As big snow falls on Jeju one after another, the snowscape of Mt. Halla is at its peak. As tourists flock together, the ransom for free tour reservations, which you can get if you make a reservation, is also skyrocketing. On a used trading site, there was also an article saying that I would buy it for 1 million won.
Correspondent Choi Choong-il.
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Snow falls on Mt. Halla, Jeju.
All major entrances to Hallasan were also controlled today (11th), when a snow warning of 30 cm or more was issued.
Even those who had decided to climb to the summit of Baengnokdam have no choice but to turn away.
The reservation tickets for the tour that I had reserved in advance in Seoul became a piece of paper.
[허재남/서울 역촌동 : 월초에 한 달 게 걸리니까 1~2일 아니면 좀 힘들더라고요. 구경하기 좋을 때는 더 개방을 해서 인원들이 많이 구경하게 해줬으면…]
As people flock to Mt. Halla, absurd things happen online.
It is an online second-hand trading site in Korea.
People are lined up to buy tickets for the free tour of Mt. Halla.
Most of the prices are between 10,000 won and 50,000 won, but there are also articles saying they will buy it for 1 million won.
There are a total of 5 climbing courses to climb Hallasan Mountain.
Of these, two courses, Seongpanak and Gwaneumsa, leading up to the summit of 1947m, have been operated by reservation system since February 2020.
This is to ensure the safety of climbers on the course and to protect the ecosystem.
In fact, more than half of the 650,000 visitors to Hallasan last year used the two courses.
Currently, the Seongpanak Course is limited to 1,000 people per day and the Gwaneumsa Course is limited to 500 people per day.
[김광진/제주도 관음사지소 팀장 : 탐방객들 신분 확인이라든가 관리시스템상에 본인임을 입증할 수 있는 그런 개선점이 필요하다고…]
Jeju Island requested a ban on sale of the reservation ticket for the free tour of Mt. Halla, stating that it is an ‘item that cannot be resold by law’.