Comment added by CHOI BAWI on February 19th, 2006 |
PRECAUTIONS: PLEASE NOTE GRADES FOR EACH SECTION OF TOWUANGSEONG ICE FALL BELOW. MUST MAKE OWN ANCHOR POINTS ATOP EACH SECTION. VERY DANGEROUS POTENTIAL FALLING ICE. MUST BRING HELMET. POTENTIAL ICE BUILD UP ON ROPE ON LOWER SECTION ABSEIL. CELLULAR PHONE RECEPTION IS FINE AT ICE FALL. LOWER SECTION(90M+): ABSEIL STATION IS TO THE RIGHT SIDE. TWO STATIONS TOTAL ROUGHLY FIFTY METERS EACH. GRADE: WI4~5 MIDDLE SECTION(100M): NO ABSEIL STATION. PRACTICE CAUTION. GRADE: WI1~2 UPPER SECTION(130M+): CONTINUE UPWARD TO THE FLAT FOR TREE ANCHOR BELAY STATION AT LEFT. FROM HERE, FOLLOW THE NARROW PATH AND STATIC ROPE TO THE LEFT FO THE FALL TO THE ABSEIL STATION. THERE ARE FOUR STATIONS TOTAL, ROUGHLY LESS THAN 50M IN LENGTH. ANCHORS BOLTS ARE NEW, BUT AMERICAN DEATH TRIANGLE ANCHORS PREVAIL. UPPER SECTION SNAGS WHEN CLEANING ROPE ON RAP. GRADE: WI5~6 CHECK IN WITH: KOREAN ALPINE FEDERATION RESCUE AT: http://www.seorak.or.kr PH: 033)636-8442 COREAN ALPINE CLUB RESCUE AT: http://www.guidesorak.or.kr PH: 033)636-8115) |
Comment added by jhalpin on January 16th, 2014 |
Towangsong or TowuangSeong translates to "Earthly King Fortress". It is apparently the frozen waterfall in all of East Asia. |
Comment added by jhalpin on January 16th, 2014 |
That is the tallest frozen waterfall. |