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There are many people who climb mountains even in cold weather to feel the charm of winter mountains covered with white snow.
Enjoying the beautiful snowy mountains is great, but you should always be careful as you may stumble on the slippery road and fall or fall.
Reporter Jo Jae-geun covered the story.
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White snowy scenery unfolded on every ridge and valley in the Baekdudaegan Mountains.
Hikers continue to walk along the thick snow-covered trails.
[Choi Jeong-hee · Jo Jung-ran/Hiker: Snowy mountains cannot be so beautiful if there is snow.
It's cozy, because of the snow.
Is it because the heart is white?
Like snow.]
A man in his 60s who had difficulty breathing after entering the snow-covered dinosaur ridge of Seoraksan Mountain and the control section was rescued by a 119 helicopter.
A woman in her 60s who climbed Mount Taebaek fell behind her while taking a picture of her and broke her left arm and nose.
Over the past three years, over 2,100 such mountain accidents have occurred nationwide in January alone.
Stumbles, falls, distress, and personal illness, in that order.
It is recommended to wear crampons to prevent slipping and do not deviate from the designated hiking trail.
Especially on windy days, you need to be extra careful as you can easily get hypothermia or frostbite even if the temperature doesn't drop significantly.
Even when the temperature is 0 degrees Celsius, if the wind blows at 10 meters per second, the perceived temperature drops to -7 degrees Celsius, and at -10 degrees Celsius, the wind blows at 10 meters per second and it drops to -20 degrees Celsius.
[Kim Seong-wook/Gangneung Fire Department Rescue Team: Prepare functional underwear, hats, gloves, etc., and wear windproof clothing that does not get wet.
It is recommended to wear several thin layers of clothing to increase the effect of warmth.]
Prepare a warm drink, plan your course and time well, and come down from the mountain before sunset.
(Video coverage: Heo Chun, Screen provided: Gangwon-do Fire Department)