Yeongam County Folk Ssireum Team Climbs Cheonhwangbong Peak of Wolchulsan to Pray for Success

With Over 100 Yeongam Residents, Determined to Dominate This Year’s Ssireum Arena

The Yeongam-gun Folk Ssireum Team (coach Kim Ki-tae) strengthened their unity and determination to dominate the ssireum arena in the new year by climbing Wolchulsan Mountain on the 9th.

The climb, organized to wish for the success of the Yeongam-gun Folk Ssireum Team, was attended by about 100 people, including Woo Seung-hee, the governor of Yeongam-gun, and Kang Chan-won, the chairman of the Yeongam-gun Council.

The Yeongam County Folk Ssireum Team, along with Woo Seung-hee, the governor of Yeongam County, Kang Chan-won, the chairman of the Yeongam County Council, and about 100 others, climbed Cheonhwangbong Peak of Wolchulsan Mountain.
[Photo by Yeongam County]

The climb, which started at the Cheonhwangsa Temple parking lot in the morning, followed a 4.8 km round-trip course passing through Barampokpo Waterfall and Gwangam Pond to Cheonhwangbong Peak. The Yeongam-gun Folk Ssireum Team filmed a promotional video for Yeongam-gun against the backdrop of Wolchulsan’s natural scenery and also engaged in environmental cleanup activities by picking up trash along the trail.

Coach Kim Ki-tae said, “I would like to thank everyone who joined us up to Cheonhwangbong Peak during this time when the Yeongam-gun Folk Ssireum Team was strengthening their resolve,” adding, “To repay the unwavering support of the people of Yeongam-gun and our fans, we will absorb the spirit of Wolchulsan and show an even more impressive performance.”

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