DAY BEFORE HIKE
YEONGNAM ALPS BASE CAMP
[Tarzzan] It's so nice.
Do you want to say hi
to Car, the garden, and then…
TARZZAN IS ON THE PHONE WITH SOMEONE
Okay.
-Car.
-Three weeks.
Bailey wants to say hi to you guys.
Hi. Hi, Bailey!
[Dowoon] Hi, Bailey!
-Hi.
-[Bailey] Hi.
[Dowoon] Hi.
Thank you, Bailey.
[Bailey] Thank you. I've seen…
I've seen a lot-- Tarzzan showed me a lot
of everybody, all of you guys up there.
Do you know why his name
is the-- Car, the garden?
[Bailey] No, why?
So his Korean name is Cha Jung-won.
-[Bailey] Oh, "Cha" like car.
-So, yeah.
Yeah, car. And "the garden."
"Jung-won."
Sorry.
[Bailey] I really like it, though.
And then, this is…
NEXT, HE INTRODUCES DOWOON
I think we saw the-- the performance
a little bit. He's from DAY6.
-Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Yeah, yeah, he's-- he's the drummer.
Are you drummer?
-[Tarzzan] No, no.
-[Car] No.
No, I told her
that you play the drums, man.
I'm drum.
[Bailey laughs] Yes, hello.
And the one-- The actor's…
He's in the bathroom.
[Bailey] Tell everybody I said hi.
Tell everyone I tell them to stay safe.
All right.
[Car] Let's make a schedule real quick
before we wash up.
[Tarzzan] Okay.
[Chae-min] Yeongnam Alps.
So, tomorrow's plan…
Which mountains are we going to again?
[Hyeon-yong] The mountains
we will be climbing tomorrow are…
[upbeat music playing]
THE THIRD QUEST
…the Yeongnam Alps.
Three Peaks.
OUT OF THE 9 PEAKS OF THE YEONGNAM ALPS
THE 1-DAY
THREE PEAKS
CHALLENGE
DIFFICULTY: MODERATE
WALK THE RIDGE
WALK IT
AND KEEP WALKING IT
BAENAE PASS PARKING LOT, GANWOLSAN,
SINBULSAN, YEONGCHUKSAN
TOTAL HIKING DISTANCE OF ABOUT 16 KM
First of all,
how long does it take to get there?
[Hyeon-yong] It's about ten minutes.
-From here?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
[Hyeon-yong] We're starting
from Baenae Pass Parking Lot.
TAKES LESS THAN 10 MINUTES BY CAR
FROM BASE CAMP TO STARTING POINT
SCHEDULED TO START HIKING AT 8:00 A.M.
If we start hiking at 8:00--
-Then write seven…
-Zero, eight.
For our wake-up time.
-7:00 a.m.
-Maybe 7:10?
-You can wake up when you want.
-On your own?
But breakfast at 7:20
for Chae-min and Tarzzan.
0700, 20 minutes, Chae-min eat.
-[Car] Chae-min eats.
-Yeah, okay.
Then after that, we leave 7:45.
[Dowoon] Forty-five. Okay.
[Chae-min] Leave at 7:45.
IN COMMAND
-[Dowoon] Sounds good.
-This is crucial.
We're up at 7:00 sharp.
-[Car] Exactly.
-Depart.
Five minutes is enough
to brush your teeth and clean up.
-Then, at 0800, we climb.
-[Dowoon] Zero.
We start climbing.
-That's right.
-You're talking serious now.
Nice handwriting.
CHUCKLING
8:00 A.M.
START CLIMBING
I heard it will take us
-an hour for the first part.
-It takes an hour?
[Hyeon-yong]
It's roughly two hours. To the summit.
-Two? Then we'll get there at 10:00?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
About 30 minutes
after we head down from Ganwolsan,
there's a silver grass field
called Ganwoljae.
-10:30.
-And there's a rest area and snack shop.
[Hyeon-yong] They sell cup noodles too.
There's hot water,
so you can cook and eat it.
[Chae-min] Nice.
[Hyeon-yong]
They have roasted eggs and instant rice.
-[Car] So we're eating at 10:30.
-[crew 1] Yeah.
We'll have ramyeon and eggs.
Then at 11:00, we'll start hiking again.
-Okay.
-After we regroup.
We'll arrive at 12:00.
[Dowoon] 1200 hours.
Hey, at the top of Sinbulsan…
-[Tarzzan] Yeah?
-[Chae-min] Yeah?
…let's shout, "Yahoo!"
We haven't done a cheer yet.
-They said we can't cheer.
-We can't cheer anymore?
They said we shouldn't.
[Hyeon-yong] Making loud noises
while hiking may be inconsiderate.
A silent "yahoo."
-Yeah, silent.
-"Silent."
A silent one, nice.
-[Dowoon] Good.
-[Chae-min] After that, we depart.
Then we follow that ridge
to the next peak, yeah?
[Hyeon-yong] That's an hour and a half.
-Yeah? Is it really?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
But we're fast.
-Let's say 1:30. We'll shave five minutes.
-[Dowoon] Okay.
It's the last peak, the last mountain,
so let's say a few words to the viewers.
-Okay.
-[laughs]
One minute for closing comments.
Oh, hey, crew,
I know you're all working hard,
but last time, at Baengnokdam,
we were stopped for a while.
[Hyeon-yong]
Oh. It was exactly nine minutes.
-Really?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
-[Car] We only waited for nine minutes?
-We got there first and waited longer.
These two arrived,
we snapped a few photos,
then we started back down.
Is that right? Great work, then.
Once again, we humbly ask for your
continued hard work and cooperation.
Oh, and for tomorrow,
the most important thing.
-We're all climbing together, right?
-Yeah.
So Hyeon-yong
is going to describe things again?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah.
-You guys are all super polite.
But in those moments, at least,
set your politeness aside.
No scenery.
Then what's the point of hiking?
[crew laughs]
Isn't that why we're there?
That's what drives me crazy.
-[upbeat music playing]
-[camera shutter clicking]
THE ONE SUPPOSEDLY GOING MAD
CAUGHT RED-HANDED
TAKING PHOTOS OF THE MOUNTAIN
-[Chae-min] Is he okay?
-[Hyeon-yong] Oh!
-Just one photo.
-[Hyeon-yong] Busted.
It's pretty here.
I feel like this place definitely…
[Chae-min] Yeah.
…has the best views.
The reed field here is pretty.
I get why they film here.
Honestly, I kind of like it.
Seriously, this is the first time
I've thought, "this is pretty."
This is the best one by far.
-Ulsan is great.
-[Tarzzan] Right?
CAR, THE GARDEN WILL BE DRIVEN MAD
BY YEONGNAM ALPS' BEAUTY
It's three hours to descend, right?
-Two and a half?
-Two and a half.
Then let's aim to finish our descent
around 4:00 p.m.
Let's step it up.
We always finish around 4:00 p.m.
-[Chae-min] 1600.
-[Dowoon] 1600?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah.
-With breaks. Let's go with that.
[Car] Final approval.
APPROVED BY THE TREASURER
The president too.
You have the final approval after me.
Right here.
COMPACT
I feel like you're higher than me now.
-That looks cool.
-[Dowoon] Hey, whoa.
Looks like graffiti.
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT TAR
Mine's just simple.
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS APPROVES
[Car and Chae-min] "Lee Chae-min."
Mine is the simplest for sure.
Hey, what is this, man?
-Hold on.
-Just "Do"?
This just looks like a check mark?
SUPER SIMPLE
-This is still D, a DW.
-Did you just make that up?
THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT APPROVES
-The schedule looks good.
-[Dowoon] Right?
It's clean.
Pretty good. We planned it well.
THE YEONGNAM ALPS
THE YEONGNAM ALPS
CLIMBING SCHEDULE IS COMPLETE
[Tarzzan] Good night, everybody.
[Dowoon] Thanks. Sleep well.
Great work today.
EVERYONE GOES TO BED
[pleasant music playing]
CHAE AND CHAE HAVE BREAKFAST
EATING EGGS AND BANANAS
DOWOON IS STILL ASLEEP
GROANING
GRUNTS
Oh, in my dream
we were going to Everest or something.
Jeez, that's horrifying.
CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT
HIS HIKING NIGHTMARE
EVEN THOUGH HE'S STILL HALF-ASLEEP
MAKES SURE TO LAYER HIS CLOTHES THOROUGHLY
CAR, THE GARDEN IS READY
[Yung-suk]
Wow, you have very slender legs.
The body of a UFC fighter,
but your legs are slim like a model's.
Someone once told me,
a complete stranger,
he said, "Hey."
"You have legs like a K-pop girl group."
[laughter]
"Your upper body is husky."
THE WORST PHYSIQUE FOR HIKING
"But your legs look like
you're in the group Nine Muses."
Hello. The weather's nice.
[Hyeon-yong]
Wait, why are your clothes sagging again?
What? The waist is too big on these.
-They're too big, right?
-Yeah.
-It's unintentional, just natural?
-Yeah, unintentional.
I don't do it when I go hiking. It's cold.
[Hyeon-yong] Right.
Ever since we started filming,
I don't dress up as much as I used to.
That's how hard it is,
this hiking business.
It makes stylish kids like him
pull up his pants all the way.
That's what it does. You know?
EXCLAIMING
-There you go again.
-[Car] You truly are the human K2.
-What? So are you.
-Look.
I'm the minor league K2.
Wait, "minor leagues"?
K2's gonna contact me now.
"We kindly ask that you please refrain
from wearing our products in media."
[Yung-suk] I heard
you had a good dream, Dowoon.
What?
-[Yung-suk] I heard you had a good dream.
-I woke up screaming.
[Yung-suk] If you're dreaming about it,
we should do it.
What are you talking about?
[Chae-min] This is the first time
we've gotten seven hours of sleep
the night before a hike.
It feels great to get some decent sleep.
-I'm feeling pretty great.
-[Chae-min] We're all in great condition.
THEY SET OFF IN GOOD CONDITION
Today, we'll just struggle for some it,
but not all of it.
That's right.
Wow. There it is.
It does look cool.
[Tarzzan]
But they don't look all that high.
Maybe we're climbing
three mountains like that.
I think so.
-They said we're going to go like that.
-Yeah.
Following the ridge.
Still, before we climb,
let's stretch and warm up to avoid injury.
[Car] Let's do that.
143 BAENAEMUDEUNGGOL-GIL, SANGBUK-MYEON,
ULJU-g*n, ULSAN, KOREA
BAENAE PASS PARKING LOT
[Car] I don't think we'll need crampons.
[Chae-min] No, I don't think we will.
I mean, today, I think
we'll only need to wear thin gloves.
-[Car] Yeah, one thin pair.
-[Chae-min] Exactly.
TODAY'S HIKE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHERS
A NON-FROZEN TRAIL
THAT DOESN'T NEED CRAMPONS
THE SUN WAS ALREADY UP 1 HOUR AGO
WARM ENOUGH OF A TEMPERATURE AT 2.1°C
FOR MOUNTAIN BIRDS TO WAKE UP
GENTLE WIND BLOWING SOUTHWEST
AT 0.9 M/S
BUT IN REALITY, IT'S A STRONG WIND
It's windier than I thought.
NARROW TERRAIN AND HIGH ALTITUDE
MAKE THE WIND BLOW HARDER
Hey, isn't this great?
What the heck?
Let's hurry and climb it.
BEFORE GOING UP
PEAK 1
GANWOLSAN
PEAK 2
SINBULSAN
PEAK 3
YEONGCHUKSAN
YEONGNAM ALPS' THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE
TODAY'S HIKING TRAIL
IF YOU CLIMB THE ENDLESS STAIRS
AND PASS THROUGH THE TALUS TRAIL
PEAK 1 CONQUERED
GANWOLSAN
DESCEND ALONG GOLDEN SILVER GRASS FIELDS
GANWOLJAE, THE SILVER GRASS FIELD
BETWEEN GANWOLSAN AND SINBULSAN'S RIDGES
TOWARD PEAK 2
ASCENDING AGAIN
KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN ALONG THE RIDGE
PEAK 2 CONQUERED
SINBULSAN
HIKE ALONG THE RIDGE
BETWEEN THE SILVER GRASS FIELDS AGAIN
CLIMB OVER THE FOLLOWING PATH
WITH BIG ROCKS
PEAK 3 CONQUERED
YEONGCHUKSAN
BAENAE PASS PARKING LOT, GANWOLSAN,
SINBULSAN, YEONGCHUKSAN
HIKING DISTANCE: ABOUT 10 KM
ESTIMATED TIME: 5 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES
HIKING STARTS
Looks like it'll be pretty chilly.
Yeah.
This is an aggressive wind.
Oh, it's cold.
A BIT CHILLY DUE TO THE STRONG WIND
We're not wearing crampons.
THEIR FIRST HIKE WITHOUT CRAMPONS
I love that.
THE SEONGPANAK TEAM
TAKES LEAD SIDE BY SIDE
[Yung-suk] Hey, slow down a bit up there!
What?
Someone just said something.
Who said what?
[Yung-suk] Slow down.
-Oh, Nah, our producer.
-Really?
[Chae-min] Ah, our producer said that.
-Really?
-I thought someone said, "Slow down."
[Car] It was a local senior.
LONELY
[Yung-suk] What's with this slope?
TODAY'S HIKING TRAIL
IS STEEP FROM THE START
A disaster already.
SIGHING
It's interesting without crampons.
THEY WALK PAST THE STEEP INCLINE
IN AN ENVIRONMENT DIFFERENT FROM BEFORE
[Hyeon-yong] From here, it's all stairs.
It's kind of tough.
[upbeat music playing]
FROM HERE TO THE HIGHEST PEAK
THEY'LL CLIMB ABOUT 1 KM OF STAIRS
LEAD: CAR, THE GARDEN AND CHAE-MIN
MIDDLE: DOWOON
TAIL: TARZZAN
WALKING STRONG IN A 2-1-1 FORMATION
[Chae-min] Truly, the stairway to heaven.
[Car] You're right.
TAKING OFF HIS HAT
[Chae-min] We were walking upstairs
from the beginning.
And it was warm.
And there were staircases.
Right away,
it felt like a stairway to heaven.
So, of course, I got hot pretty fast.
[Tarzzan] I thought
it was better than I expected.
Because we've hiked
several other terrible staircases
that were way worse.
I was just so grateful
there wasn't too much snow.
We have to go up anyway.
It'd be great if there was no snow.
It reminded me of Hallasan
and that stairway to hell we hiked.
I mean stairway to heaven.
[Hyeon-yong]
Stairway to hell, stairway to heaven.
CRACKS UP
[Tarzzan]
Oh, just thinking about that, seriously.
So, like, Dowoon and I
just know by looking at each other.
DOWOON'S POSTURE
IS THE SAME AS IT WAS THEN
Wow.
Wow.
Cramps are coming.
[crew 1] It's tough.
There's a lot of stairs.
CAR-THE QUICKLY FEELS SOMETHING
Oh, man.
Wow.
[panting]
Go ahead.
Go on ahead.
[panting]
MR. NINE MUSES IS THE FIRST
TO TIRE OUT AGAIN TODAY
He's struggling.
THE MEMBERS WAIT FOR HIM
This one isn't easy.
HE CATCHES HIS BREATH AND STARTS WALKING
We're going to match your pace,
so you go to the front.
Okay.
Stop when I stop.
-[Dowoon] Okay.
-All right.
Wherever you stop, that's when we'll rest.
-Go ahead.
-Thank you.
THEY SET OFF AGAIN
TODAY'S PACEMAKER
[Chae-min] First rule of Descend Club,
"We should follow the slowest pace."
That's sort of an unspoken rule
amongst the club.
And in the end, matching Car's pace
turned out to be
the best choice for all of us.
WALKING IN STEP WITH THE PACEMAKER
CHAE-MIN
THOSE FOLLOWING BEHIND
THE CAMERA OPERATORS
AND PRODUCERS WALKING AHEAD
THEY ALL MATCH CAR, THE GARDEN'S PACE
AND TAKE A SLOW HIKE
[Tarzzan] I felt like
we needed to hike at his pace
if we wanted to climb
all three peaks together.
So it was better that way,
to work as a team. Yeah.
-Can we stop so I can take off a layer?
-Sure.
Wow, I'm already sweating.
I'm jealous. I'm not sweating at all.
Really?
No way, it's too cold.
I'm glad we slowed down.
[Chae-min] Right?
Actually, this time,
I tried climbing at my natural pace.
All we had to do
was make it up there, right?
You know,
it's not like
the crew told me to hike fast.
As for the kids, they're full of energy.
They can hike fast.
And they still waited for me.
They didn't tell me to hurry.
But I knew I'd be a burden
if I went too slowly,
so I decided to go at a reasonable pace,
without pushing it.
I don't need to walk fast.
I can't walk fast.
-I give up.
-[Hyeon-yong] You hiked your pace?
Yeah.
[Dowoon] Nah is coming up.
ANOTHER PERSON
WHO WALKED UP AT HIS OWN PACE
[Yung-suk]
Is this doable for you guys? You okay?
It's better now that I'm going slower.
Oh, this is slow?
All right.
SETTING OFF AGAIN
We're setting off.
STILL HIKING SLOWLY
Slow and steady wins the race.
[Tarzzan chuckles]
[Chae-min] What did he say?
He said, "Slow and steady wins the race."
[Chae-min] "Steady is unbeatable"?
That is correct.
"IF YOU GO SLOW, YOU'RE INVINCIBLE"
-YOON SEONG-JUNG
This is a little too much, these stairs.
-Go slow, it's better.
-Oh, yeah.
-I'm barely tired.
-Mmm-hmm.
NOT TIRED THANKS TO THE PACEMAKER
Once we get there,
we'll be done with the stairs.
Is that good or bad,
that we'll be done with the stairs?
We'll have to find out.
[Hyeon-yong] This is called a talus trail.
It's a bit rocky.
Does that mean it's exhausting?
[Hyeon-yong] Yeah, it'll be a trail
like the rocky trails
that we hiked before.
FOOTING IS UNSTABLE SO CAUTION NEEDED
Told you stairs were better.
Certainly safer.
Climbing stairs seems routine.
I like simple tasks.
[upbeat music playing]
THE LONG STRETCH OF STAIRS NEAR AN END
[Chae-min]
Is that the peak? It looks like a peak.
THEY'RE NOT AT THE PEAK YET
PEAK 1, GANWOLSAN SUMMIT
CURRENT LOCATION
GANWOLSAN, GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA,
SINBULSAN, YEONGCHUKSAN
GANWOLSAN 3 KM
3 KM LEFT UNTIL PEAK 1
[Hyeon-yong] This is called a talus trail.
Please watch your ankles.
[Chae-min and Car] Okay.
[Hyeon-yong]
Be cautious when you step on the rocks.
GOING ONTO THE TALUS TRAIL
[upbeat music playing]
A SLOPE COMPOSED OF ROCKS AND DIRT
THE TALUS TRAIL CONTINUES ALONG THE RIDGE
Oh, the ground feels nice here.
For a mountain,
the difficulty isn't that hard.
-Right?
-Yeah.
It's 'cause
the trails we hiked were tough.
Oh, so that's why this feels easier?
Yeah.
I love that there's no snow here.
I know, right?
[exclaims]
Whoa, I almost twisted my ankle.
[Chae-min] Huh?
Is it sprained?
I twisted it a little,
but it doesn't hurt too much.
Go slowly.
IT'S A GENTLE SLOPE, BUT BE CAREFUL
OF ROCKS ON THE TALUS TRAIL
SINCE IT'S A RIDGE, IT'S VERY WINDY
Oh wow.
PUTS ON HIS BALACLAVA
FIGHTING THE HEADWINDS WITH HIS BARE FACE
HE GIVES UP
All done.
ZIPS UP AND PERFECTLY BLOCKS OUT THE WIND
DOWOON, TARZZAN, CHAE-MIN, CAR-THE
AS THEY WALK ALONG THE RIDGE
[Tarzzan] Is that the first peak?
No, no.
-[Dowoon] You're right.
-Baenae Peak.
They won't count it.
BAENAE PEAK HAS AN ELEVATION BELOW 1,000 M
SO IT ISN'T RECOGNIZED
FOR THE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE
THEY ARRIVE AT BAENAE PEAK
But this location
is 1,000 meters above sea level.
966 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL
[Hyeon-yong] This is Baenaebong,
the top of Baenaegogae Pass.
2.6 kilometers left
until we reach Ganwolsan.
[Car] Okay.
-Which way is Ganwolsan?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah?
It's that pointy mountain way over there.
They're all pointy. Hold on.
-[Hyeon-yong] It's that mountain there.
-[Car] I see.
-In the middle?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
GANWOLSAN SUMMIT
CURRENT LOCATION
-[Chae-min] Way over there?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yep.
All the way over there?
That's the first peak?
It's so f*cking high.
FULL OF CONCERNS
And after we reach that first peak,
there's a place to eat on the way down?
-[Hyeon-yong] That's right.
-That's so far from here.
-Let's just go.
-[Hyeon-yong] 2.6 kilometers.
Let's head out.
It'll just be a little over an hour.
[Car] Let's just go.
CURRENT LOCATION
THEY'LL GO DOWN FROM BAENAEBONG
AND CLIMB BACK UP
DESCENDING FROM BAENAE PEAK
I feel like
the hike's been pretty smooth so far.
-[Chae-min] I know.
-[Dowoon] Totally.
[Chae-min] Watch out for the branches.
Okay.
THE PATH IS SURROUNDED BY SHORT TREES
THE MEN WITH AN AVERAGE HEIGHT
OF 182.2 CM EVADE THEM WELL
[Car] Your head.
It's kind of dangerous,
they might scratch your face.
[Chae-min] Yeah, be careful.
THE TREE TUNNEL CONTINUES
OUCH
This is tough.
THE TOWERING CHAE-MIN ALMOST GOT SCRATCHED
OUCH
TALL PEOPLE AT A DISADVANTAGE
WITH THESE MOUNTAIN FEATURES
This part is a bit more adventurous.
Your shoelaces are untied.
Thanks.
TIGHTENING THE LACES OF HIS HIKING SHOES
Let's go.
SNIFFS
ACTUALLY, DOWOON'S REAL PROBLEM WAS…
HIS NOSE AND THROAT WERE IN POOR CONDITION
AT THE START OF THE HIKE
[Car] We're almost there.
[coughing]
[sneezing]
[Hyeon-yong] Your rhinitis was acting up.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
My nose got real bad all of a sudden.
-[Hyeon-yong] When did that happen?
-I don't know.
We'll have to watch the footage.
Yeah, my nose started acting up
all of a sudden. Yeah.
Why are we hiking so far down?
That means we'll have to climb up a ton.
HOLLOW LAUGH
Wow, this path has so much…
variation.
I'm right behind you. Do worry.
[laughter]
Not "so don't worry."
Do worry.
Still, I guess
Car is doing okay this time.
-[Car] Me?
-You're talking.
Because I'm chatting away.
-Your mouth tells me how you're doing.
-[Car] Yeah, you're right.
The conditions are much better.
-Today--
-[Chae-min] This feels like a true hike.
And it puts you in a good mood.
Now we have to climb that.
[Hyeon-yong]
Yes. Over there, that's Ganwolsan.
Almost there.
We're almost there?
ESTIMATED TO TAKE ABOUT 45 MINUTES
TO GET HERE
Lying through his teeth.
He's lying to us.
Come on, it's right there in front of us.
[Chae-min] But Hyeon-yong also lies.
He lies a lot.
[Hyeon-yong]
On your left is downtown Ulsan,
where we went yesterday.
[Chae-min] When we went downtown?
[Hyeon-yong] Where we played.
-[Chae-min] Where did we hang out?
-[Car] Yeah, and play that game?
-I don't remember.
-Where did we do all that?
LAUGHING
RUNNING AWAY
[Chae-min] Did we hang out yesterday?
He knew it was a load of crap,
so he just pointed it out then left it.
[Hyeon-yong]
Tarzzan, do you see Ulsan on the left?
-Yeah.
-[Hyeon-yong] Do you know where that is?
-I wouldn't know.
-[Hyeon-yong] Oh, really?
-Where are we?
-[Car] Where did we all hang out?
He just pointed to a random spot.
[laughter]
[Hyeon-yong]
Right now, because of the reflection…
[both] The reflection?
We can see everything right now.
DOPAMINE BLAST FROM LAUGHING
Wow.
LAME EXCUSE
[Hyeon-yong] Don't do it.
Wow, it's super windy.
ASCENDING AGAIN THROUGH THE WIND AND TREES
This mountain is tough in a different way.
[Chae-min] I know, right?
Wow, this trail is rough.
GOING DOWN ANOTHER ROCK WITH A BIG DROP
Where do I go?
[grunts]
Oh, this might be the worst part.
TARZZAN USES THE HIKING POLES
DOWOON TAKES BIG STEPS TOO
"MOUNTAINS AND LIFE ALLOW MORE
TO THOSE WHO ARE BRAVE"
MOUNTAINEER UM HONG-GIL
[Car] I feel like
the last stretch will be brutal.
-[Chae-min] Yeah, seems like it.
-[Car] Yeah.
I bet it will.
Wow.
ALMOST AT PEAK 1
[upbeat music playing]
GRUNTING
SIGHING
Wow.
What is this?
FROM TARZZAN'S CAM
[Tarzzan] This is rock climbing.
[Chae-min] Wow.
This place is wild.
SIGHING
PASSING THE TOUGH SECTION AT THE END
The first of the three peaks!
First peak.
-Ganwolsan.
-[hiker] Take a picture up there.
[Hyeon-yong] We have arrived.
-[Chae-min] It's pretty.
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
GANWOLSAN
WITH AN ELEVATION OF 1,069 M,
A FAMOUS YEONGNAM ALPS MOUNTAIN
KNOWN FOR THE SILVER GRASS FIELD
"GANWOLJAE"
GANWOLSAN
CURRENT LOCATION
GANWOLSAN
HIKING TO SUMMIT
PEAK 1 GANWOLSAN CONQUERED
-Okay, let's head down.
-Okay.
Wait a sec.
As I explained yesterday…
-What's that?
-What did he say again?
At each peak…
RUMMAGING
[Car] A geumilbong!
A geumilbong!
We get money.
-Wow!
-Oh, really?
[Hyeon-yong]
So this is the Three Peaks Challenge.
And every time you conquer a peak,
you'll get a geumilbong.
-We'll get money?
-[Chae-min] What?
[Hyeon-yong]
A little for your team dinner.
A geumilbong for every peak.
The geumibong won't be much,
but it's something.
[exclaims]
[Hyeon-yong]
Treasurer. You did great work.
HANDS OUT FIRST ENVELOPE
FOR CLIMBING PEAK 1
How much?
-Huh?
-40,000.
10 grand each.
10,000 WON X 4 = 40,000 WON
LOSING ENERGY
[Hyeon-yong] For the team dinner.
[Car] Sure.
[Hyeon-yong]
We're giving you one per peak.
SURPRISED BY THE AMOUNT
Car, you can complain now.
-Okay, look.
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah?
How long have we hiked?
An hour and a half?
[Hyeon-yong] It's been about two hours.
We're making 5k an hour.
It almost felt worse than getting nothing.
Like, "Are they making fun of us?"
"Paying us 5,000 an hour?
In this day and age?"
I got paid more than that
at my first part-time job.
I'm sorry, but the amount wasn't that big,
so I didn't care.
DISAPPOINTED SIGH
[Tarzzan] Car, you can complain now.
-It's nothing.
-I'll put it in my bag.
Money is money.
[Hyeon-yong] For the first of three peaks.
-So we got paid.
-[Hyeon-yong] First challenge complete.
THEY DEPART FROM GANWOLSAN'S SUMMIT
[Tarzzan] Let's go.
HEADING TO GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
ABOUT 20 MINUTES AWAY
[Tarzzan grunts]
[Chae-min] Is it all downhill?
It's almost all downhill from here.
[Chae-min] Okay.
Careful of your knees and ankles.
THEY'LL CONTINUE ON A GENTLE DOWNHILL
LIKE THE PATH, THE WIND BECOMES GENTLE TOO
[Car] It's warm, then it's cold.
[Chae-min] This mountain
has some serious mood swings.
[Car] Yeah.
THE CHANGING WINDS MAKE IT TOUGH
BUT THE RISE AND FALL OF THE RIDGE
CREATES BEAUTIFUL SCENERY
DOWOON CAPTURES THE VIEW WITH HIS CAMERA
I can see the stairs over there.
[Hyeon-yong] Do you see that brown thing
way down there? See it?
[Chae-min] Yeah.
Okay, so that's the silver grass field.
-That's the Ganwoljae Service Area.
-[Chae-min] Oh.
We're going to have lunch there.
-[Car] Where that parking lot is?
-Yes, that's correct.
-[Chae-min] It looks super clean, modern.
-[Hyeon-yong] Yes.
GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
They say it's the largest
silver grass field in Korea.
-Don't they film stuff there?
-That's right.
They filmed the paragliding scene
in Crash Landing on You.
-I remember. In Episode 1, right?
-Yeah.
-When she paraglides into North Korea?
-Into North Korea, yeah.
[Hyeon-yong]
This is where they filmed that scene.
SON YE-JIN PARAGLIDED HERE IN THE SHOW
[Chae-min]
How did they get all the way up here?
There's a parking lot over there.
CARS HALFWAY UP A MOUNTAIN
[Chae-min] What is that?
THE PARKING LOT IS USED BY PARK STAFF
ONLY VEHICLES WITH PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
ARE ALLOWED
IT MAKES HIM LOSE ENERGY
[Tarzzan] There's a parking lot?
[Chae-min] Shall we?
DESCEND CLUB
WALKS TO THE SILVER GRASS FIELD
GANWOLJAE
AT AN ELEVATION OF 900 M
THE PASS CONNECTS GANWOLSAN AND SINBULSAN
MANY HIKERS VISIT TO SEE
THE VAST SILVER GRASS FIELD
[pleasant music playing]
A VIEW OF DOWNTOWN ULSAN AND THE OCEAN
[Chae-min] Seeing the golden toned
silver grass meadow unfurl before us,
that was so pretty.
It was breathtaking.
It was the kind of place
that made you think,
"Wow, are we still in Korea?"
I thought, "This place would look great
on camera," you know?
I thought, "If I filmed something here,
like a drama or something,
I think it would look
incredibly beautiful."
[Dowoon] Yeah, it was pretty.
You could hike there with your family
and be like, "Look, Mom!" "Oh, wow!"
Or, "Hey Grandma!"
Eating packed lunches, chatting.
Like, "The view is so nice, isn't it?"
It would be perfect for that.
DO YOU REMEMBER COMING HERE
WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG?
[Tarzzan] I felt like
I remembered it, but vaguely.
I do remember whining a lot.
"How much higher are we going, Mom?"
I remember that.
LITTLE LEE CHAE-WON
CLIMBED THE YEONGNAM ALPS
I don't know if it's the field,
but I remember something like it.
This area is so pretty.
Isn't it beautiful?
Yeah.
-What?
-[laughter]
"Isn't it so beautiful?" "Yes."
He answered his own question.
[Hyeon-yong] Doesn't this place
feel like the Alps of Yeongnam?
I'm not sure.
[laughter]
-I mean…
-[Chae-min] What?
I don't know
what the Alps look like at all.
So how could-- how could I know
if this looks like the Alps of Yeongnam?
[Chae-min] It is pretty, though.
[Hyeon-yong] It's definitely different
from the snowy hike.
[Chae-min] It's gorgeous, I'll admit.
I feel better than I did
on the snowy rocks.
[Chae-min] Yeah.
I feel like this place definitely
-has the best views.
-Yeah.
I agree.
You feel so at peace.
[Car] When you're too high up, it's like,
"Whoa!" It's a little scary.
The reed field here is pretty.
I get why they film here.
[Chae-min] I know, right?
It's awesome!
It is awesome.
You all did amazing today!
-Yeah.
-[Tarzzan] First peak!
THEY ARRIVE AT GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
First peak, done.
"First peak, done."
THEY'LL HAVE LUNCH HERE
A PLEASANT INDOOR AREA
IT BECOMES A SHELTER FOR HIKERS
-They sell everything, snacks and eggs…
-[Car] Okay.
-I want some eggs.
-Me too.
THE SHOP HAS FOOD
FOR SIMPLE MEALS AND SNACKS
CUP NOODLES
INSTANT RICE
CHOCOLATE BARS
THEY SELL SIMPLE HIKING ACCESSORIES TOO
-I'm getting a Shin Ramyun and an egg.
-[Tarzzan] Shin. Jin.
If you need water, make sure you buy some.
-[shop owner] You ready?
-[Car and Dowoon] Yeah.
Should we use our prize?
-Let's do that.
-[Chae-min] Should we?
[Dowoon] Yeah, okay.
[shop owner] 15,000 won.
[Tarzzan] Are you eating ice cream later?
[Car] No, thanks.
[Hyeon-yong] The geumilbong.
-You're using it right away?
-Eat it if you want.
Yeah, because it offends me.
-[shop owner] 5,000 won.
-Thank you.
Hot water is outside.
PURCHASED 4 CUP NOODLES,
-Thank you. Chopsticks?
-Thank you.
-Is this the water?
-[Dowoon] Yeah.
[Hyeon-yong]
Let's eat too while we're here.
A GOOD SUPPLY OF HOT WATER
[Dowoon] Should we eat outside?
THERE ARE OUTDOOR TABLES TOO
[Car] The view is nice.
It's like a park with a great view.
[Chae-min] This is good.
CAR-THE EATS THE EGG AS AN APPETIZER
CHAE-MIN'S APPETIZER IS AN EGG TOO
YUM
[slurping]
THEY INHALE THEIR EARLY LUNCH
SATISFIED
Good, right?
Ramyeon in the mountains is great.
This is the best-cooked ramyeon
I've ever had on a mountain.
This is what a march feels like.
Hey, where did Producer Nah go?
-There he is.
-[Car] Mmm-hmm.
He's running behind today.
WHAT'S WITH HIM TODAY?
CAN ONLY THROW AWAY GARBAGE AND FOOD WASTE
OF THINGS PURCHASED
AT GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
CURRENT TIME
[Hyeon-yong] Let's take a group photo
before we head out.
-[Car] Sure.
-[Chae-min] Yeah.
PHOTO TIME IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE SILVER GRASS FIELD
[photographer]
Take some with a few cell phones.
-Okay.
-[Hyeon-yong] Great.
[photographer] Okay, one more. Here we go.
And one more with some smiles.
CAR, THE GARDEN LAUGHS
[Hyeon-yong] You too, Chae-min.
[photographer] Okay, one, two, three.
[crew 1] You all look so cool.
-[Hyeon-yong] You look great.
-[photographer] One, two, three.
[Hyeon-yong]
Why do you look so charming, Car?
CHEERFUL SMILE
[Yung-suk] You scared me.
THEY HARMONIOUSLY FINISH
THE GROUP PHOTO sh**t
GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
CURRENT LOCATION
[Hyeon-yong] We're heading
to the second peak, the Sinbulsan summit.
[upbeat music playing]
BEGINNING: STAIRS
MIDDLE: ROCKY TALUS TRAIL
END: RIDGE TRAIL
AFTER SUFFERING COMES THE SCENERY
THE NO PAIN, NO GAIN TRAIL
SINBULSAN
ABOUT 1 HOUR UNTIL SINBULSAN
DEPARTING GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
[Hyeon-yong] It'll take us about an hour.
[Tarzzan] Let's go.
BEYOND THE PASS TO SINBULSAN
♪ Sinbulsan ♪
THE ULSAN NATIVE HUMS TO HIMSELF
COUGHING
THE CHANGWON NATIVE COUGHS
THE GYEONGGI AND INCHEON NATIVES
ARE SILENT
LEAD: THE SEONGPANAK TEAM PAIR
TAIL: THE GWANEUMSA TEAM PAIR
THE SINBULSAN HIKING LINEUP SETS OFF
ENTERING THE STAIRS SECTION
THE STAIRS DESCEND CLUB IS CLIMBING
[upbeat music playing]
THEY AREN'T VERY STEEP
BUT IT'S LONG AND DOESN'T ALLOW FOR REST
THEY'VE SLOWED DOWN
AFTER EATING AND RESTING
AND THE ADDED PRESSURE
FROM THE FIRST CONSECUTIVE HIKE
RESULTS IN EVERYONE HIKING IN SILENCE
EVERYONE'S STEPS ARE HEAVY
EVERYONE LOOKS EMPTY ON ENERGY
AND THEY TRAVEL OVER THE STAIRS THAT WAY
FOR A VERY LONG TIME
THEY DID NOT SAY A SINGLE WORD
AFTER THE STEEP TALUS TRAIL
MIDWAY OBSERVATION DECK
-Is that the peak?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
A SHORT REST WHILE LOOKING
AT THE PEAK OF SINBULSAN
THE YOUNGER MEMBERS
ARE BUSY CHECKING THEIR GEAR
LOOKING AROUND
I'm so pissed.
I'm so pissed off.
HE WHISPERS HIS COMPLAINTS TO AVOID A FINE
ROAMING AROUND
HE GOES TO A CORNER
SNAP
HE'S TAKING PHOTOS OF THE SCENERY?
36 DAYS AGO
HIKING TRAINING ON HIS OWN ON ACHASAN
Did you know?
I'm not interested in all the views.
HIS INDIFFERENCE TO SCENERY
WAS CLEAR FROM THE START
31 DAYS AGO
SEORAKSAN TRAINING CAMP
So the problem is
-I have absolutely no interest…
-[Tarzzan] Yeah.
…in natural scenery.
[Chae-min] Oh, really?
So when I hiked up the mountain
last time, like…
This is a spreading yew.
They say it's alive for a thousand years.
[Hyeon-yong] And dead for a thousand more.
Is this show government funded?
-Hey, this is it, right?
-[Dowoon] Yeah.
I knew it.
-[Hyeon-yong] It's called rime ice.
-Yeah.
8 DAYS AGO
HIKING HALLASAN
[Hyeon-yong] This is a cedar forest.
[crew] It's said that
they emit a lot of phytoncides.
INHALING
This is nice.
HE SLOWLY STARTED
TO OPEN HIS HEART IN HALLASAN
This is so pretty.
HE NATURALLY STARTS TAKING PICTURES
It is pretty cool.
[camera shutter clicks]
HE EVEN EXPRESSES HIS HEARTFELT THOUGHTS
I have to admit.
HE'S SLOWLY OPENING UP
[camera shutter clicks]
AND SO, HE'S TAKING PHOTOS TODAY TOO
FEIGNING IGNORANCE
Just one photo.
-[Hyeon-yong] Of the scenery?
-[crew] Oh?
[Hyeon-yong] Just now, finally!
What?
-Is he okay?
-[Hyeon-yong] Oh!
-No, wait.
-Oh!
I'll tell you why I decided
to photograph this.
If I tell people I went to the mountains…
-[Chae-min] Yeah.
-They might say,
"Come on, you probably
weren't up that high."
They'll, like, doubt me.
-So I want to show them.
-"Look at this."
They'll be like,
"Yeah, you went,
but I bet you only went up halfway."
[Hyeon-yong] We were surprised
to see you taking pictures, you know?
Can I show you a quick comparison?
WILLINGLY PROVIDING
DISCUSSION TOPIC IN EXCITEMENT
This is Seoraksan.
SEORAKSAN: SHOUTS LOUDLY!
"Looks awesome!"
That's what Seoraksan feels like.
-[Hyeon-yong] It gives off a rugged vibe.
-For sure. This.
"Hey, it's dented!
You're not taking a photo?"
That's the Hallasan vibe.
"Take a picture! This is Baengnokdam!"
That was the vibe I got up there.
And then…
"Hello."
"Cozy, chill."
It's not that high either.
It's just comfortable. Yeah.
Yahoo.
Here we go.
WITH CHEERFUL ENERGY
THEY START WALKING TOWARD SINBULSAN AGAIN
Hello.
[hiker] Hello.
Nice work.
GOOD MANNERS LEARNED FROM HALLASAN
ALONG THE RIDGE WHERE THE WIND HAS SETTLED
On the way
to the second peak on that ridge,
the trail was almost level
but with these subtle variations
here and there.
So, during that part,
I didn't lose my breath at all.
There it is.
[Chae-min] I think so.
THEY'RE AT EYE-LEVEL
WITH THE SUMMIT OF SINBULSAN
THE DESIRE TO TAKE IN WITH THEIR EYES
THE SCENERY THEY SEE AS THEY WALK ALONG
This is the best one overall.
-It's well-maintained.
-Yeah.
-Like these steps.
-[Chae-min] So hikers don't slip.
WOODEN STAIRS WITH RUBBER MATS
TO PREVENT SLIPPING
They put a lot of thought into this place.
YOU SEEMED TO REALLY LIKE
THE YEONGNAM ALPS
The whole trail was very accommodating.
From the bathrooms
to the rubber things
they laid out along the trail.
Yeongnam is excellent.
[Hyeon-yong] Chae-min, what's it called
when you see mountains overlap?
What?
[Hyeon-yong] When they look like
they overlap, remember?
-[Chae-min] You told me that?
-[laughter]
Sangyeopsal.
-[Hyeon-yong] Anyone?
-[Chae-min] You told us?
You never told us. You just made that up.
[Hyeon-yong]
I told you guys on Taebaeksan.
-[Chae-min] We couldn't focus.
-[Hyeon-yong] Mountain silhouettes.
-[Car] Never said that.
-[Chae-min] Never heard that.
THEY JUST WANT TO KEEP GOING
-Never said that.
-Never heard that.
That was the first time.
The mountains you can see way out there
are called a "mountain shadow."
[Chae-min] Mountain?
[Hyeon-yong]
The Korean phrase for it is sangeurime.
It means they look like shadows.
It's called mountain shadow,
when the mountains overlap like shadows.
THEY DON'T RECALL AND WALK
WITH SANGEURIME IN THE BACKGROUND
CLOSE TO THE SUMMIT OF SINBULSAN
[Chae-min] We're almost there.
Wow, the second peak?
Yeah, let's go. We'll get paid again.
-[Chae-min] More money?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah.
THE SECOND CASH PRIZE
IS WAITING AT THE PEAK
You think we should run up there?
Try it.
HE SUDDENLY STARTS RUNNING ON THE TRAIL
[Car] Models are different.
THE MODEL ARRIVES
[Hyeon-yong] Why did you run here?
I just thought it would be nice
to have footage of one of us running.
HE'S BECOME A TRUE ENTERTAINER NOW
[Hyeon-yong] You have stamina to spare!
Look at that, Car is flying!
Are you flying up here?
Yeah.
-For balance.
-[Hyeon-yong] You're a lot of fun today.
Trying to balance.
HE FLIES TO THE DESTINATION
Doesn't this one feel like Hallasan?
We hike forever,
but we're only a third of the way there.
ENDLESS HIKING IS DÉJÀ VU
FOR GWANEUMSA TEAM
-This is better than Hallasan?
-Right?
THEY ALL ARRIVE
[Chae-min] Man, this is awesome.
APPROACHING THE TOWER OF STONES
THEY'D ONLY SEEN FROM AFAR
Wow! Great!
-[hiker 1] Is that him?
-[hiker 2] Yeah.
Look at that guy over there,
he's so handsome!
I don't know who he is, but he's handsome.
Am I handsome?
-No.
-[Car] I'm not?
No, you're cool. You look good!
FINE, ALREADY
-Super cool. Super handsome.
-Well, you're pretty too.
Yeah? Thanks!
Look at that guy over there.
THAT GUY IS SMILING
She said I'm not handsome.
WHAT HAPPENED?
-I'm not handsome.
-Say you're a macho man.
So…
I think she was on the lookout
for pretty boys.
The mountain is so rough, you know?
She didn't want to see this.
She wanted handsome guys
to cleanse her palate.
She said, "Oh, he's handsome."
I said, "Am I handsome?"
"Oh, no!" Seriously?
What?
HURT
I'm not?
So she has high standards.
Ulsan has high standards.
But I appreciated that.
That's better than people who lie to me.
If someone says,
"Wow, you're so handsome,"
I know they're lying.
[crew laughs]
[Hyeon-yong] Congratulations.
-Second peak!
-Good work, everyone!
[Hyeon-yong] Second peak out of the three.
THEY ARRIVE AT PEAK 2, SINBULSAN
SINBULSAN
ELEVATION OF 1,159 M
TALLEST OF 3 PEAKS
IN TOP 100 MOUNTAINS OF KOREA
ALSO ITS SILVER GRASS FIELD
IS IN THE TWELVE SCENIC PLACES OF ULSAN
SINBULSAN
HIKING TO SUMMIT
PEAK 2 SINBULSAN CONQUERED
HANDS OUT SECOND ENVELOPE
FOR CLIMBING PEAK 2
Open it.
You should give each of us 20,000.
WISHING FOR DOUBLE THE AMOUNT FOR PEAK 2
HOW MUCH IS THE SECOND CASH PRIZE?
[Tarzzan] Second peak!
SECOND CASH PRIZE
THEIR REACTIONS ARE AS FROZEN
AS THEIR WAGES
TRUDGING
[crew] Congrats.
EXCITED WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON
-[crew] Congrats.
-[Hyeon-yong] They're cheering for you!
A WAVE OF SUPPORT FOR THE FROZEN WAGES?
-Finally, our third peak.
-Where is it?
You see that over there? Left of middle.
The one that sort of looks like a cliff.
That's our final summit.
That's Yeongchuksan, our third peak.
-[Chae-min] That cliff?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yes.
Once you reach Yeongchuksan,
you will have finished conquering
the three peaks of the Yeongnam Alps.
CURRENT LOCATION
TO THE FINAL DESTINATION, YEONGCHUKSAN
IT STARTS WITH A DESCENT
BELOW IS THE SILVER GRASS PLATEAU,
SINBULJAE
ONCE THEY PASS SINBULJAE
THEY'LL ENCOUNTER A LONG STRETCH OF RIDGE
AFTER CLIMBING UP AND DOWN THE RIDGE
A ROUGH ROCKY PATH SIGNALS THE END
YOU CAN'T LET YOUR GUARD DOWN
THE TRAIL TO END
TODAY'S CONSECUTIVE HIKES ON A HIGH NOTE
THEY DEPART FROM SINBULSAN'S SUMMIT
[hiker] You're handsome!
Thank you!
THE FIRST TO ANSWER GETS THE COMPLIMENT
-[hiker] You're so handsome!
-[Car] Thank you.
THE ACTUAL COMPLIMENT TARGET
ISN'T BOTHERED BY THE STEAL
[Chae-min]
I'm just so glad the weather is so nice.
RESUMING HIKING HAPPILY
[Hyeon-yong]
You didn't even need crampons.
[Car] I am so, so happy.
LEAD: THE SEONGPANAK TEAM PAIR AGAIN
TAIL: THE GWANEUMSA TEAM PAIR AGAIN
THEY HEAD TOWARD SINBULJAE
WITH THEIR HALLASAN PARTNERS
IT STARTS WITH A ROCKY PATH
ON A GENTLE SLOPE
ALONG THE WOODEN STAIRS
GOING DOWN FOR 20 MINUTES STRAIGHT
Wow, it's nice here.
FROM DOWOON'S CAM
You know, the course is pretty easy now.
ENJOYING THE VIEW WHILE WALKING
SEARCHING
YOON DORAEMON TAKES OUT
SOMETHING FROM HIS POCKET
HE TRIES HARD TO PEEL IT AS HE WALKS DOWN
HIS FAVORITE TRAIL FOOD,
SWEET RED BEAN JELLY
PRECIOUS TO HIM
A BITE OF SWEET RED BEAN JELLY
TO REFUEL ENERGY
ANOTHER BITE
THIRD BITE
REFUELING FINISHED IN THREE BITES
HE PUTS THE TRASH BACK IN HIS POCKET
HE WALKS ON AFTER RECHARGING
[Dowoon gasps] It's a puppy!
HE SPOTS A PUPPY HIKING
HARD FOR A DOG LOVER TO JUST PASS BY
AS STILL AS A STONE WHILE WATCHING THE DOG
AFTER BEING COMFORTED
BY THE DOG, HE RETURNS
[sneezes]
[Tarzzan speaking]
HIS RHINITIS IS STILL THERE
There's a strong wind,
so I'm not sweating as much.
You're right. It's nice.
It just cools off my sweat.
AFTER WALKING ALONG WITH THE COOL BREEZE
THEY EVENTUALLY ARRIVE AT THIS PLACE
A PATH WHERE THE WIND PASSES THROUGH
THE SILVER GRASS PLATEAU
WHERE FOUR ROADS MEET
SINBULSAN PEAK 0.4 KM
GANWOLJAE 2.3 KM
YEONGCHUKSAN PEAK 2.5 KM
THEY ARRIVE AT SINBULJAE
SNIFFLING
-[Hyeon-yong] Dowoon.
-Yeah?
-[Hyeon-yong] Are you okay?
-Did I catch a cold?
[Hyeon-yong] Oh? You caught a cold?
Maybe? My nose is so itchy. Jeez.
Do you have allergies?
I shouldn't have any here.
-I think you're having an allergy attack.
-Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
You're allergic to the mountain.
DIAGNOSIS COMPLETE
[Hyeon-yong] We only have one hour left
until we reach the third peak.
The last one.
Let's go!
I'm going to sprint
this last leg of the hike.
[Hyeon-yong] Oh, yeah? Hold on, this…
AWAKENED BY THE NEWS
THAT THERE'S ONLY 1 HOUR LEFT TO GO
Okay, everyone, stay close.
[Chae-min] Okay.
-[Car] Let's power through!
-Yeah, let's do it.
We're going to go so fast.
[Chae-min]
Let's see how hard Gwaneumsa truly is.
Seriously, I'm going so fast.
-[Chae-min] Okay.
-I'm not joking.
[Chae-min] I think
I'll have to run to feel satisfied.
Here we go.
LEAVING SINBULJAE AFTER A REST
LEAD: AN AWAKENED DOWOON
MIDDLE: TARZZAN ALSO PICKS UP THE PACE
TAIL: CAR, THE GARDEN AND CHAE-MIN
MINISTER OF TRANSPORT'S NOSE
HAS SLIGHTLY CLEARED
[DOWOON CAM]
[Dowoon] Come on, you're in the way.
OVERCOMES HIS MOUNTAIN ALLERGY
AND GOES FULL THROTTLE ON THE STAIRS
CURRENT LOCATION
-Let me know if you need any trail snacks.
-Okay.
THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT IS IN CHARGE
OF THEIR TRAIL FOOD AGAIN TODAY
I'm craving spaghetti.
[Dowoon] We don't have that.
GOING DOWNHILL AGAIN
1.4 kilometers?
[Hyeon-yong]
Okay, 1.4 to the top of Yeongchuksan.
TOWARD THE FINAL AND THIRD PEAK
THEY CLIMB THE RIDGE HIGH IN THE CLOUDS
FAR OFF IN THE DISTANCE
LOOKING AT THE SUMMIT AS THEY GO
Whoa, this is basically a cliff.
[Hyeon-yong] You see that? Over there?
You can see the start of the mountain.
-[Chae-min] What?
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah.
-Cool, right?
-[Chae-min] What is?
That's from earlier.
Come on, wait.
Come on, don't go! Wait a minute!
ESCAPES
Hey, wait for us. Wait for us!
-[laughter]
-[Hyeon-yong] I'll go first.
I'll stop explaining.
-[Chae-min] We had a good pace going.
-[Car] I know.
-I feel like…
-Yeah?
I'm actually allergic to him talking.
-My nose keeps running right now.
-[Car] That's accurate.
Accurate.
[Dowoon sniffing] Ugh, it's annoying.
BEHIND THE YOUNGER MEMBERS IN THE LEAD
AND ALBEIT A BIT SLOW,
HE SEEMED TO KEEP UP WELL
LEAD: TARZZAN
MIDDLE 1: DOWOON
MIDDLE 2: CHAE-MIN
ALL THE WAY AT THE TAIL: CAR, THE GARDEN
-[Hyeon-yong] Car. Car.
-Huh?
THEY FINALLY SPOT HIM NOW
Hey, I feel pretty terrible.
THE PACEMAKER CAN ONLY FOLLOW THEIR PACE
Let's go.
I think we need to have Car at the front.
[Chae-min]
All right. Let's match his pace.
-[Car] Yeah.
-[Dowoon] We'll go slow.
THE PACEMAKER FINALLY RETURNS TO HIS PLACE
There's a lesson to be learned.
-[Tarzzan] What?
-Hiking teaches you something.
HE HAD TIME TO CONTEMPLATE WHILE FOLLOWING
Go at your own pace.
"GO AT YOUR OWN PACE"
SINGER CAR, THE GARDEN
APPLYING THE LESSON LEARNED TODAY
[Hyeon-yong]
Go at your own pace. No one else's.
In that sense,
Producer Nah is doing great.
He's always playing catch-up…
Then I want to rest.
…and lagging behind, know what I mean?
That's just his pace.
NOT SURE IF THAT'S A COMPLIMENT OR NOT
He's doing it right.
[Chae-min]
But seriously, where did Nah go?
[Hyeon-yong] I think he's way behind us.
[Dowoon]
I bet he got in a car earlier and left.
WITH QUESTIONS OF PRODUCER NAH'S
UNKNOWN WHEREABOUTS
[Hyeon-yong]
Okay, we only have 300 meters left to go.
EXCITED HOOTS
YEONGCHUKSAN 0.3 KM
THEY HAPPILY PASS THE 0.3 KM SIGN
AS SOON AS THEY PASS BY,
AN UPHILL TALUS TRAIL APPEARS
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A WHILE
TO INDICATE THE START OF THIS ROAD
A RIDGE WITH A GENTLE SLOPE
A SMOOTH SILVER GRASS ROAD
NONE OF THOSE ARE PRESENT HERE
THE START OF THE CRUX
RIGHT BEFORE THE THIRD PEAK
THE FINAL SPURT TO PEAK 3
5 HOURS AND 21 MINUTES HAVE PASSED
[Tarzzan] I was definitely starting
to run out of energy on the final climb.
That's when I thought, "Oh this is hard."
It was just rocks, rocks, rocks.
ROCKS
EXHALING
AFTER ONLY WALKING
ON DIRT AND WOODEN STAIRS FOR A BIT
EXHALING
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEIR FEET TOUCH
THE GROUND, THEY FEEL MORE FATIGUED
IT ISN'T EASY TO SPEED UP
SHAKING HIS HEAD
THE SUMMIT SEEMS SO CLOSE YET IT'S SO FAR
[grunts]
Oh man.
[Dowoon sniffles]
SIGHING
ON THE VERGE OF RUNNING OUT OF STAMINA
THEY ARRIVE
JUST A FEW STEPS AWAY FROM THE PEAK
[Chae-min] What is this?
[Tarzzan] This is a rock wall.
We have to hike on all fours.
THE SLOPE IS PRETTY MUCH
LIKE THAT OF ROCK CLIMBING
[grunts]
ONCE THEY CLIMB THE FINAL CLIFF
[panting]
[crew cheering]
[crew] Good work, guys!
-To your right.
-[Hyeon-yong] We reached Yeongchuksan!
THEY ARRIVE AT PEAK 3, YEONGCHUKSAN
[Tarzzan] Wow.
[crew] Great job!
-[Hyeon-yong] Way to go!
-[Chae-min] Nice work.
[Tarzzan] Congrats, everyone.
[Car] This is Yangsan.
YEONGCHUKSAN
YEONGCHUKSAN
CONNECTS TO GANWOLSAN AND SINBULSAN
THE FINAL PEAK OF THE CHALLENGE
TONGDOSA TEMPLE IS LOCATED HERE
[Hyeon-yong] Yeongnam Alps,
Three Peaks Challenge.
You have succeeded!
THE YEONGNAM ALPS' THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE
COMPLETE
Congrats, guys!
[Car] Let's sit.
We haven't sat in a while.
PLOPPING DOWN AS SOON AS THEY ARRIVE
Wow, but you picked a good spot.
Nice rock.
GOT HIS STONE BED
-[Hyeon-yong] Mr. Treasurer!
-I'm exhausted.
-[crew] Thank you.
-Thank you.
HANDS OUT THIRD ENVELOPE
FOR CLIMBING PEAK 3
I wonder if we'll get more money.
-[Tarzzan] A bonus?
-[Chae-min] Yeah.
Yeah, there's more!
HOPEFUL
-Eighty.
-[Chae-min] Twenty thousand each?
-Thank you.
-[Hyeon-yong] Congratulations.
Thank you.
-[Hyeon-yong] Mr. President.
-Yeah?
When we were planning the hike yesterday,
we all agreed
to say a few words each about the hike.
What?
[Hyeon-yong]
You guys planned it yesterday.
Weren't we planning to say
goodbye to the viewers,
since this was our last mountain?
The last episode.
[Hyeon-yong] It's not the last episode.
The Yeongnam Alps are very accommodating.
Like, the stairs are very well-made.
It's kind of…
an easy mountain to climb?
Ulsan is nice.
-[Car] I like Ulsan.
-[Hyeon-yong] Tarzzan's hometown is nice.
REMARKS THAT MAKE THE ULSAN NATIVE PROUD
CAN'T FORGET THE SUMMIT PHOTO
YEONGCHUKSAN
[crew] Yep, I'll take a photo.
All right, smile a bit.
One, two, three.
THE OLDER MEMBERS ARE OBEDIENT
One more time.
Why? Why hike?
THE YOUNGER MEMBERS POSE ON THEIR OWN
[crew] Big smiles. Here we go!
-Nice!
-[Hyeon-yong] Oh! That's nice!
I feel pretty sexy right now.
[crew] Everyone do what Car is doing.
Looking far away.
SUGGESTING A NEW POSE
[crew] Look far off in the distance.
THEY UNDERSTAND RIGHT AWAY NOW
A PHOTO TAKEN
WHILE LOOKING AT THE FOOTHILLS
-[crew] Nice work!
-Let's go.
FINISHING WITH THEIR SIGNATURE POSE
FEBRUARY 12, 2026, THE YEONGNAM ALPS'
YEONGCHUKSAN
HIKING TO SUMMIT
PEAK 3, YEONGCHUKSAN CONQUERED
THE YEONGNAM ALPS' THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE
COMPLETE
THEY START TO DESCEND
-Let's go.
-[Hyeon-yong] Yes, let's head down.
-Carefully.
-[Tarzzan] Let's go.
TODAY'S DESCENDING TRAIL
[Car] Wow, we're finally heading down.
YEONGCHUKSAN
[Hyeon-yong] To Jinae Village.
DESCEND TO JINAE VILLAGE
ABOUT 6 KM
YEONGCHUKSAN
ALONG THE STEEP RIDGE
THE TALUS TRAIL CONTINUES IN THIS SECTION
THE STAFF'S PICK
THE FINAL CRUX
GROANING
This is hard.
ROUGH FROM THE START
-The slope is super steep.
-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah, it sure is.
FROM CHAE-MIN'S CAM
[Chae-min] Oh, careful.
[exclaims]
-It's so slippery.
-[Hyeon-yong] Be careful.
[Car] The path here is terrible.
ASCENDING IS TOUGH,
AND DESCENDING IS DANGEROUS
-[Tarzzan] Whoa, Car.
-All good. Just testing it.
The ground.
HE THOROUGHLY TESTS IT FIRST
A HIKING CLUB
THAT SPECIALIZES IN DESCENDING
DESCEND CLUB
HISTORY OF DESCENTS
HUIUNGAK SHELTER, SEORAKSAN
JANGGUNBONG, TAEBAEKSAN
BAENGNOKDAM, HALLASAN
THEY DESCENDED TOP-TIER MOUNTAINS
How bad could it be?
Couldn't be worse than Seoraksan.
We did that, so…
USING ALL THE DESCENT TIPS AND TRICKS
THEY'VE LEARNED SO FAR
TIP 1: USE LONG POLES
TIP 2: KEEP STEPS SHORT
TIP 3: BEND YOUR KNEES
AND LOWER YOUR CENTER OF GRAVITY
TIP 4: REPLENISH YOUR ENERGY OFTEN
WITH TRAIL FOOD
DESCENDING STEEP SLOPES
IS A PIECE OF CAKE NOW
HUMMING
TIP 5: KEEP YOUR MIND AT EASE
WERE YOU FEELING HAPPY ON YOUR WAY DOWN?
Yeongnam Alps was good.
I didn't want to admit it.
But that's a pretty great mountain.
GOOD MOUNTAIN GARDEN'S POSTURE
HAS RELAXED TOO
Car seemed to have a bit of stamina left.
I thought,
"This is the perfect trail for him."
YEONGCHUKSAN
CURRENT LOCATION
THE ROUGH TERRAIN ENDS
This is nice.
I hope the trail stays like this.
Seriously.
NOW THEY DESCEND THE GENTLE FOREST PATH
[Chae-min] It would be great
if the trail stayed this way.
It's pretty. I hope it says like this.
Yeah, this feels more like
a normal walking trail.
THE FIRST PLEASANT DESCENT IN A WHILE
Wow, he bailed out on this? Wow.
He's something else.
SOMEONE IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN
-Car.
-[Car] Huh?
You know that our producer
ran away, right?
Wait, when did he go down?
Seriously, at the top earlier.
We kept walking.
We took a long break before heading back,
but he hasn't caught up.
Earlier, when we ate,
that's when he must have gone down.
I heard he got a stomach bug or something.
-Surely he's not still in the bathroom.
-[laughter]
But if he is, that'd be funny.
ABOUT 3 HOURS AGO
GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
[Yung-suk] I don't think
I should hike any further than this.
I think I might have a stomach issue.
I had, like, maybe two emergencies?
PRODUCER NAH DESCENDS
FROM GANWOLJAE SERVICE AREA
I'm so angry now, seriously.
He's a slacker, for sure.
Definitely.
NONGTTI MEANS SLACKER
IN GYEONGSANG DIALECT
Yeah, after taking
our badges away yesterday?
Right?
VERY REPREHENSIBLE
I've never heard him
talk like that before.
[Hyeon-yong] Me neither.
HOW DID YOU FEEL
WHEN PRODUCER NAH DISAPPEARED?
That hike felt pretty exhausting
because every time I looked back,
he made me feel like I was doing well
and I was on the right track.
But…
I missed that, when he was gone.
I actually looked behind me a lot
to see if he was coming.
I checked all the time.
But then at some point,
he wasn't behind us anymore.
Oh. He abandoned us.
THE ABANDONED MEMBERS
GROANING
-I think your car could handle this.
-[Dowoon] Oh, of course.
Just say the word.
[Chae-min] If it came up here,
engine revving, that would be cool.
[Tarzzan] I know.
I feel like
I want to sprint right now, you know?
Do it if your legs are good.
-Should I?
-I won't stop you.
HE CLEARS HIS NOSE A BIT
Oh, be careful.
SPRINTING AT TOP SPEED
FROM DOWOON'S CAM
SPEED BEFITTING OF HIS TITLE,
THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
THE FASTEST DESCENT
[Chae-min] He's suddenly going hog wild?
HE ARRIVES AT THE TRAIL EXIT
EX-SPECIAL FORCES CAMERAMAN
Thank you for your hard work.
-Nice work.
-Oh my gosh.
-[crew] It's better to come down quickly.
-Right? It was great.
-Yeah, I'm looking out for you guys.
-[crew laughs]
Eventually, the hike always ends.
That's how I see it.
THESE THREE ARE STILL DESCENDING
It ends, in the end.
THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
IS ON HIS WAY TO FINISH THEIR DESCENT
Imagine how happy they'll be.
They'll be thrilled!
HE LOOKS THE HAPPIEST
[Hyeon-yong] We're almost there.
The sidewalk around this corner.
Nice.
DESCENT ALMOST DONE
-[Chae-min] It's over.
-[Car] We just have to go straight.
A CAR ENTERS THE TRAIL EXIT
-Wow!
-Dowoon.
He's here, to pick us up.
[yelling] I'm here!
CHEERING
Hey, Dowoon! You did it!
-Wow!
-You did it!
[Dowoon] I don't abandon people!
FOR THE CAR'S ENTRY INTO THE FOREST ROAD
PERMISSION WAS RECEIVED IN ADVANCE
FROM YANGSAN CITY HALL
AFTER 2 HOURS,
ALL MEMBERS COMPLETE DESCENT
[Hyeon-yong] How was it?
THOUGHTS ON TODAY'S HIKE?
Honestly, this time, you chose…
such a great hike
that for the first time, I feel grateful
to the whole crew.
With just a little bit of struggle,
you can see so many things.
If I ever end up dating someone,
I want to hike there and brag a little.
"Did you watch Crash Landing on You?"
You know, I talked to him,
and he said he liked it.
And watching him enjoy himself,
in my hometown,
that made me happy too.
Yeah.
[Hyeon-yong] Do you feel like
you know why on earth people hike?
After we climbed Seoraksan,
you gave us badges.
And as I kept getting them
and putting them on my backpack,
I felt kind of proud.
And once the whole backpack was covered,
I felt like I had become
a professional mountaineer.
I felt a real sense of fulfillment.
TAKE A HIKE!
THEY GRADUALLY COLLECTED
THE REASONS TO HIKE
If you go hiking, it's definitely…
something you can brag
to your friends about.
So when you go up the stairs,
and your friends are struggling,
you can be like, "Man, this is nothing."
"I hiked up a mountain."
So it's good fodder for nagging them.
And good to have something to brag about.
[Hyeon-yong] For everyone.
I don't think my answer has changed.
I still don't know why people hike.
But I think Car changed his mind.
And to me, that's a pretty big deal.
[Hyeon-yong] Do you have a sense
of why people go hiking yet?
I don't.
I did feel some things yesterday
at Yeongnam Alps,
but I can feel that at a normal park.
WHY ON EARTH DO PEOPLE HIKE?
I DON'T KNOW
Seriously. Yeah.
You could just go to a park
and feel the same thing.
I don't know about the climb yet,
why people do that.
STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHY PEOPLE HIKE
SEORAKSAN, TAEBAEKSAN, HALLASAN
YEONGNAM ALPS' THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE
-[Tarzzan] Great job, everyone.
-Nice work, everyone.
VERY EXHAUSTED
[Dowoon] Let's eat some meat.
HEADING TO DINNER
JINMI BULGOGI
DESCEND CLUB'S DESTINATION
AN EONYANG BULGOGI RESTAURANT
THAT LURES YOU IN WITH ITS SMELL
WELL-HEATED CHARCOAL FIRE
GRILLED FLAT-PRESSED BEEF
EONYANG BULGOGI,
THE SIGNATURE DISH OF EONYANG, ULSAN
THE SIDES ADD TO THE SAVORY FLAVORS
A GENEROUSLY PREPARED FULL SPREAD
DESCEND CLUB ARRIVES
-Great job, everyone.
-[Chae-min] Good work.
Okay, let's eat.
-Let's eat. Oh, I need food. I'm starving.
-[Tarzzan] Let's have some meat.
GETTING OUT QUICKLY
WORN OUT
Hey!
-Our producer!
-[Chae-min] Wait, what happened to you?
-[Yung-suk] No, wait!
-I caught him red-handed.
Did I commit a crime or something?
Chae-min, why are you so angry?
-Why are you so angry with me?
-Why weren't you behind us?
I thought we were friends.
ANOTHER ANGRY PERSON
What is this? And you changed too!
We heard about
the stomach bug or whatever.
Stomach bug?
-Was it hard? The rest of it?
-Let's go inside first.
Why's your face so sunburnt?
[Car] What?
Oh, you know…
You have no idea
how tough today's hike was.
-Producer Nah--
-Look how sunburnt he is.
WHINING
-[owner] Welcome!
-Hello, sir.
LET'S EAT FIRST
-[Tarzzan] Why did you go down?
-[Yung-suk] Stomach issues.
-I'm hungry.
-This way, please.
-Let's enjoy the food first.
-[Hyeon-yong] Yes, enjoy your meal.
It's good.
[crew] Yes, I'd like a Coke Zero.
[owner] Okay.
RICE PAIRED WITH BULGOGI
I like this better when it's well done.
[Dowoon] Oh, yeah?
-The bulgogi, they're stuck together.
-[Car] The aroma is great.
You know, regular bulgogi
is cooked with onions and stuff.
THE ULSAN DOCENT
[Dowoon] No, I can eat it with a Coke.
This is so good.
-This is yours?
-It's mine.
CHOPSTICKS MOVE INVOLUNTARILY
LIKE BREATHING
[crew] You already finished a whole plate?
Just a second.
Thank you, sir. Delicious.
-[owner] Thank you, enjoy your meal.
-Thank you.
This place was on a travel cooking show.
[indistinct chatter]
A PIECE OF MEAT
A BITE OF RICE
QUICKLY FINISHES A BOWL OF RICE
THE BULGOGI DISAPPEARS
AS FAST AS THEY DESCENT
[Yung-suk] You filmed it secretly?
TWO ORDERS FINISHED
[crew] We were just rolling.
Could we get one more plate?
Thank you.
ANOTHER REFILL
You're the only one
who looks out for us, Hyeon-yong.
Typically, at the end of each hike,
our meal with producer Nah
has been the highlight,
but this isn't as good.
THIRD ORDER OF MEAT
SECOND BOWL OF RICE
Regardless of why he left early,
I'm disappointed.
Because I wish you'd told us beforehand.
We were worried about you.
We were always in it together,
and that felt reassuring.
-But then you left.
-Wait.
Since when did you guys
start caring so much about me?
At the final peak,
we waited 20 minutes for you.
-That's right. I relied on you.
-"Is he going to make it?"
You guys don't typically wait
at the summit long.
We waited there for quite a while.
We even took photos.
Honestly…
IS PRODUCER NAH COMING?
WHERE DID PRODUCER NAH GO?
…I see him as a father figure.
Dad!
[laughter]
-Dad, what happened to you?
-[Yung-suk] Son.
You know, first of all,
you did great work.
And I did great work too.
So maybe a round of applause
for all of us.
ALREADY SULKING
WHATEVER
[Tarzzan] Car, use ChatGPT real quick
to make a record of this.
FAILED TO LIFT THE MOOD
How do you have so much diarrhea?
Seriously, if I were the leader,
I would've put on a diaper and kept going.
[laughter]
How could I put on a diaper
in the mountains?
If they sold them, I would have!
If you had told us earlier,
we would have bought diapers at the store.
Exactly.
THEY DON'T BUY HIS EXCUSE
Looks great, I'll eat that.
THE PRODUCER AND DOCENT
PASSES THE BEEF TARTARE
-Yeah, it's so good.
-Thank you, Hyeon-yong.
Thanks so much.
Thank you for the food.
BLATANT WARM RESPONSE
Hyeon-yong is really such a good guy.
[Chae-min] He's the real deal.
-Great to talk to.
-He's got a huge heart.
He definitely shared our pain.
-Even though he struggled the most.
-I know, right?
He always takes the lead
and has to stand behind the camera.
I'm going to cry.
I'm tearing up.
-Are you okay?
-[Hyeon-yong] Thank you.
Let's make a poem out of his name.
GROUP OF NAH YUNG-SUK HATERS FORMED
I mean,
he is a special protege of mine, for sure.
And we're all on the same team.
Do you hear that sound,
like a toilet flushing maybe?
PRODUCER NAH ON THE DEFENSIVE
I'm gonna go take a dump.
[laughter]
Oh, excuse me.
DOWOON LEAVES HIS SEAT FOR A MOMENT
You know, I didn't eat
that many trail snacks today.
QUIETLY
Excuse me, Mr. Car.
I thought of you
when I ordered these dumplings.
So these are just for you.
Now you're making us hate you more.
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
Because he likes dumplings,
so I thought of him.
VERY SUSPICIOUS
Don't fall for it.
-[Yung-suk] Here, eat.
-Don't do it.
DUMPLINGS ALREADY ACCEPTED
What is it?
What kind of dumplings are these?
[Yung-suk] I mean, I put something
in there with the dumplings.
What is this?
They come with 5K badges.
ACCUMULATED KM BADGES
I'm fine with it,
but I don't know how Chae-min feels.
Our father was always behind us,
and maybe he was watching over us,
but I only see it as abandoning us.
-That's true.
-[crew] He was with you in spirit.
And Chae-min looks thirsty.
-How about some Coke?
-I only drink Sprite.
PRODUCER NAH HANDS HIM COKE
Come on, now. This is good soda.
Just have a cup of it.
I don't drink--
I mean, I only drink Sprite.
Oh, there are two cups.
How strange.
LAUGHING
[Yung-suk] Chae-min. Just curious.
What do you think about me
not being able to keep up with you today?
What?
[Yung-suk]
About me not keeping up with you.
Hey, it's not like he wanted to keep up.
-Don't waste your time!
-You're not so tough for a young guy.
-Let me yell at him then!
-You're such a punk.
Seriously, this is unacceptable! Come on!
Don't go that far.
He's your elder, show some respect.
He says he had good reason to leave.
Producer Nah, I don't accept this.
I can't. Ugh!
I think you have to be respectful
to your elders, of course.
-You're higher status than us.
-Hey, look at that.
He's being so rude to his elders.
[Car] Yeah, calm down.
I mean…
[crew] Huh? Wait a minute.
CHECKS RIGHT AWAY
Father!
[laughter]
Hey, did you enjoy your dinner?
Honestly, we understand
what you've been through.
Exactly. I know that feeling
from experiencing it in Jeju-do.
-Gastroenteritis is the worst.
-I apologize for my stomach issues.
-No, it's fine.
-Oh, come on!
Let's not do this
over something so trivial.
I'm sorry. Chae-min, I'm sorry.
If you're sick,
it makes sense that you couldn't hike.
-I'm tearing up, seriously.
-I know, right?
TEARY-EYED
-[Hyeon-yong] He's crying.
-Thank you so much.
Seriously, come on.
-[crew] His stomach--
-I know.
I'm very sorry. Seriously, I am.
[Yung-suk] I'll climb the mountain again.
No, no!
-No need for that!
-[Yung-suk] Oh, come on.
-What do I do with this?
-Our only concern is your health, Father.
Then let's just pretend
none of this happened.
-Okay.
-All good?
THEY COME TO A DRAMATIC AGREEMENT
-Congratulations on three peaks.
-Congratulations.
I was just worried.
-I was just worried for you, that's all.
-Honestly, my heart was so heavy.
Honestly, we felt bad even when we were
being harsh about it, you know?
[Yung-suk]
Oh, I could sense it, but it's fine.
Hey, you don't hate Producer Nah, do you?
DOWOON RETURNS WITH NO IDEA
I mean, does it matter?
We all just made up. Like real men.
-Yeah, like men.
-Oh, I see.
It was getting old.
Yeah, you shouldn't hate people.
HOLDS NO GRUDGES
Wow, I never thought I'd be so excited
for this moment until now.
ACCUMULATED KM BADGES
You're excited?
[Chae-min] Because we hiked the peaks?
[Hyeon-yong]
The Yeongnam Alps Three Peaks Challenge.
-Here you go.
-Yeah.
Congratulations.
QUEST COMPLETION BADGES
-[Yung-suk] How many kilometers?
-Thank you.
Here.
[Tarzzan] Commemorative badge.
Isn't it around 16 kilometers?
PEAK 1
GANWOLSAN
SINBULSAN
PEAK 2
YEONGCHUKSAN
PEAK 3
YEONGNAM ALPS' THREE PEAKS
[Hyeon-yong] Each of you
logged 16 kilometers of hiking.
YEONGNAM ALPS' THREE PEAKS
What was the prize for reaching 50?
[Dowoon] It was gold.
You said you would give us gold
worth three million won.
[Hyeon-yong] We made them with four don.
-Wow.
-You're giving us one each?
[Hyeon-yong] So one don per person.
-A gold badge.
-For real?
PURE GOLD
WE'RE REALLY GIVING THEM TO YOU
[Hyeon-yong] We'll announce
the total distance you've hiked.
One at a time.
Mr. Car?
Yeah?
[Hyeon-yong] Mr. Car,
60 kilometers.
[all exclaiming]
Congratulations.
[crew] He started from zero
and made it here.
GENTLE
[Hyeon-yong] If you could say a few words.
The mountain and me.
[laughter]
EMOTIONAL THOUGHTS
BEFITTING A BALLAD SINGER
The mountain and me,
exist in a world
-where only we exist.
-[Hyeon-yong] You grow like the mountain.
From now on, for the mountain…
[laughter]
…I shall endeavor to walk alongside it
as singer Car, the garden.
ENJOYING A GOOD SHOW
[Hyeon-yong] Next.
Our Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Lee Chae-min.
Sixty kilometers.
[applause]
[Hyeon-yong] I knew it.
Minister, please say a few words.
At such a young age…
LEE CHAE-MIN, AGE 27
[Hyeon-yong] "Young age."
…to have covered
a distance as long as 60 kilometers,
I would like to thank my father.
-Yes, thank you.
-[Hyeon-yong] That's very kind.
Because he gave me this opportunity
to learn what life is all about.
Even though we made it this far,
for a second,
I thought I would like
to make it to 100 kilometers.
-[Hyeon-yong] Here, here.
-But obviously,
this is not a decision
I can make on my own.
ONE PERSON IS ESPECIALLY SHOCKED
-[Hyeon-yong] He's not happy about this.
-[crew] Look at his eyes.
I'll simply imagine it, in silence.
Yes. Thank you.
PRODUCTION-FRIENDLY
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[Hyeon-yong] A wholesome young man.
You two have logged 60 kilometers.
Next.
Our president, Tarzzan.
Fifty-nine kilometers.
[applause]
5 KM FROM SECRET DEAL
Please say a few words.
Yes, as the president of the Descend Club,
I'm honored to be given the chance
to climb such beautiful mountains
with such great hikers.
And who am I? Am I not Tarzzan?
Tarzzan is the mountain,
and the mountain is Tarzzan.
We'll complete 100 kilometers.
Yes.
[Hyeon-yong] With everyone?
[laughter]
[Chae-min] We should talk about it first.
I will be a president
who heeds the thoughts of his people.
[applause]
[Hyeon-yong] Mr. Tarzzan,
you logged 59 kilometers.
Last one.
Our Minister of Transport,
Mr. Dowoon.
Fifty-four kilometers!
[all exclaiming]
Oh, that's too bad.
But first, let's get up and clap!
Why?
[all cheering]
Oh, no, no, why?
BECAUSE…
Wait, wait, wait.
HE HAD NO SECRET DEAL
-Yeah, too bad.
-It is what it is.
It can't be helped.
They must have calculated it.
Do you think these people
would do the math wrong?
Shouldn't I be at 59 too?
FRUSTRATED
You might be mistaken.
When you're climbing a mountain,
the distance varies.
What kind of nonsense is that?
DIDN'T WORK AT ALL
This isn't fair, damn it!
Something happened, right?
-Something happened!
-Let's hear your thoughts first.
FEIGNING IGNORANCE
[Chae-min]
Fifty-four kilometers is impressive.
I've lived my life by the sea,
But these mountains…
Climbing all the way up these mountains,
with this amazing team,
tagging along with these famous guys,
it was such a great experience.
Although I don't know
if the team will stick together.
[Yung-suk] Whoa, hey!
You're running away again!
SOCIAL DISTANCING
I don't know how long we'll be together,
but I'll do my best until the end.
I will now present the golden badges.
Wait, hold on! Why am I at 54?
FEELS WRONGED
Explain it to me.
I mean, according to our calculations,
that's the total we arrived at.
Of course, we could be wrong.
So let me ask you three.
Fifty-four kilometers.
Did we get it wrong?
I think an error is impossible.
[Yung-suk] So we've heard from Chae-min.
But I don't know what Car thinks.
No, it's the truth.
You guys made a deal when I wasn't here!
I rushed down the mountain
to come and pick you guys up,
and this is how you repay me?
-No, look--
-I thought you were a good guy!
FURIOUS
No, no. What deal could we make?
Sit down. Look.
How's that possible?
They're all professionals.
Do you think they would get it wrong?
[Chae-min] He's right.
ALREADY FULL OF DISTRUST
No way. So, Dowoon,
I said I wouldn't take them,
I repeatedly said that.
H… HYUNG…
But he was like…
He kept saying he felt terrible about it.
So you get the kilometers,
you shut your mouth.
-Then what about me?
-[Car] No, no.
-Seriously.
-[Chae-min] Did you get something?
Wow, you people. You're so sneaky.
You know, I drove four hours to get here!
FEELING BETRAYED
[Hyeon-yong] Even though you were climbing
these mountains for the first time,
you reached 50 kilometers of trails.
[crew] Here you go.
GOLD BADGES AWARDED
IMPRESSED
WHILE THEY EACH CHECK OUT
THEIR GOLD BADGES
Dowoon, thanks for doing all the driving.
[crew] Dowoon.
[Yung-suk]
I put something extra in there for you.
Oh, there we go.
DOWOON GETS AN EXTRA 5 KM TOO
Oh, okay, look at that!
Turns out he's a good guy.
[Yung-suk] You earned it.
He's a responsible person.
[Car] Yeah.
[Yung-suk]
Great job on all the quests so far.
Now, only the last quest remains.
I will now reveal the final quest.
The final quest…
[bleep]
You'll have to wait to find out.
-I knew it. I knew you'd do that.
-[Yung-suk] Congratulations.
I knew he was going to do that.
I was wondering why it wasn't included.
FOR THE FIRST TIME ON TAKE A HIKE!
-[crew 1] Let's not film it.
-[crew 2] I think we should.
It's dangerous here.
One, two, three.
THEY GIVE UP FILMING
HALFWAY INTO THE FINAL QUEST
I think this one was much harder.
For sure.
[sighs]
[Car] I don't know what to do.
I mean, what do they expect from me?
[Hyeon-yong] That place was brutal.
[groaning]
For me, that was the hardest hike.
[Hyeon-yong] Oh, worse than Seoraksan?
Yeah.
But I'm not sure why.
I mean, it was the worst.
It was, seriously.
I'm not kidding, this hike was…
-[birds chirping]
-awful.
Shut up birds!
It's not just the hiking.
It's also these stupid freaking birds.
For real!
I have nothing else to say.
BEFORE THE FINAL QUEST
That's it.
-Jeotgal.
-[Yung-suk] Wrong!
DESCEND CLUB'S SECOND ACTIVITY
Oh, come on! Hot dog! Hot dog! Hot dog!
Bailey.
[Yung-suk] Wrong!
THE SAME OLD KIM UI-HAN
-Santa Clause comes…
-[Yung-suk] Wrong!
AND ZZAN OF TAR
[Car] Hey, you punk!
[Yung-suk] Three, two…
-Gets bigger!
-[Yung-suk] Wrong!
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS'
UNEXPECTED PERFORMANCE
Please edit this part out.
This all went horribly wrong just now.
[Yung-suk] Correct!
THE LAST GAME WITH KM ON THE LINE
THE UNEXPECTED REBELLION OF DESCEND CLUB
[Tarzzan] We can clock out now!
-The final total…
-Their total…
CALCULATIONS GET COMPLICATED
I've never gone all in.
We're over a hundred.
-We're over a hundred!
-[Yung-suk] Wait a sec!
We went over a hundred with that round!
-We're over a hundred!
-How much did we get?
WHAT WILL BECOME OF DESCEND CLUB?
We reached a 100 kilometers!
[pleasant pop music playing]
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01x08 - Episode 8
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Four celebrities who hate hiking trek through Korea's winter mountains, discovering unexpected charm as they test their endurance and teamwork.
Four celebrities who hate hiking trek through Korea's winter mountains, discovering unexpected charm as they test their endurance and teamwork.