에베레스트 3회 등정을 이끈 고성 토박이 엄홍길의 이야기와 한국인의 끈기를 공유하고 싶어요!
엄홍길의 이야기
엄홍길은 1960년 이곳 경남 고성에서 태어났습니다. 그가 어린 시절 산 중턱에 산다는 것은 다른 도시에 사는 아이들과 비교할때 당시의 그에게는 부끄러운 일이었는지 모르겠습니다.
산을 대하는 그의 태도는 어린 시절에 접어들면서 달라졌습니다. 그는 그것을 도전으로 극복할 기회로 보기 시작했습니다.
그러나 말년에 히말라야를 정복하는 동안 주변 사람들의 죽음으로 좌절들을 겪었고 또한 처음 두 번의 에베레스트 도전에 실패했습니다.
He even promised not to attempt Everest again.
I saw a picture of some of his toes. They were disfigured from what seemed to be frostbite.
지난 3년의 대부분을 한국에서 살고 한국인과 결혼하면서 저는 한국인의 직업 윤리와 그들이 열심히 일하는 것에 대해 부여하는 가치에 익숙해졌습니다.
엄홍길은 굳은 각오로 에베레스트를 세 번이나 등정했고, 세계 최초로 16개 봉우리에 오른 최초의 등반가입니다.
An exhibition center dedicated to his life of failures, perseverance, and accomplishments was made for him here in Goseong, near Georyusan Mountain. I couldn’t take any photos inside, but it’s a very cool and immersive experience. There is a really cool room, more like a chamber, made to look like you’re in the Himalayas. It is filled with very real-looking snow and ice all around. The surround sound of howling wind, heavy breathing, and other sounds filled the chamber as a voice narrates excerpts of Eom Hong Gil’s diary. It transports you into a treacherous and deadly place.
They have many pieces of gear he used on his expeditions. They are all so highly specialized, things that no normal human will ever wear in their lifetimes. His first Everest summit was in the 1980s, which is not even that long ago, yet I cannot imagine facing these kinds of challenges without the technology and knowledge we have today. I had never considered how complicated it must be to prepare and pack for expeditions such as these.
It’s also interesting how the exhibit explains the various climbing and survival techniques, for example, how to dig out a snow cave.
I prayed as I climbed up, promising that I would live my life giving back.
I saw photos of Eom Hong Gil with Nepali children. He decided to give back with life that was spared while face-to-face with death. For each of the 16 peaks he climbed for his world record, he has decided to establish 16 schools, especially for those children who find themselves in circumstances out of their control, with no dreams for their future due to lack of education and for the handicapped. Though perhaps less dire, I assume he keeps his own childhood circumstances in mind as he reaches out to them.
놀이터 및 로프 운동기구
전시장 뒤에는 멋진 들판과 놀이터가 있습니다.
There is a cool netted swing set facing Byeogbangsan Mountain.
The netting gives a sort of climbing feel. Noah tried out the swing.
There are also hammocks!
Korea sometimes places these kind of measuring props in parks. It can be fun (or not) to see the smallest section you can fit your body between.
Then there is the roped tunnel and tent sort of thing which is normally not found in parks or playgrounds that I have seen.
이 곳은 아이들에게 좋은 곳입니다.
조경된 부지 및 길
From the side of the field, stone steps lead back to the exhibition hall.
A paved path also runs from the parking lot along the side of the building to the field.
The area is landscaped quite nicely.
Some swinging benches are at the bottom where the parking lot it.
전시장 옆에 있는 산책로는 거류산 등산의 출발점입니다.
A little gazebo faces a town on the side of the parking lot.
엄홍길님의 이야기가 저에게 큰 영감을 주었던 것처럼 여러분에게도 그리하였길 바랍니다.
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