were so flat and led unwittingly right to the base of Tansan where the rock just springs up. To the north you could see the second peak of Tansan which appeared to have some fencing on it before it dropped of and curved slowly to the west as the slope diminished. At the foot of the western side was an ancient Confucian school which still holds a celebration twice a year, as long as a nice log cabin pension. After some pictures, an honorary sip of Makkali at the top for the gods and a few moments to take it all in, we headed down. Bryan blazed his own trail through briers, while Justin and I diverged halfway down to the ease of the pine trees lining the lower half.
Another unforgettable adventure that was never even really in the plans.
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