01x03 - Episode 3

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat music playing]

[Yung-suk] The first quest
is about to begin.

Your first official quest for the show

is Taebaeksan.

to admire the sunrise.

What?

WATCHING THE SUNRISE FROM TAEBAEKSAN

To admire the sunrise.

[Chae-min] What?

The sunrise? What does that mean?

[exhilarating instrumental music playing]

TAEBAEKSAN MOUNTAIN


AT THE HEART OF BAEKDUDAEGAN

THE HOME OF VARIOUS ALPINE PLANTS

THE MOST FAMOUS SNOWY LANDSCAPE IN KOREA

AND ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SUNRISE SPOTS

VISITED BY MANY HIKERS

DESCEND CLUB'S FIRST QUEST

WATCH THE SUNRISE FROM TAEBAEKSAN

That means we'd have to be awake
to hike by at least 5:00 a.m.

-Or do we need to be up earlier than that?
-It wouldn't be 5:00.

By 6:00 or 7:00 in the morning,

-we'd have to be at the top.
-We'd need to be at the top.

[Chae-min] So around 4:00?

-I think 5:00 is probably…
-[Hyeon-yong] It's too late.

…when we need to start
hiking up the mountain.

[Hyeon-yong] We have some good news,
and some bad news.

-Let's start with the bad news.
-[Car] The bad news, please.

[Hyeon-yong] The hike
from our lodgings to Taebaeksan

takes approximately two and a half hours.

[Chae-min] So it takes a while.

So we'd basically be hiking on no sleep.

[Yung-suk] We've run the numbers,

We're doing lights off
at 8:00 p.m. tomorrow.

-Sure.
-Huh?

-8:00 tomorrow, evening--
-What's our wake-up time?

-2:00 a.m.
-What?

-[Car] Then what is the good news?
-[Chae-min] At 2:00 a.m.?

[Hyeon-yong] The total time
to hike up and down is not long.

Less than four hours.



Yeah, that's it.

They can't keep a straight face.

Jeez, that's even worse than fishing.

Honestly, why are you doing this?

BUT THERE'S A BENEFIT

We've established a badge system.

Do you all know how many kilometers
you walked today?

Around 12 kilometers.

-[Car] 12, one way?
-17 in total.

A ROUND TRIP OF 17 KM

[Yung-suk] Based on the number
of kilometers you walk,

you will be given kilometer badges.

[upbeat music playing]

THEY GOT 17 KM FROM THE SEORAKSAN HIKE

Do those badges amount
to prize money, eventually?

-There's more to it.
-Just a little bonus?

Something like a cash prize?

Do you want money?

Money is great. You don't like it?

I wanna be on Three Meals a Day. Okay?

IT'S BETTER THAN THAT

[Yung-suk] You get 3 don of gold
when you reach 50 kilometers.

[Hyeon-yong] Three don.

If you reach 100 kilometers,

you'll receive a gold badge
and an additional prize.

We will give you permission to change
the show to whatever you want it to be.

SHOW CHANGE PRIVILEGES

Car, let's skip Taebaeksan and just
quickly hike Seoraksan four times.

INTRIGUED

[Yung-suk] Make it to 100.
Then you can all discuss,

and say, "Hey, you know, I don't think
we need to be hiking this much.

Let's do something else."

You'll have the opportunity
to change the plan.

[Woo-jeong] Not a bad idea.

Maybe "Avatar Blind Dates,"
from my channel.

We'd just have to sit around

And just talk into phones, like this.

-It's a lot of fun.
-I honestly like watching it.

[Car] Right? It's so much fun.

Ah, okay, okay.

If it's 100 kilometers…

-Today we'd be--
-[Car] Even 30 would be--

We'd be hiking a trail like today's trail
about six more times.

Ah…

THEY END THE MEAL FEELING DOWN

MOVING TO THEIR ACCOMMODATION BY BUS

[Chae-min groans] Oh, man, my legs.

My legs are k*lling me.

Oh, jeez. Oh, boy.

Oh, gosh.

-[Dowoon groaning]
-[Tarzzan] Those stairs.

Even climbing up the stairs
into the bus feels like hiking.

WHINING THEIR WAY TO THEIR LODGINGS

I mean, honestly,

I have so much respect for the crew.

Seriously. Wow.

-They're incredible. Truly.
-I mean it.

After all that, you're still filming us.
Wow, blows my mind.

Honestly, I can't complain
in front of you.

Except I already have, a ton.

So, my closest friend

-is actually a camera operator.
-[Hyeon-yong] Oh, right.

He's always traveling for projects,
and running in his spare time.

I always thought,
"Man, he's living it up."

I don't think that anymore.

To all the camera operators,
across the country…

Respect.

[Hyeon-yong] You'll shower
and sleep right away?

-No.
-Should we eat first?

-Yeah, for sure.
-Eat again?

My blood sugar's low.
We need a sugar rush.

Fruit or cake would probably
be good before bed.

PASSED OUT

[snoring]

SNORING

SNORING

AFTER 30 MINUTES OF SNORING

GOSEONG-g*n
TOSEONG-MYEON

THEY ARRIVE AT THEIR ACCOMMODATION

[Hyeon-yong] We have arrived.

-You guys snore so loud.
-Crazy, right?

-I thought I dreamt, but that was real?
-Car, was like--

[imitates snoring]

-Thought I dreamt that.
-[Hyeon-yong] It was loud.

[Car groans]

BARELY CLIMBING DOWN THE BUS

[all exclaiming]

-[Chae-min] This is so nice.
-[Tarzzan] Such a nice place.

[Chae-min] We're staying here? Fancy.

[upbeat music playing]

DESCEND CLUB'S FIRST BASE CAMP

SEORAKSAN
ACCOMMODATION

RIGHT IN FRONT OF BLUE GOSEONG SEA

IT WILL WASH AWAY THE FATIGUE
FROM THE TOUGH HIKE

What is this place?

It's so nice.

THEIR FIRST COZY SPACE

[Car] I'll take the sofa
and fall right to sleep.

Oh, there are two beds.

THE SPACE THEY'LL REST IN

BIG BEDROOM

SMALL BEDROOM

Seriously?
We could all just sleep in here.

It's so nice.

Yeah, I wanna sleep in here.

ARGUING OVER THE ROOMS

-We can't let you do that.
-That makes them uncomfortable.

You should sleep in there.

I'll be super comfortable
in the living room.

Because my snoring
will be intense, so loud.

VOLUNTEERS TO SLEEP IN THE LIVING ROOM

Let's unpack in here.

ASSIGNMENTS COMPLETE

-[Dowoon] There's a store close by.
-[Chae-min] Yeah.

THEY HEAD TO THE CONVENIENCE STORE
FOR SNACKS

[Car] I can't forget how cold I was

when we left
that shelter after eating all that meat.

[Tarzzan] What was the name
of that shelter again?

[Chae-min] "Huiunso"? I think?

-[Hyeon-yong] "Huiunso."
-"Huimunso"? What was it again?

-[Car] What was it called?
-Huimunjeong, or something?

-We can't even remember it.
-Hui…

-"Huijeonggak"?
-It's Huijeonggak.

Right?

Huijeonggak sounds like
a Korean-Chinese restaurant.

Yeah, you're right. What was it?

"Heochungwon"? Was that it?

"Hoechungwon Viewpoint"?

Wait. "Hwijungdae"?
I think it was something like that.

[Hyeon-yong] You can check later
when the show airs.

Okay.

[man] Welcome.

-[Tarzzan] Hello.
-Good evening.

[Car] Sweet snacks.
Good for the hike tomorrow.

[Chae-min] Grape is the best.

Should we get one of these?
For tomorrow?

[Chae-min] We can get one and split it.

-Yeah, we'll share this.
-Yeah.

Let's find another good snack
for tomorrow.

[Tarzzan] The day after tomorrow?

The next day, right. I got goosebumps.

-Sheesh.
-Yeah, me too.

Let's get stuff for tonight.

[Chae-min] I'm so hungry, like my stomach
is a bottomless pit.

CONSTANTLY FEELING HUNGRY

What should we eat?
Hey, they have ice cream.

-[Chae-min] Should we get ice cream?
-Yeah, I want some.

This one is so good.

-And maybe this.
-[Tarzzan] Hey, they have ice cream.

This, if you eat it with a little milk,
it's a game changer.

For real.

-[Hyeon-yong] Isn't that so bad for you?
-[Car] Come on.

[Chae-min] Man, this is the most fired up
I've seen you all day.

-This looks great.
-[Chae-min] Oh.

I'll pay now, and let everyone know
what they owe later.

[Chae-min] Sounds good.

MANAGER CAR PAYS WITHOUT HESITATION

It feels like we're at a retreat.

[man] So what's the show about?

Our show?

-About hiking.
-[electronic voice] Total is 50,000 won.

-You like hiking, sir?
-[man] No.

-See? He doesn't like it.
-We don't enjoy it either.

We hiked up and down Seoraksan
in this weather.

-[man] That's terrible.
-See?

-[Car] You heard that? Ridiculous.
-Honestly, that's what we said.

Did you watch 2 Days & 1 Night?

-[man] Yeah, I did.
-The creator of that show

is making this show too.

-[man] Nah Yung-suk?
-Yeah, Mr. Nah Yung-suk.

He sent us up Seoraksan
in this horrible weather.

[man] Sounds rough. Okay, all done.

On 2 Days & 1 Night, they have to jump
in the water. Did you have to do that?

-Ah…
-[man laughs]

EVERYONE: SILENT

[man] Then they're going easy on you.

-Thank you.
-[Car] Thank you.

[Dowoon] Goodbye.

-Car, let me carry it.
-[Tarzzan] Let's go.

[Chae-min] We could just eat here,
on these chairs.

[Car] Yeah. Let's eat here.

[Chae-min] Ah.

I'm so happy to be back at our place.

NOTICING

[Chae-min laughs]

Our souls have left our bodies.

-Is that good?
-I'm so tired.

Today was a bit harder than I expected.

It was

kind of a mental game, towards the end.

Why was it so annoying near the end?

-That's when it becomes all mental.
-Yeah.

[Chae-min] I actually preferred
being at the top.

-Instead of hiking the last part.
-That was way better.

I liked all the rocks.

Having to mind our steps,
that made it kind of fun.

Once we got past the rocks,
then it was like, "Will this ever end?"

And when we saw the Buddha, hiking back?

-It still took so long!
-Man, I was shocked.

Honestly, I thought
once we passed the Buddha,

the parking lot would be right there.

But I couldn't see it.

[Chae-min] Seriously.

COMING BACK DOWN FELT NEVER-ENDING

If they made a hiking movie,

-Would you do it?
-[Tarzzan] In Seoraksan.

Called Seoraksan.

And you just know that the movie
is going to be a hit.

But the trail we hiked today,

you'd have to hike it eight times.

You'd be on the rescue squad, so you need
to pretend to carry people down.

HE THOROUGHLY EXPLAINS THE DETAILS

I'd have to do it.

[Tarzzan] Wow, a professional.

-[Car] Professional.
-Seriously.

CRUNCHING

Bed time?

[Dowoon] Yeah. Time to go to sleep.

-[Tarzzan] I'll sleep on the floor.
-[Chae-min] No, I will.

Hey. No, you won't.

[Chae-min] Why?
I'll probably wake up early anyway.

[Tarzzan mumbling]

-What? No, you can't.
-[Chae-min] But, why?

[Tarzzan] No, wait.

[groaning]

[both laughing]

BOTH TRY TO TAKE THE FLOOR

-Please. Let me.
-[Chae-min] It's okay.

-Rock, paper, scissors? Yeah?
-Okay. Okay.

Where does the winner sleep?

The winner gets…

-the floor.
-Okay.

Okay, one, two…

sh**t! And, sh**t!

TARZZAN SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR

[Car] Night, everyone.

[Tarzzan and Dowoon] Good night.

[Chae-min] Good night.

SEORAKSAN TRAINING ENDS

MORNING COMES

TODAY IS A RECOVERY DAY

CURRENT TIME

CHAE-MIN WAKES UP AFTER 12 HOURS OF SLEEP

TARZZAN WAKES UP TOO

RECOVERY STEP 1
ENOUGH SLEEP

You scared me.

-Sleep well?
-Hello.

Oh, I passed out.

-Are you sore?
-Hmm?

-[Tarzzan] Is your body sore?
-It feels fine.

-[Tarzzan] Good.
-You?

I'm totally fine.

-Oh, wow.
-I recovered.

[Chae-min] Because you're young.

-Are the older guys sleeping?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah, probably.

[Chae-min] Should we go downstairs
and have some breakfast?

Okay.

FEELING HUNGRY UPON WAKING UP

Oh?

I've been up for a while.

Car.

Car? Did you get any sleep?

I fell asleep super early last night.

-When did you wake up?
-Around 8:00 a.m.

-[Chae-min] Oh, really?
-Wow.

[Chae-min] For real?
You were the first one up.

I even went down to eat ramyeon.

Really?

You already ate something?



HE FINISHED A BOWL OF RAMYEON

Wow, you're the earliest riser.

He's probably still sleeping, right?

[Tarzzan] Yeah.

DOWOON IS STILL ASLEEP

"Hiking book to read on the mountain."

RECOVERY STEP 2
MINDSET TRAINING

"Hiking incorrectly"?

[Car] That's intense.

"To read on the mountain"?



"Hiking as exercise when exhausted
from working too much"

"Hiking incorrectly."

-Sounds useful.
-That's tomorrow, right?

I think we might end up
hiking incorrectly.

"You may get so exhausted hiking
that you'll fall over."

This is so hard.

[Chae-min] Whoa, careful! You okay?

[Car] "You will constantly
sweat during the hike."

-[Dowoon] You look sick all of a sudden.
-[Tarzzan] Car, you're pale.

"Your knees hurt on the way down."

My quads are cramping already.

Wow.

"After hiking, you are tired to the point
of complete exhaustion."

Apparently, if seven of these
apply to you,

[chuckling] you could be damaging
your health.

Seriously, what we did yesterday
was so intense.

[Tarzzan] Right?

KITCHEN, 1ST FLOOR

You want eggs?

-[Tarzzan] We should eat some.
-We need protein.

I was thinking I might make French toast,
since we have eggs.

[Chae-min] Ooh.

BREAKFAST IS FRENCH TOAST

WASHING HANDS FIRST

[Chae-min] Here.

[sizzling]

-[Tarzzan] Is that the eggs?
-Frying the eggs in butter smells so good.

Are you okay with sunny side up?

[Tarzzan] Totally, that's great.

A SIDE DISH OF FRIED EGGS, COMPLETE

BEATING THE EGGS THOROUGHLY

Just use your hands like this,
and dip the whole bread.

BOLD MOVE

[Tarzzan] Nice.

-Looks delicious.
-[Chae-min] Exactly.

CUTTING BANANA IN THE MEANTIME

WASHES STRAWBERRIES

AND PUTS THEM ON THE BANANA SLICES

BRUNCH COMPLETE

Just a couple of dudes

cooking a fancy meal.

-Ooh.
-[Tarzzan] Looks good.

I'll take a photo.

First time for everything.

PROUD

[camera shutter clicks]

CHAE-MIN AND TARZZAN'S
PETIT BRUNCH

-[Chae-min] Thank you for the food.
-Yes, thank you.

We made so many eggs.

Yeah, and I should have made more.

-[Tarzzan] Oh, really?
-Yeah.

[Tarzzan] How many eggs
do you normally eat? How many eggs?

I try to eat around 30 grams of protein
per meal. But there are eggs in this too.

Right.

Ah, the younger guys.

I got some coffees for your breakfast.

[both] Thank you.

CARRYING CAREFULLY

BUT SPILLING SOME

[both laugh]

Car. You want a bite?

[Car] I'm good. I ate already.

[amusing music playing]

When do you think Dowoon will wake up?

-4:00?
-What time is it?

[Chae-min] He'll wake up late.

The way he looks now…

maybe 2:00?

CURRENT TIME

HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE'LL WAKE UP AT ALL

Oh, I wish tomorrow could be this chill.

RECOVERY STEP 3
PROTEIN INTAKE

[Chae-min] Yeah.

What? We climbed Seoraksan yesterday.

It was a difficult hike.

I swear, we barely talked at all,
we pretty much just hiked.

No, it was just so hard, we couldn't talk.

I passed out so fast last night,

around 10:00.

Who's that?

-My mom.
-Oh.

What?

This might be too hard for a mom to watch.

No, he said, "It might be too hard
for your mom to watch."

The title of the show is Take a Hike!

So our goal is to find out
why people hike.

But I don't think we ever figure it out.

Mountains look more beautiful
when you see them from a distance.

All right.

Yeah.

-Love you.
-[Car] Sit here.

Oh, thank you.

So, who do you think is the MVP?

-Who did you choose?
-I chose Car.

-Me too.
-[Car] Why me?

I chose you, too.
I mean, you put in a ton of work.

-Nice job.
-So commendable.

I thought you'd complain
way more than you did.

-Totally!
-That's less than expected?

[Hyeon-yong] MVP?

Oh. Of course, it's Car-the hyung.

I felt like he complained far less
than I expected him to.

To be honest, that was such a tough hike,

and I thought it was very impressive
he made it all the way to the end.

I know I'm younger,

but I admire that.

Today's MVP

has to be Car.

TWO-TIME SEORAKSAN MVP

I put on some lotion.

-I need some.
-Yeah.

-It's just so dry.
-[Chae-min] So dry, right?

-Whoa! He's awake.
-Oh!

[Chae-min] You should probably
shower soon too.

-[Tarzzan] Foam rollers.
-How do your legs feel?

[Dowoon] Gosh,
I'm so friggin' sore.

-[Chae-min] You are?
-[Dowoon] So sore.

Hey, take these. Put these on.

-[Dowoon] What are those?
-For your calves.

You use them like this.

On your calves like this.

-[Chae-min] Pull them up to your calves.
-[Tarzzan] Further up.

You actually need to walk with them on,
to release the tension.

You walk with these on?

-Like that.
-Whoa.

Wait, you actually walk like this?

-Yeah.
-[exclaims]

[Chae-min] Hurry up and walk.

-Come here, come here.
-[Tarzzan laughs]

[Dowoon grunts]

[Chae-min] Now, for your interview.

-You woke up?
-[Dowoon] Yeah.

-[Chae-min] Finally.
-When did you wake up?

-Like this?
-Oh, yeah.

-[Chae-min] Right.
-Start up here?

-It might get a little painful.
-[Dowoon groans] This feels good.

[Car groans]

[Car] Like this? [groaning] Yeah?

Then, go back and forth.

[Dowoon] Feels nice, yeah?

It's better if you do it on your side.

[Chae-min] It hurts.
Yeah, on your side. Like that.

[groaning]

GROANS

GROANS

[Tarzzan] It hurts like hell on your side.

-So that's how you do it.
-[Dowoon] Do it more.

You might need to loosen up,
so you don't cramp up.

[Dowoon] Exactly.

FOAM ROLLER

I prefer this.

Isn't this what it's for?

[Dowoon] On my side, too?

-Smaller ones might be more painful.
-On your side.

-[Car] That looks painful.
-[Dowoon groaning]

Why is it so infuriating to see all this?
The fact that they set all this up…

-[Chae-min] Yeah?
-…means they knew we'd be in pain.

-[Chae-min] Our muscles would need it.
-Right?

RECOVERY STEP 4
MUSCLE RECOVERY COMPLETE

CURRENT TIME

-[Tarzzan] Car.
-[Car] Yeah?

[Tarzzan] Can we find a spot
to eat crab today?

[Car] Sure, that sounds good.

-Wow, the wind!
-[Chae-min] Strong wind.

-[Car] Who's driving?
-[Dowoon] Me, I'll do it.

-What's with the wind?
-I'm walking so fast, not even trying.

-It's like a disaster film.
-Wow, I'm going so fast.

-[Car] I'll sit in the front.
-[Dowoon] All good, I'll drive.

-It's too cold.
-[all exclaiming]

THEY MANAGE TO GET IN

[Tarzzan] Wait, the door isn't closing.

-Ridiculous.
-[Tarzzan] Wow.

-[Car] Seat belts.
-[Dowoon] Seat belts on, everyone.

[Dowoon] Oof, it's cold.

Keep driving.

[all laughing]

FRANTIC

-Just crack it open.
-Right.

We'll lead the way, so you don't get lost.

Oh, I guess we could have
driven away. Right.

Missed opportunity.

Do they actually think we might escape?

I'm here, so it's possible.

HIGHLY LIKELY TO RUN OFF

-If he comes back…
-Yeah?

-…pretend to stop, then go.
-Okay.

HEADING OUT WITH THE ESCAPE TIP

ACCOMMODATION
RESTAURANT

I feel pretty comfortable around you guys.

-Me too, it's very chill.
-This is so nice.

Vibes could've been awkward
with different people.

That's true.

I feel like I could walk around
in my underwear at home

and it wouldn't be awkward or anything.

I slept in my underwear last night.

-Really?
-[Car] Mm-hmm.

I saw that.

-[Chae-min] Yeah?
-They were black. Right, Car?

Yeah, that's right.

I remember you said at the start,
during the first meeting,

that we'd end up being pretty close
after one hike on the mountain.

We weren't yet close enough for me
to consider them brothers, or friends.

But…

I think we all bonded right away.

Actually, I find it hard
to just call people by their name.

Maybe we were fired up.

"Chae-min!" That just felt right. Yeah.

There was camaraderie.

Totally.

That's so important.

The ocean near Goseong is so clean.
I went swimming there last summer.

No one was there,
and the water was super clear.

[Chae-min] Oh, the ocean.

[Dowoon] I heard the East Sea
is beautiful.

BEACH, MOUNTAINS, LAKE

[Dowoon] That's near Goseong?

[Car] That's right.

I can see a mountain.
I'm immediately annoyed.

-Oh, I'm sorry. I'll speed up. Damn.
-That one over there.

Jeez.

Are you flooring it?

-Yeah.
-You are?

Wait, it sounds like Mario Kart in here.

WHILE FLOORING IT

THEY ARRIVE AT DONGMYEONG PORT IN SOKCHO

It's busy here.
You guys chose a good spot.

-Based on vibes.
-I know, right?

THE CRAB RESTAURANT
CHAE-MIN AND TARZZAN FOUND

[Car] Hello.

[owner] Welcome.

We can keep our shoes on in here.

[Chae-min] Oh, my goodness. [groans]

So, what shall we eat?

-The king crab?
-[Dowoon] Yeah.

-[Chae-min] King crab?
-[Car] King crab for four.

[Chae-min] Great.

I'm hungry now that we're here.

-Right?
-[Tarzzan] I'm hungry now too.

[all exclaiming]

[claps]

[Car] Serious business.

-Looks great.
-[Tarzzan] Smells amazing.

-[Tarzzan] Look at the tomalley. Wow.
-[Dowoon] That is crazy.

KING CRAB

[pleasant music playing]

[all exclaiming]

[Car] Serious business.

[Dowoon] Thank you for the food.

[Chae-min] Look at all this meat?

-The meat is crazy.
-[Car] Yeah.

Quick, let's eat.

Mmm!

[exclaims]

-[Chae-min] This was a great choice.
-[Dowoon] Totally.

[Dowoon] Wow.

Mmm!

[Tarzzan] This king crab meat is just--

[Chae-min] This is my first time
eating king crab.

-[owner] Here's this.
-[Car] Thank you.

Dowoon, you should try dipping it in this.

Oh, really?

[Tarzzan] It's better dipped in that.

The tomalley's great.

AS TARZZAN RECOMMENDED

-[Tarzzan] So savory.
-To die for. Wow.

What's this? Tomalley, right?

I think you can eat this part too.

It's meat.

Mmm. Oh, delicious. Wow.

Hey, this looks like a crab stick.

BUT IT'S REAL CRAB MEAT

[owner] Excuse me a moment.

We're so excited when we eat now.

[Dowoon] We are.

[Car] We need to eat well.

-That's right. Is that rice?
-[owner] Yeah.

-Thank you.
-[owner] I'll leave it here.

-[Tarzzan] Thank you.
-[owner] Enjoy.

[Car] Incredible.

[Dowoon] For real.

CRAB MUSTARD FRIED RICE

[pleasant music playing]

Whoa, this is good too.

Mmm!

It's good?

Mmm.

Mmm!

Eat with some kimchi, it's great.

It tastes so good.

It's amazing.

When this show comes out,
I don't think people will be like,

"Wow, I wanna go hiking."

-More like, "Wow, I want to eat that."
-"That looks good."

I think the ramyeon is ready,
if you like it firm.

[Car] Go ahead.

[Dowoon] Oh, man, thank you.

RED SNOW CRAB RAMYEON

-[Dowoon] This combination is perfect.
-[Car] Yeah.

-[Dowoon] Isn't it?
-[Car] For sure. Perfect.

[slurping]

[Car] I can't get enough.

It smells like the crab.

[Dowoon] Ooh.

Is it different?

It has a seafood flavor.

[slurping]

Mmm!

Wow, that's different.

You get a strong crab flavor.

Oh wow, the broth.

Man, this broth is great.

IT MAKES HIM KEEP EXCLAIMING

I feel like we're besties already.

Of course, we've eaten crab together.

[Chae-min laughs]

Car, you're pretty great.

I thought I'd lose weight,

-filming a reality hiking show.
-Right.

But we're eating so well.

[Dowoon] Seriously.

[crew] If you keep choosing
good food, we get to eat well too.

We're happy with it.

-Nice, that's really good to hear.
-[Hyeon-yong] The crew can eat with you.

Right, because the crew eats what we eat.

[Hyeon-yong] Right.

This is something we need to consider.

[crew] Why?

If we keep eating well, they might be more
willing to listen to what we have to say.

-[Car] You think so?
-Yeah.

-A bit of give and take?
-We can make deals.

They'll take us up easier mountains.

Because they sometimes feel bad for us.

-Ah, good point.
-Right?

You are quite the diplomat.

[Hyeon-yong] Diplomat?

-[Chae-min] They might feel bad.
-I'm so simple-minded.

[Car] I hereby appoint you
as our crew diplomat.

Does a hiking club need a diplomat though?

It's so important.
When we are in negotiations with them,

-you have the best demeanor.
-[Tarzzan] Very important.

That's crucial. But Dowoon--

Our designated driver?

"Designated driver" sounds a little off.
Let's give him a title.

Minister of Transport.

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT

So I'm the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
you're Transport, and then--

-Prime Minister?
-I'm Prime Minister.

-This one is the President.
-[Car] "President."

PRESIDENT TAR

Either way, I do think Producer Nah
wanted us to suffer.

So, I'm a little anxious

that we're being fed so well.

He's notorious for not feeding people
and not letting them sleep.

[Chae-min] Okay, Car. Wait.

What if they weren't thinking about that,

but now they're like,
"That's an idea we could try,"

Let's keep our mouths shut.

We already said, if they take away
housing and food, we can't do this.

-Ah, such a great diplomat.
-This guy here

is good at keeping us in check.

He's a great strategist.

So I'm like Zhuge Liang?

Then what does that make you?

I'm just a fat guy.

The muscle.

FAT ZHANG FEI

[Hyeon-yong] But you've made
an excellent point about our shows.

I think it's the first time we haven't
messed with housing or food.

[Chae-min] But if you make us hike
and then don't feed us, that's rough.

-[Car] That's a crime.
-I think we ate

because they came with us.

If they hadn't been with us,
we might not have been fed.

-We hiked together, ate together.
-Because we hiked up together.

They hiked up,
so they need to eat too. Yeah.

[Hyeon-yong] So you all have titles now.
It's great.

I've been curious about the kind of quests
that could happen in the mountains.

The sunrise makes sense.

[Hyeon-yong] Once we're done filming
Taebaeksan hike,

we can eat like this again.

-Please, no.
-[Hyeon-yong] After we-- "Please no."

If we're hiking anyway, I wanna be
somewhere I've never been.

-It just needs to include the word "san"?
-Yeah.

-[Tarzzan] Maybe Hawaii?
-How about San Francisco?

"San Francisco."

It's so nice there.

[Chae-min] Is it?

The area is super nice, and warm.

Then how about next time, we go to Busan,
and spend time there.

-Busan is a great "san."
-So much to do there.

When we go to Busan,
we can book a high-speed train.

Ooh, sounds good.

You know there are a ton of stairs
to get on the train.

There are, right.

It's a tough workout. And the stairs
at Seoul Station are incredibly steep.

Also, Ansan is a good option.

ANSAN

Sounds good. It's close too.

-Right?
-My parents live in Ilsan.

Ilsan! That's a great "san"!

Ilsan is great, we can have
that noodle soup in Ilsan.

That's right. It's great there.

You know, the crew would like Ilsan too,
since all the equipment is nearby.

THERE ARE BROADCAST STATIONS

[Car] So many broadcasting studios.

Okay, that, and Yongsan.

Yongsan is the best "san." No, seriously.

[Tarzzan] Ah…

What was that peak we saw yesterday?
Biseondae Peak?

[Hyeon-yong] Yes.

We don't need to see Biseondae Peak.
There's a university there.

-[laughing]
-Soonchunhyang University Hospital.

We can eat our lunch near Hannam-ogeori.

[laughter]

There's empty emergency shelters.

There are a lot of emergency shelters.
All over the place.

[crew] Yeah, that's true.

There's a shelter called "THEBLACKLABEL."

That is a nice place. Yeah.

-[Tarzzan] Right?
-[Chae-min] It's nice.

Can each of the crew members
also recommend a "san" to visit?

[Hyeon-yong] The crew?

Because we all experienced
Seoraksan together.

-[Hyeon-yong] No! They'll say easy ones.
-Yeah, camera operator?

He's thinking what I'm thinking.

-Yongsan, right?
-[Tarzzan] He's nodding.

-[Chae-min] We're on the same team.
-He gets it.

-Him and I are on the same page.
-That's right.

Anyone who has to hike with equipment
is on our side.

No, that camera guy kind of likes hiking.

-Let's keep our distance from him.
-[Dowoon] This crew member.

-This guy, he's on our side.
-That camera guy?

He looks like
he has a lot to say right now.

[Car] Oh, he is definitely on our team.

No, I saw his expression.

Mr. Minister of Foreign Affairs,
could you set something up?

A little coaxing, and they'll join us.

-Oh, right.
-Just a little.

This is our DP, Hong Jeong-pyo.
Also DP for Culinary Class Wars.

He worked on that show
and now he's hiking mountains?

Seriously.

[Tarzzan] With all that delicious food.

[Car] Exactly. Damn.

-Do you think they tricked him too?
-[laughter]

You think they were duped?

[Chae-min] It's possible.

[Car] I'll drive us back.

[Dowoon] Sounds good, Car.

Our schedule today
is basically eating and eating.

"Eating and more eating."

We hiked all day yesterday,
and we're eating all day today.

Exactly. We're like Olympic athletes.

We should be at a training center.

-It does feel like we're training.
-Indeed.

I think we'd be great at hiking
if we trained for real.

-What?
-We get paid by how many meters we hike.

That'd be great.

If we did that, Car wouldn't quit.

[Dowoon] We could. Exactly.

-Wait.
-[Dowoon] Seriously.

How about this?
So, you know how taxis have meters?

[Dowoon] That's a great idea.

-What if each of us had a meter that…
-[Dowoon] Yeah.

…attached, and the meter
ran while we hiked?

I'm not sure that would feel good,

to track the monetary value
of our suffering.

If it's a pedometer, a thousand steps
could mean a thousand won.

I'm so annoyed.

We would have only earned


Thirty thousand.
But the meters could have base fares too.

PLOTTING WAYS TO CASH IN ON HIKING

[Tarzzan] Nice job, guys.

[Dowoon] Yeah, well done, everybody.

[Car] Hey, this place already feels
like home, you know?

-[Tarzzan] Right? I wanted to hurry back.
-After just one day.

[Chae-min] It does feel like home.

WHILE THEY ARE REUNITED WITH THEIR ROOMS

FLOWING WIND

FLOWING WAVES

FLYING PLASTIC BAG

AND…


UNTIL SUNRISE

STRETCHING WITH FOAM ROLLERS



[Car] Not our best take.



WATCHING DAY6'S PERFORMANCE

[Car] So good.

[Dowoon] We simmered it. It'll be good.

-[Car] Yeah, it's good.
-[Chae-min] Good?

-[both] Rock, paper, scissors!
-[screams]

[whoops]

Dowoon?

DOWOON LOSES


UNTIL SUNRISE

EVERYONE IS GATHERED IN THE DINING ROOM
EXCEPT FOR DOWOON

SCRIBBLING

[Car] Let's go.

-[Chae-min] What's the plan?
-We're the Descend Club.

Let's call it a "descent plan."
Not a "hiking plan."

-That's our goal, right?
-That's right.

Reaching the peak is not the goal.

[Hyeon-yong] So, we've sent you a trail.

-You sent it to us?
-Yeah.

You know, I wonder
how pretty the trail will be.

[Hyeon-yong] It's on
the National Parks site.

It's called the Yuilsa trail.

TAEBAEKSAN
YUILSA TRAIL

[Hyeon-yong] It starts
at the Yuilsa parking lot,

and the entire hike is two hours long.

THE SHORT YET TOUGH 2-HOUR TRAIL

A BRUTAL SNOWY CLIMB

AT THE END OF THE ENDLESS RIDGES

IS THE FINAL DESTINATION, JANGGUNBONG PEAK

THEY MUST ARRIVE HERE BEFORE SUNRISE

Chat GPT also says this course is good.

CONFIRMATION COMPLETE

Yeah.

The itinerary.

[Chae-min] It's cute.

I did a good job drawing it, yeah?

[Hyeon-yong laughs]

[Tarzzan] There are
subtle details to it all.

DESCEND CLUB

Oh, that's nice.

-[Chae-min] Did you draw four people?
-They're descending. Yeah.

SCHEDULING BEGINS

What time is sunrise?

SUNRISE TIME

Start at base of mountain.

ENTER THE MOUNTAIN

We have to start at 5:30.

ENTER THE MOUNTAIN: 5:30 A.M.
SUNRISE: 7:37 A.M.

Wake-up time is critical.

-Exactly.
-We need…

to be up by 2:00 a.m.?

WAKE UP: 2:00 A.M.

[Chae-min] Our plan is locked in.

[Car] Good.

JUST HAPPY THAT IT'S DONE

[Car] You doodling?

I'm just drawing us hiking.

I just like drawing, that's all.

-Go for it.
-[Chae-min] Good job.

-I'm drawing for each hike.
-That's great. Draw the sunrise.

[Chae-min] We're set for tomorrow.

MEANWHILE, DOWOON IS DOING THE DISHES

DISHWASHER

[whirring]

-So, part of our plan…
-[Tarzzan] Yeah?

…is to avoid getting cold when we rest.

So I think we're better off taking short,
little breaks more frequently.

-[Tarzzan] One minute?
-Even stopping for one minute,

-we can recover.
-[Car] Yeah, you're right.

It might be difficult for each of us,
but it'll be a night hike.

So we don't know what state we'll be in.

If any of us get tired,

we should say something
like, "I need a break!"

And we'll stop immediately.

-"Hey, I'm tired."
-As soon as we feel it.

-Like this? "Stop."
-If someone gets tired, we stop.

That's our rule.

Good. I mean, I was able
to finish the last one

only because I stopped
for a second sometimes.

But even that brief stillness
helped, right?

Oh, totally.
Is Dowoon taking the lead tomorrow?

-No, Tarzzan is.
-Tarzzan? Okay.

We should stagger. Slow person, then fast.

And we'll have
the camera operators in between.

So we can spread out a little there too.

Sounds good.

-We can make our own rules.
-How long will we be at the summit?

We arrive at night, then what?

I'm curious, is there a shelter

-at the top of the summit?
-[Hyeon-yong] There is not.

So, if we're outside
and there's no shelter,

-we can leave as soon as we get cold.
-We should descend right away.

We won't last if we stop.

So, we leave as soon as we get cold.
That's the rule.

Okay, yeah. And you can't be like,
"Wait, let's get some footage."

-We do what we need to do first.
-Sounds good.

DESCEND CLUB'S MEETING ENDS

Just a second, wait.

-[Chae-min] Car, nice job.
-But wait a sec, one thing.

No one told me about the dishwasher.

-[all laughing]
-Why didn't anyone tell me we had one?

[Chae-min] Oh, we have one?

But hey, we planned everything.

Right. Take a look.

-You just follow our lead.
-What?

DOWOON'S VILLAIN ARC

This is our plan.

To descend and get home quickly.

HISTORIC FIRST PLAN

-[Chae-min] Look--
-This is Descend Club's first hiking plan.

-I'll go over it.
-Okay.

We wake up at 2:00 a.m.
and we leave by 2:30.

It'll be cold.

So, we'll see the sunrise, then descend.

-So, sun is rising? Leave.
-Okay.

One ray and we're gone.

LEARNING FAST

-The moment it peeks.
-Sun? Bye!

-We'll wait like this.
-[Dowoon] Right.

-The sun peeks.
-Like Usain Bolt.

-It's up? We're off.
-Gotcha. Okay, that's great, Car.

So, let's make some rules.

And there should be a penalty
if we break a rule.

So, first rule…

Is there a word we can't say?

No complaining.

-Yeah, good start.
-No complaining at all.

-Only positive vibes?
-Yeah.

-And what's the penalty?
-Like a fine?

One hundred thousand won.

But I think we need a limit,

because a hundred thousand won
for each complaint,

means that Car will probably need to sell
his car by the time the show is done.

JUST "THE GARDEN"

Sell my car?

-[Dowoon] You're right.
-How about we make it for each hike?

A hundred thousand per hike,
if someone complains. Better?

[Tarzzan] Should we increase the fine?

-[Dowoon] The fine--
-Increase it.

If it's per hike, 300,000.

[Dowoon] 300,000 is good.

DESCEND CLUB'S
FIRST HIKING PLAN COMPLETED

We're planning on sleeping
in our hiking gear.

-Yeah.
-[laughs]

People do that when they go skiing.

You sleep in your ski clothes, wake up,
grab your bag, and you go.

[Chae-min] That's a good idea.

AND THE NIGHT DEEPENS

[ticking]

[Chae-min] I don't wanna go tomorrow!

THEY DON'T WANT TO GO TO BED

-I wish I could wake up at 8:00.
-[Car] It's nice to talk to someone

who's of the same mind as I am about this.

-[Dowoon] For sure
-[Chae-min] Yeah.

But my methods for relieving stress

were playing basketball
or going to the gym. Things like that.

TOPIC 1: HOW TO RELIEVE STRESS

It's good to have a quick,
reliable way to relieve stress.

-You're right.
-[Dowoon] You are super smart.

[Tarzzan] But if you want a job
where you're on stage,

it's beneficial to at least learn
some form of dance.

TOPIC 2: DREAMS AND JOBS

That's why… I started dancing.

But getting to you know you guys

makes me think
that doing this was a good idea.

Fear keeps me
from experiencing a lot of stuff.

TOPIC 3: EMOTIONAL CONFESSIONS

People were shocked, "You're doing it?!"

-I played RhythmStar.
-[Dowoon] Oh, RhythmStar.

NOSTALGIC GAMES

-I watched Secret Garden and IRIS.
-IRIS?

AND NOSTALGIC DRAMA SHOWS

-[Car] I was in the military then.
-[Dowoon] That's when they started.

[chattering continues]

TIME HAS FLOWN

[Tarzzan] That was when I was young.

YAWNING

It was so cool.

[Car] We should get some sleep.

-[Chae-min] Yeah.
-Or try to.

-[Chae-min] What time is it?
-Midnight.

[Chae-min] It's midnight?

You left as soon as you saw me yawn.

ONLY 2 HOURS LEFT UNTIL WAKE-UP TIME

THEY GO TO BED FOR REAL

TIME PASSES BY FAST

[ticking]

CURRENT TIME

[alarm ringing]

-[Chae-min] Time to wake up.
-[Tarzzan] Huh?

[Chae-min] It's time to get up.
It's 2:00 a.m.

[Hyeon-yong] So you woke up
at 2:00 a.m. today, right? How was that?

Well, it was hard.

The earliest I've woken up
to be on set was…

I think 2:30 a.m. was my record.

And I broke it today, with 2:00 a.m.

Yeah.

Thanks for that.

CHAE-MIN GETS UP

CAR, THE GARDEN GETS UP

-[Car] Dowoon.
-Yeah, Car?

-[Car] You didn't sleep?
-No.

Did you?

-[Car] A little.
-Whoa.

DOWOON COULDN'T SLEEP A WINK

[Chae-min] Oh, man, you think
we'll make it to the top?

[sighs] Seriously.

[Dowoon] We'll do it.

[Chae-min] It feels like
I just fell asleep.

LASTLY, TARZZAN

EVERYONE IS UP

NONE OF THEM SLEPT PROPERLY

I'm already pissed.

SAYING SOMETHING NICE RIGHT AWAY

I'm instantly in a rage.

Seriously, that just felt
like a quick nap.

BUT HE GETS CHANGED THE FASTEST

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR WEAKNESS IS?

I'M IMPATIENT

TARZZAN WEARS AN ORANGE BALACLAVA

You're dressing in full gear today, yeah?

Yeah. I heard it was super windy up there.

WIND SPEED IN TAEBAEKSAN
"A LITTLE STRONG" TO "STRONG"

IT'S GOING TO FEEL STRONGER
BECAUSE OF THE OPEN RIDGES

SPACING OUT

TRYING TO WAKE UP
WHILE FOLDING UP THE BEDDING

UPON WAKING UP, HE TAKES SUPPLEMENTS

AND SOME MORE

HABIT FOR STAMINA
TAKING JUICE AND SUPPLEMENTS

QUICKLY NOURISHING HIS SKIN AS WELL

[Tarzzan] Will we need this?

[Chae-min] They said it's best
to wear them the whole time.

GAITERS PROTECT LEGS FROM THE COLD
AND PREVENT SNOW FROM GETTING IN

[dings]

ALL READY

[Car] Let's head down.

[Chae-min] Are we forgetting anything?

IT'S ONLY BEEN 34 HOURS SINCE SEORAKSAN

This is nice.

THEY DIDN'T GET MUCH SLEEP

[Dowoon] Let's go.

WITH ALL MANNER OF DISADVANTAGES

Hello.


GETTING ON THE BUS

Oh, my gosh.

HEADING FOR TAEBAEKSAN

[Hyeon-yong] We'll turn off
the lights for you.

-[all] Thanks.
-[Hyeon-yong] Get some rest.

DRIVING NONSTOP

ACCOMMODATION
TAEBAEKSAN

THEY'RE HEADED TO…

TAEBAEKSAN

DANGUN SHRINE

A HOLY MOUNTAIN

WITH A LONG HISTORY

TRUE TO ITS NAME,
MEANING "BIG, BRIGHT MOUNTAIN,"

THE SUN RISES

OVER THE EAST SEA HORIZON,

ILLUMINATING THE DAZZLING SNOWY LANDSCAPE

TAEBAEKSAN

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN
FOR WINTER HIKING



YUILSA PARKING LOT

[Hyeon-yong] We have arrived.

ARRIVING AT THE PARKING LOT

TWO ARE GETTING READY, HALF AWAKE

AND THESE TWO ARE STILL HALF ASLEEP

WHAT AWAITS THEM IS

DARKNESS

COVERED IN SNOW FROM YESTERDAY

NUMBER 1 CAUSE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS:
HEART ATTACK

FOR WINTER HIKING,
CRAMPONS ARE A MUST, NOT A CHOICE

GETTING OFF THE BUS

[Dowoon] It was my first time hiking up
the side of a mountain at night.

So I think I was
a little bit nervous about that.

For sure.

I was nervous about
some of those scary things we read about.

Sometimes, I have events
even when I haven't slept, so I was okay.

But those were…

performances.

I've never had to hike a mountain.

It was a totally wild experience.

Wow.

It's so cold.

HEADLAMP

HEADLAMP ON

PUTTING ON CRAMPONS BY HEADLAMP LIGHT

Ugh--



Car's legs are kind of skinny
compared to his body.

[laughter]

And he knows it.

He needs to train his legs.

WEAK LEGS

-[Tarzzan] Try leaning on the bus.
-[crew] You can sit here.

THE MANAGER LISTENS TO THE PRESIDENT

-[Car] It's backwards. Damn.
-[Tarzzan] This should be good, right?

STILL NOT USED TO CRAMPONS

The wind will be icy on the way up.

So keep your gloves on
for the entire hike.

CONDUCTED UNDER THE SUPERVISION
OF PROFESSIONALS

CRAMPONS ARE ON

[Yung-suk] So, who is taking the lead?

-[Chae-min] Tarzzan will be in the lead.
-[Car] It's Tarzzan.

TARZZAN TAKES THE LEAD AS PLANNED

[Tarzzan] Man, it's cold.

[Yung-suk] Thankfully,
we have some good news.

It only feels like -19 degrees.

[laughter]

[Yung-suk] The other day it was -27, so…

I was watching
the Taebaeksan CCTV live stream.

The wind was blowing
like crazy at the peak. Seriously.

WIND IS VERY STRONG ON THE SUMMIT

THE HIKING TRAILS ARE SNOWY AND DARK

WITH THE FATIGUE
FROM THE SEORAKSAN HIKE TWO DAYS AGO

DESPITE THE UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS,
TODAY'S QUEST IS…

WATCHING THE SUNRISE FROM TAEBAEKSAN

SUNRISE TIME



WILL THEY BE ABLE TO WATCH THE SUNRISE?

[Dowoon] Let's get going!

THEY START HIKING


[Chae-min] Why are my legs colder
than my torso?

[Car] Right? I know. Mine too.

My legs are so cold.

THEY BEGIN WITH COLD LEGS

TODAY'S COURSE: YUILSA TRAIL

YUILSA TRAIL ENTRANCE

[Car] Oh, man!

My hands are cold.

COLD SPREADS TO THE UPPER BODY

[Chae-min] Yeah, I should wear them.

-[Dowoon] Hand me your poles.
-What?

-[Dowoon] Give me those.
-[Chae-min] Thanks.

I need to wear extra gloves.

CHAE-MIN PUTS ON ONE MORE PAIR OF GLOVES

TARZZAN TAKES THE LEAD
AS THEY PLANNED LAST NIGHT

DOWOON WAITS FOR CHAE-MIN

[Chae-min] My hands are freezing
without these.

Okay.

SECOND PAIR OF GLOVES ON

Wow, my fingertips are icicles today.

Oh, I have heat packs.

[Chae-min] Okay.

I'll stick one on you later on the way up.

[Chae-min] Thanks.

MASSIVE CLOUDS OF BREATH

[Tarzzan] I feel like my hands
are freezing, seriously.

[Car] My hands are frozen.

IN COLD WEATHER
THE TIPS OF THE BODY GET COLD FIRST

SO LAYER UP AND MOVE A LOT

There's no flat stretches
on this one, even at the start.

Nope.

So, we should keep our pace up.

We are basically starting
without a warm-up.

[Dowoon] Yeah.

[Chae-min] I didn't mind

switching on the headlamp
and putting on the crampons,

but I wasn't expecting it
to be uphill right away.

IN TODAY'S COURSE, FROM THE START

-[Car] You okay?
-Yeah.

IT IS VERY STEEP

THE STEEP TRAIL CONTINUES
FOR ABOUT 20 MORE MINUTES

At first, I was kind of like, "Whoa."

I was struggling,
especially since I wasn't quite awake.

[Tarzzan] Car, how about this mountain?

SILENCE

[Car groans]

[Tarzzan] This is nice.

I mean, honestly…

NEGATIVE COMMENT: 300,000-WON FINE

…the mountain is just wow.

Ah, the scenery is just so pretty.

TARZZAN'S POINT OF VIEW
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY

This is an okay pace, right?

[Car] Yeah.

APPARENTLY, THE MOOD IS BRIGHTER

PRESIDENT TAR MAINTAINS PACE

We haven't walked much, but I'm less cold.

-[Dowoon] Oh, yeah? That's a relief.
-Yeah.

[Tarzzan] Wow, the snow.

So intense.

[Car] Ugh, the snow…

is just so deep.

TRYING TO BE POSITIVE

THE STEEP TRAIL IS COVERED IN SNOW

[Chae-min] Wow, there's more snow
than I expected.

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TARZZAN
AND CAR, THE GARDEN IS GROWING

TARZZAN FROM CAR, THE GARDEN'S CAM

CAR, THE GARDEN

CHAE-MIN'S CAM

[Chae-min] Let us know if you get tired.

-[Car] I'm tired.
-[Chae-min] Huh?

[Car] I'm tired.

Do you want to take a break?

-[Car] No, I'm fine.
-[Chae-min] We can.

We don't need
to push ourselves this early.

[Hyeon-yong] Do you think
you were still exhausted from Seoraksan?

The issue was just that my legs hurt.

The trail was easy,
but I realized there was…

a slow, steady incline.

So I felt everything right away.

THE AFTERMATH OF SEORAKSAN

[Car] Go on ahead. Go ahead.

-[Chae-min] No, we'll stop.
-[Car groans]

We'll just take a short break.

Let's just take a minute or two to rest
for a second.

DESCEND CLUB RULES
TAKE A BREAK IF ANYONE WANTS IT

Anyone want a caramel? Caramel?

Me!

Thank you!

Car?

-[Car] I'm good.
-Next time?

-You okay?
-[Car] Good.

-Want one?
-Did we get these at the store?

Thank you.

Oh, there are people coming.

[Chae-min] Producer Nah.

PRODUCER NAH IS FOLLOWING

[Yung-suk] This is hard.
Is it uphill the whole way here?

It's honestly brutal.

[Yung-suk] My zipper is stuck.

TARZZAN'S POV

DESCEND CLUB RULES
NEGATIVE COMMENT: 300,000-WON FINE

It's so hard, this life.

POSITIVE CAR, THE GARDEN CLARIFIES

[Car] I said life.

-You're right.
-[Hyeon-yong] Are these complaints?

-It's okay to say that.
-[Hyeon-yong] Life?

I love that we've been
hiking uphill from the start.

[Car] I've got
so many concerns about life.

My worries are piling up. Just so many.

[Dowoon] You know it'll cost you
real money if you complain, right?

[Car] It's just life… Life is really hard.

LIFE REGRETS OVER A FINE

[Hyeon-yong] All right, let's go.

DESCEND CLUB RULES
BREAKS: LESS THAN 5 MINUTES

My pole…

MOVING AGAIN



Even so…

I think a trail like this is much better
than hiking uphill over rocks.

[Dowoon] Go slow, take it slow.

This caramel has given me strength.

TARZZAN MAINTAINS THE LEAD
AFTER HAVING A SWEET TREAT

AND THE ONE BEHIND HIM

THE DISTANCE HAS GROWN IN NO TIME

LOOKING BACK

[Tarzzan] Being at the front
made me so impatient

for no reason.

I felt like I needed
to successfully complete the hike.

The first quest.

And since I was walking so fast,
I kept getting farther from the group.

CAR, THE GARDEN IS NEXT TO CHAE-MIN NOW

Hey, Car, I think Tarzzan…

should walk behind us.

Let's go at your pace.

-I think you should take the lead, Car.
-All right, I'll lead.

-[Chae-min] Don't feel pressured. Go slow.
-[Car] Okay.

-How's my pace? Good?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah.

-[Chae-min] You still okay?
-[Dowoon] I'm fine.

[Tarzzan] So, we thought
it would be best if Car took the lead,

and set the pace for us.

And everyone on the crew agreed as well,

so Car ended up leading the group.

[Dowoon] Our legs
haven't fully recovered yet.

-[Chae-min] Right.
-[Dowoon] So it's more intense.

[Chae-min] I think you're right.

CAR-THE'S HEAVY FOOTSTEPS

[groaning]

[Chae-min] Hey, hold both poles,

then stick them
in the ground at the same time.

-That should make it easier.
-[Car] Like this?

[panting]

IT MAY BE SLOW, BUT THEY WALK TOGETHER

Should we take a short break at the bend?

[Dowoon] Sounds good.
We're taking a break up there.

We'll take a break up ahead.

[all] Okay.

[Chae-min] Short stops,

or frequent breaks,
was the overall plan of attack

for today's hike.

Car was having
a pretty hard time on the hill.

And the fatigue accumulates.

It was better that we took frequent breaks

because if we went
at the pace we hiked Seoraksan,

we wouldn't have made it.

-[Chae-min] Car.
-[Car] Hmm?

[Chae-min] The seat here
isn't wet if you wanna sit down.

[Car] No, I think
sitting will make it worse.

Who wants something to drink?

We have electrolyte drinks.

[Car] Thanks.

HELPER DOWOON MAKES ANOTHER APPEARANCE

-Thank you.
-I'll take a sip.

Let's each take a sip.

AFTER THE YOUNGEST TAKES A SIP

[Dowoon] At the beginning,
when I agreed to join the show,

I said, "I hope
I can make myself useful to the show."

I'm not good at making people laugh,

like how Car is always cracking jokes.

I'm not confident enough to do that.

So I should at least
take care of the others.

I think that was the right role for me.

By the way, your bag looks pretty heavy.

-[Chae-min] Is it?
-What's in there?

-[Car] Just…
-[Chae-min] You have the bowls in there?

-Yeah.
-You have the bowls?

[Hyeon-yong] And the cooking gear?

You should let me have it.
I'm not carrying anything.

[Car] But my pack
isn't the problem right now.

-No? Just your legs?
-[Car] Yeah.

Walking when I'm not fully awake
makes me feel kind of dizzy.

-[Chae-min] I'm so out of it.
-Exactly.

I'm just sort of walking.

[Hyeon-yong] If you look here,
we started at Yuilsa parking lot,

so we've hiked one kilometer.

There are three more kilometers
to Cheonjedan.

[Chae-min] We're a quarter
of the way there.

[Hyeon-yong] Three kilometers to go.





-[Car] Let's go.
-[Chae-min] Okay.

We'll follow your lead.

[Tarzzan] Yeah.

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BREAKS: LESS THAN 5 MINUTES

-We've hiked a quarter of the way.
-[Tarzzan] Exactly.

LEAD: CAR, THE GARDEN

MIDDLE 1: TARZZAN

MIDDLE 2: CHAE-MIN

THE REAR: DOWOON

NOW THE PACE SEEMS PERFECT

[Tarzzan] Now I'm getting warm.

I think I'm getting warm too now.

[Tarzzan] Yeah.

I think I need to shed
one of these layers.

-[Tarzzan] Right?
-Yeah.

[Hyeon-yong] Car,
I'm not trying to be funny,

but do you know
the American brand Russell?

-The sportswear brand?
-Russell?

-[Hyeon-yong] You know it?
-I don't.

WHEN CLIMBING A SNOW MOUNTAIN,

[Hyeon-yong] Walking on fresh snow
is called Russell.

THE LEAD PLOWS THROUGH SNOW TO MAKE A PATH

[Hyeon-yong] A hiking term.

Just go.

No more "Russell" nonsense!

You startled me. I'm getting chills.

Seriously!

-Did you hear what he just said?
-[Tarzzan] What is it?

"Car, I'm not trying to be funny."

TELLING ON THE DOCENT

"Do you know a brand called Russell?"

"Walking on snow is called Russell."

-[Chae-min] Walking on snow?
-Yeah, it was out of left field.

[laughter]

BADMOUTHING HIM SO OPENLY

I can't believe this.

THANKS TO THAT, HE FEELS HOT

I think he's getting more negative.

[Dowoon] Yeah. This is dangerous.

You know Ms. Cha Jeong-Suk?

That's my aunt, you know?

-[Chae-min] Oh?
-Yeah.

Shall we stop here for a second
to adjust our gear?

I think I should take off a layer.

-[Car] Sure.
-[Chae-min] I'm a little warm.

A BREAK TO TAKE OFF CLOTHES

[Dowoon] While we're adjusting
our gear, Car,

give us some of your stuff.

-It'll just get heavier.
-[Car] What stuff? My bag is fine.

It's just my quads.

They hurt, they were tensing up earlier.

-You sure it's your quad?
-[Car] Yeah. It's better now.

But it felt heavy. Honestly.

FEELING THE WEIGHT

I don't even notice my bag. Seriously.

The pain in my legs was bothering me.

[Chae-min] Do they still hurt?

It's because it was uphill right away.

-[Tarzzan] It was quite steep.
-[Car] I'm fine now.

[Tarzzan] Wow, Mr. Positive!

[Yung-suk] You sure this isn't hard?

-[Car] It's hard.
-It's hard, right?

So it's not just me?

I think it gets better.
They say it gets easier.

A POSITIVE MAN

A "NAH"GATIVE MAN

I thought I was hiking up a ski slope.

ALL READY

[Yung-suk] You changed your clothes.

[Car] You look kind of like an astronaut.

[Yung-suk] Like you're hiking in space.

SPACEMAN PERFORMANCE

[Dowoon] It does feel like the moon.

[Yung-suk] He's walking
like there's no gravity.

[laughter]

Did you know this changes colors?

Press this-- It changed earlier.

A HEADLAMP PERFORMANCE

-[Car] Hey, Tarzzan.
-[Tarzzan] Yeah?

[Car] Don't enjoy this so much.

[all laughing]

You're enjoying this too much.
That's against Descend Club values.

You're having too much fun.

Settle down.

[Chae-min] I feel like Car is switching
between negative and positive attitudes.

Settle down. Don't be so happy.

HE DOESN'T CARE

[Tarzzan] I wouldn't say
Car is being negative right now.

-[Chae-min] It's more like advice?
-[Tarzzan] Advice.

-[Car] Advice.
-[all laughing]

[Yung-suk] Sounds like you're trying
to convince yourself.

CURRENT LOCATION

MOVING AGAIN

[Chae-min] I'm not sure.



ENTERING THE SECTION WITH MORE SNOW

Is all this snow? Incredible.

-[Tarzzan] Wow, I'd like to jump in.
-Huh?

-[Tarzzan] I want to jump around in it.
-[Chae-min] Right?

SNOWY HILL NEXT TO THE TRAIL

[Chae-min] The piles, did someone
push it to the side like this?

[Tarzzan] I think
this just formed naturally.

[Chae-min] And this part
is from people hiking.

[Tarzzan] I think you're right.

THE SNOWY MOUNTAIN
IS ALSO BEAUTIFUL IN DAYLIGHT

[Tarzzan] Wow.
The way the ground sparkles is so pretty.

-[Chae-min] Yeah.
-When I point the lamp down,

they look like diamonds.

[Car] So much snow, you guys.

[soft piano music playing]

A lot of snow.

You know, I think Car
is hiking pretty well.

CAR-THE'S CAM

The way I'm walking,

following someone,

I haven't done that in a while.

When do you walk directly behind someone?

Right?

You don't do that as an adult.

But…

watching your headlamp,

and following it,

is pretty fun.

Since we started filming this show,
I've been thinking.

These days, I tend to spend
most of my time doing what I want,

when I wanna to do it.

I don't need to be led anywhere.

Not that much.

Because I always visit the same places…

I stick to the same spots,

I don't try new places.

So I don't need guidance.

No need to be led anywhere.

But in the mountains,

I don't know anything.

So I'm simply relying
on the crew's lights to guide my way.

And I suddenly felt
incredibly young again.

It was this…

feeling of fragility.

My body felt fragile, too, you know?

Back in the day,
when I was working in a factory,

I used to walk all the time.

Not to save money.

I just walked everywhere.

I would just walk without thinking.

In the winter, there'd be heavy
snowfall on the walk to the factory.

It feels like that.

That's how I used to live.

Now I'm getting too comfortable. Right?

[laughter]

Can I let out a big fart?

[Hyeon-yong] You can fart if you need to.

-[Car] I already did.
-[Hyeon-yong] I did a lot too.

[Car] What?

[Dowoon] Car!

-Should we take a quick break?
-[Car] Okay!

[Dowoon] You're so
full of energy all of a sudden.

THE YOUNGER ONES CATCH UP

[Tarzzan] Ah, so the slope starts now.

CURRENT LOCATION

CAR-THE, DOWOON, TARZZAN, CHAE-MIN

[Tarzzan] Whoa!
It looks like the sun is coming up.

[Chae-min] Huh?

-[Tarzzan] Look at the sky.
-[Chae-min] Right. It's getting brighter.

-[Car] Huh?
-[Tarzzan] Sunrise is coming, Car.

[Car] Oh, yeah?

[Tarzzan] I think we should speed up.

Let's go, Car.

[tense music playing]

I think we're almost there.

[Dowoon] You're right,
it's getting brighter.

[Chae-min] So, what time is it?

[Tarzzan] Around 6:00 a.m.

[Chae-min] Close to 6:40?

[Tarzzan] Close to that, yeah.

Isn't this a zip line?

CLIMBING THE STEEP UPHILL TRAIL

Are we riding a zip line?

[Hyeon-yong] There's a shelter here.
You wanna take a break? Or keep going?

-[Tarzzan] We need to keep going.
-[Car] Let's go.

[Hyeon-yong] It's 6:44 a.m.



The last section does take an hour.

THEY ARE 8 MINUTES SHORT

THE HIGHER THE ELEVATION
THE DEEPER THE SNOW

[Car] Where's the trail?
Are we on the right track?

[Tarzzan] It's like
we need to forge our own path.

[Car groans]

[Tarzzan] We're almost there.
A little further.

[Car] Oh, no, no.

-Give me 30 seconds.
-[Dowoon] Car.

I was so tired that I felt like, mentally,
I was losing it a bit.

We're playing hide-and-seek with the sun.

It's getting a little brighter.

The sky was getting brighter.
I was getting nervous.

I thought, we've come this far.

It would be devastating to fail.

We lost sleep
so we could hike up that mountain.

-[Car] Hyeon-yong.
-Yes?

-[Car] I'm a little--
-Should we rest?

I'm close to crashing out.

-[Hyeon-yong] Your leg?
-This part here.

-[Hyeon-yong] Yeah?
-It's about to tear.

[dramatic music playing]