The aunty takes a hike, a very long one!


Wong pulling herself up on the steel ropes at the foot of summit.

I CAME, I saw, I climbed, but I did not conquer the mountain. In the end, I was defeated by fatigue and an aching knee.

Despite my failure, I came away feeling really proud of myself. I had survived a seven-and-a-half hour strenuous mountainous hike in Seoul, South Korea.

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