01x05 - Episode 5

[bunniefuu]

[Yung-suk] The second quest…

THE SECOND QUEST IS REVEALED

…is Hallasan's Baengnokdam.

-[gong resonates]
-Goodbye.

[Tarzzan] I sort of expected that,
but it's hard…

THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN KOREA


[Yung-suk] Could you brief us
on the schedule at least?

Uh, I'd need to take a look
at the schedule.

DESCEND CLUB'S FIRST EXPEDITION
TO JEJU ISLAND

[whirring]

GIMPO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
JEJU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

ARRIVAL AT JEJU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

I'll get cash for the entrance fee.
For admission.

TAEBAEKSAN

[groans]

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

[Car] I don't think I'll be able
to do this show anymore. Honestly.

-[Chae-min] Oh, really? Car? Car?
-[Car groans]

-Wow.
-Car.

INCURS 300,000-WON FINE

-You can do this. Right?
-[Car] Yes.

-You can do it, right? This show?
-Of course, sure.

Thirty? Thirty, right?

MINUS 300,000 WON

STRENGTHS: ADMITS MISTAKES
AND ENGAGES IN SELF-REFLECTION FAST

I'm happy to pay
my complaint fine, Mr. President.

-Here, my fine.
-[Chae-min] Wow.

-Count it, make sure it's correct.
-[Chae-min] Totally.

Wait, but doesn't the treasurer
handle all the funds anyway?

-[Car] Give it back, then.
-Sure. [laughs]

-I totally counted it all, though.
-[Yung-suk] Where to now?

-Rental car.
-Let's collect the car.

-[Hyeon-yong] We're going out exit 3.
-Okay.

DOMESTIC ARRIVALS

-[Car] The weather is great.
-[Chae-min] Wow, the weather is so nice.

JEJU ISLAND
CURRENTLY 6.4°C

-It's so nice out!
-Yeah.

-We could hike with just hoodies on.
-Right?

-We definitely won't need coats.
-Exactly.

No puffer coats.

[Chae-min] We sure it isn't spring here?
Is it spring?

IT'S FEBRUARY
BUT IT FEELS LIKE SPRING IN JEJU

[Car] Why is it so nice out?

-[Chae-min] This feels great.
-[Tarzzan] So nice.

[Dowoon] Jeju is great.

EXPEDITION'S OFF TO A GOOD START

[Hyeon-yong] We can see
the Hallasan peak in the distance.

-[Car] What?
-Where?

-You can see it so clearly from here.
-[Hyeon-yong] That's Hallasan.

-President Tarzzan, look.
-[Tarzzan] That's Hallasan?

[Chae-min] The AQI must be zero.

[Tarzzan] Oh!

[chill music playing]

THANKS TO CLEAR WEATHER

HALLASAN IS VISIBLE FROM EVERYWHERE

Who's driving?

-I can drive today. You drove last time.
-[Dowoon] It's fine. I can drive again.

-Is Chae-min driving?
-C11. Over here.

[Dowoon] Oh, man.

LCM AKA LEE CHAE-MIN IS DRIVING TODAY

So, the first thing that we have to do
is eat something, right?

-Mulhoe, right?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah.

[Chae-min] Shall we?

JEJU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

ABALONE RESTAURANT

I'll pay for everything and then send it
to the group chat again,

just so we can keep it all straight.

That sounds great.

-We split it all evenly.
-Yeah.

[Car] Let's try this place.

[Chae-min] "Specialize in abalone dishes."

Everything looks so good.

It's all abalone. Looks great.

[Car] Wow, there's so much good food!

IT HAS EVERY ABALONE DISH

-We didn't get to eat abalone last time.
-That's right.

That's why I picked this place,
for us to eat,

so we could have some
as soon as we got here.

-Amazing.
-Should we go for the set meal?

Sounds good.

WITH ABALONE CAUGHT BY HAENYEO

[Car] Yeah, the set meal.

ABALONE DISHES
TO GIVE THEM ENERGY FOR HIKING

[Tarzzan] The highlight.

ABALONE MULHOE

[Car] We should use wooden chopsticks.

ABALONE SASHIMI

[Chae-min] Incredible.

GRILLED ABALONE

ABALONE STEW

[Descend Club exclaim]

ABALONE PORRIDGE

OCTOPUS, SEA PINEAPPLE, SEA CUCUMBER
TILEFISH, SEA URCHIN SOUP

[Car] It's an abalone party.

This is incredible.

-Thanks for the meal.
-Thank you so much.

Thank you.

CHEWY ABALONE SASHIMI FIRST

[Car] Look at the innards.

Mmm. Delicious.

[hums in delight]

DOWOON TRIES MULHOE FIRST

-Thank you for the meal.
-[Tarzzan] Thank you.

Mmm.

The mulhoe is incredibly fresh, right?

-[Car] There's beans.
-[Tarzzan] Try the butter grilled.

[chuckles]

-Good?
-Melting in my mouth.

-We've been showered in abalone.
-It's so good. Yeah.

SAVORING THE SEA URCHIN AND SEAWEED SOUP

-Should we have ordered another soup?
-Not at all.

[Chae-min] No.
I think it's plenty of food.

HE WANTS MORE SOUP

THEY TRY THE OCTOPUS
AND TURBAN SNAIL SKEWERS TOO

[Chae-min] Octopus?

[Car] I think it's octopus
and sea snail on a skewer.

[hums in delight]

THE FUN OF PICKING WHAT THEY WANT

-The tilefish is great.
-Totally.

[Hyeon-yong] What's the connection
between abalone and hiking?

The connection? I mean…

-It tastes good?
-It tastes good.

[Yung-suk] Hiking and abalone
both taste good?

[lively music playing]

ABALONE PORRIDGE TO FINISH THE MEAL

HOW HIKING AND ABALONE ARE RELATED
ACCORDING TO CAR, THE GARDEN'S CHATGPT




TO PREVENT MUSCLE LOSS

This is great.
And the porridge is delicious.





[Chae-min] Our president
knows the best spots.

Personally, I tend to be
a super picky eater.

But that was great.

-[Hyeon-yong] Satisfied?
-Very satisfied.

Check please? We'd love to settle up.

[Chae-min] Thank you for the meal.

I'll take care of this
with the fine I paid.

[Chae-min] Oh, sure.

[cashier] 235,000 won.

-I'll pay cash.
-[cashier] Thank you.

I haven't seen someone
pay with cash in a while.

[Car] Great. Thanks for the meal.

AFTER ENJOYING AN ABALONE FEAST

ABALONE RESTAURANT

HAMDEOK BEACH

[Chae-min] It's gorgeous here.
We should take some photos.

THEY ARRIVE AT A BEACHFRONT CAFE

-How do I…
-I did that already, so just press this.

What about the flash?

One, two, three.

[camera clicks]

[Tarzzan] Nice.

I'll take one of you.

All right, one, two, three.

[camera clicks]

[upbeat music playing]

[counting indistinctly]

[camera clicks]

The water is so clear.

[Chae-min] Exactly.

-[Tarzzan] Right?
-[Chae-min] We're on vacation.

Honestly, how is it that pretty?

THE REFRESHING SCENERY
MAKES IT FEEL LIKE A VACATION

-Let's take a photo.
-With my film camera. It's film.

-Oh, yeah? You brought one?
-Yeah, just in case.

-[Yung-suk] Get a photo of the beach.
-Fists up, like we did on the hike?

[crew] One, two, three.

[camera clicks]

Can we do the photobooth together?

-Oh, yeah, great idea!
-Oh, yeah, that's great.

-Let's do it.
-I love it.

That'll be fun.
We're making great memories.

-Hurry.
-[Chae-min] We're making memories.

I wanna stick it on my fridge.

I can stand here.

Wow, I feel like
we've gotten pretty close.

-Car, try smiling.
-[squeaks]

GRINNING

[chuckles]

-I'm going to put it on my fridge.
-Okay. The original?

The first one, yeah.

[Chae-min] What a great memory.

-[Dowoon] We'll never forget this.
-[Tarzzan] For sure.

[Dowoon] Wow, Chae-min,
you're so handsome.

BUILDING TEAMWORK AND MAKING MEMORIES

[Car] They look good.

MINISTER OF TRANSPORT RETURNS TO HIS POST

I got to take photos with celebrities.

You're the famous one.

Where to next?

Did they not send the address?

[Dowoon] Big Ball Land?

NEXT IS A MYSTERIOUS ACTIVITY
PRESIDENT TAR DISCOVERED

HAMDEOK BEACH

BIG BALL LAND

[Chae-min] It'd be nice if this part

was actually just a vacation
on Jeju Island.

THEY ARRIVE AT THE ACTIVITY

-Time just flew by.
-[Dowoon] Indeed.

Oh, the ba*ls are huge.
Do we roll side by side?

Is that it?

Do we have to walk all that?

[all laughing]

[Tarzzan] It doesn't look like
there's a chairlift.

GIANT ORBS

TWO PEOPLE CAN RIDE IN EACH BALL

RECREATIONAL SPORT
OF ROLLING DOWN A 300-METER SLOPE

IN GIANT ORBS

TO PREPARE FOR HALLASAN
PRESIDENT TAR PREPARED THIS ACTIVITY

TO IMPROVE THEIR SENSE OF BALANCE

[both laughing]

I can't see!

Tarzzan should ride with me,
and Car with Dowoon.

-[Car] Okay. Okay.
-That's a good balance of weight.

Oh, also, I can tell that there's been

a lot of reality shows
that have filmed here.

The stills look the same.
Please don't take the same shots.

-[Yung-suk] Understood.
-Thank you.

SIGNS OF OTHER SHOWS THAT CAME BY

Don't take these photos.

[all laughing]

And avoid these captions, please.
Just leave out captions entirely.

[Tarzzan] "An exhausted rhino beetle."

Hello, there.

[Tarzzan] Hey.

[groans] They're gonna get those shots.

I don't like how they look.

For traditional reality show vibes.

ACTIVITY-SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT APPEARS

Traditional reality show
for the weekend viewers.

-Right.
-Sure about this?

PUTS IT RIGHT ON

This is a comedy.

No need to look far for more laughs.

SPREADING LAUGHTER

CHAE-MIN AND TARZZAN DEPART FIRST

Seriously, who would have guessed this?

-[Tarzzan] This is my first time.
-[Chae-min] For real.

Never expected this.

[woman] Okay, you can get out here.

-[Chae-min] Thank you.
-[Tarzzan] Thank you.

CHAE-MIN AND TARZZAN
ARRIVE AT THE STARTING POINT

[laughs] Are you ready?

Yes, of course.

Whoa, wait a second.

[Dowoon] Looks like
it'll roll for a while.

THEY WILL ROLL DOWN THIS WAY

-[Dowoon] Ball's larger than I expected.
-Watch your head.

[laughs]

GET IN

[upbeat music playing]

-[exclaiming]
-[Tarzzan cackling]

What is this? Whoa!

LOSING THEIR SENSE OF BALANCE

-What's happening?
-Wait, Car. Hold still for a moment.

[Chae-min] Really? Why?

-[Tarzzan] Here, take this. Okay.
-No, you first. Go ahead.

ALL SET

Dowoon.

Don't be all over the top. I hate that.

I would never do that.

Coming down is actually not fun.

"Wow," or "That must be hard on them."
None of that.

It's 2026.



Oh… All right.

NERVOUS

[beeping]

[Chae-min and Tarzzan shouting]

[yelling]

For real?

[both laughing and yelling]

[Chae-min] Okay, wait!

What is happening?

[laughing and yelling]

[cackling]

-[Hyeon-yong] Listen.
-Screaming their heads off.

LAUGHING

[Chae-min] Oh, my God!

TARZZAN, CHAE-MIN

CHAOS INSIDE THE ORB

[laughing]

LOOKS CALM ON THE OUTSIDE

[Car] It's only funny
if you film it like this.

This is wild.

It's a little violent.

Hey. I can't see anything.

Wow! I can't see a thing!

BEING MERCILESSLY TURNED INSIDE OUT

-I can't see anything!
-I'm dizzy, I'm so dizzy!

Oh, no, the abalone
is coming back up! [groans]

[groans]

I'm gonna puke. Okay, wait.

Where are we? I'm gonna puke.

WHERE? YOU'RE AT THE END

[both groaning and panting]

[woman] All right,
come out one at a time.

-Legs first.
-You go first.

DIZZY

I'm so dizzy.

Ugh. I'll get out. Hey, be careful.

[laughing]

[pants]

[straining]

STAGGERING

[exhales]

Hello.

[straining]

GETTING OUT IS ALSO NOT EASY

[grunts]

[exhales in shock]

I feel nauseous. [pants]

We need to fake it.

-[Tarzzan] That was so much fun!
-It's a blast, you guys!

-Wow, you gotta try this.
-Honestly. Wow.

It sounds like you're lying.

I feel like we chose
the wrong activity to do.

No, seriously!

[Car laughing]

Car.

You had fun?

You'll get even closer.

It's so fun.

VERY WORRIED

-[Chae-min] We really bonded.
-For real.

You know, I think we could descend
the mountain in one of those.

That's a great idea.

We could rent it for the day

and reduce the descent time
by about an hour.

Seriously, we could get down
in 15 minutes with that.

How about you give it a try first,
then we'll decide.

-Right, I'll get a feel for it.
-Yeah.

-[Hyeon-yong] Let's go!
-You got this.

[Car] Lots of people love this, right?

CAR, THE GARDEN AND DOWOON

[Chae-min] I'm so curious
as to how they'll feel when they're done.

-The heavier person goes on the right.
-[Car] That's me.

-Okay.
-[Car] Inside?

Yes. Lift your knees. Shoes off.

Oh.

Oh!

[man] Shoes off.

Gentleman on the right, what do you weigh?

Almost a hundred.



[man] It needs to be precise.

And how much do you weigh?

I weigh 65.

[man] Okay. So, start with your ankles.

ABOUT 160 KG IN TOTAL

CAR, THE GARDEN AND DOWOON ARE READY

We're going to release a little air.

Because you're quite heavy.

We're releasing some air.

So it'll go slowly.

HISSING

This is scary. I'm kinda nervous.

[Dowoon laughs]

[beeping]

[exciting music playing]

[Car exclaims]

[cackling]

Oh, my God! Whoa!

[exclaims] Oh, my God!

CACKLING

Coming down is actually not fun.

SO FUN

DOWOON'S SELF-CAM TURNED OFF
WHILE ROLLING DOWN

EVEN WITH LESS AIR, IT'S ROLLING FAST

[Car] What is happening?

[laughing loudly]

-It looks so embarrassing from this angle.
-So embarrassing.

[laughing]

What is happening?

-Hold on!
-[both laughing]

IT LOOKS FUNNY FROM AFAR

-[Chae-min] It looks so pathetic.
-[Car] What is happening?

AND IT LOOKS FUNNIER UP CLOSE

[cackling]

[Dowoon] Seriously! What?

Car, I told you.
I told you we shouldn't do this!

I can hear them screaming.

[Dowoon] I told you, we shouldn't do this!

[Dowoon and Car laughing hysterically]

[Car] What's going on?

[cackling]

Oh, my God!

CAN'T TELL
IF THEY'RE LAUGHING OR SCREAMING

-This is crazy!
-[Dowoon] Come on!

[groans] I'm exhausted!

[both groaning]

AN EXHAUSTED BEETLE

[panting]

All right, you're all done.
You can let go now.

[groaning]

COMPLETELY WORN OUT

[woman] How was it?

-I hated it.
-[Dowoon] For real, never again.

-I never wanna do this again.
-I hate it so much.

Oh, no. I recommended this.
I'm in trouble now.

-I should run.
-Run away.

I need to go hide somewhere.

[laughing]

THANKS TO PRESIDENT TAR,
THEIR SENSE OF BALANCE IMPROVED

I have never felt anything
like that before in my life.

I felt the same way.

[Car] That was so strange.

How bizarre.

[cheering]

-[Chae-min] Come on out.
-What was that?

The scariest part was before we started,
they asked us,

"Who is heavier? You! Your weight!"

"Maybe 90…"

"The exact number!"

-He asked me the same thing.
-That's scary. Just all of a sudden.

"I want the exact number!"

-[Tarzzan] You crying?
-"We need to release air."

Wait, he's crying.

-"We can't roll them like this."
-[retching]

-You got nauseous.
-He kept yelling.

"I didn't want to do this! Hey!"

[all laughing]

[exhales heavily]

We're going home now.

But seriously, don't you think
everyone gets sick doing that?

Yeah, like you said,
the descent was so humbling.

-Because you're tied down, that's why.
-[Tarzzan] Yeah, definitely.

-Wow, that was so exhausting.
-[Chae-min] Yeah.

MOVING TO BASE CAMP

BIG BALL LAND

BASE CAMP

We've done so much, and it's only 4:00.

We must have gotten to Jeju Island early.

A LAZY AFTERNOON IN JEJU

There are a lot of clouds,
but only around Hallasan.

-Where is it?
-Is that it?

Hallasan? I don't think so.

-Way off in the distance.
-Ah…

-[Tarzzan] Is that it?
-[Chae-min] It's much further away.

IT'S BECOME CLOUDY AROUND HALLASAN

THE WEATHER AROUND BAENGNOKDAM
CHANGES RAPIDLY

WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SEE
BAENGNOKDAM TOMORROW?

-It's cloudy.
-It'll probably be cold in the morning.

Right?

-There's no way it won't be.
-I think it'll be pretty windy.

It should definitely be warmer

compared to the other mountains
we've hiked so far.

-[Dowoon] Right.
-The real temp.

[sniffles]

Whoa!

-It looks like an entire village.
-So this is the vibe?

[Dowoon] And there's camper vans.

THEY ARRIVE AT BASE CAMP

[Tarzzan] And there's a limousine there.

[Chae-min] What's a limousine?

[lively music playing]

Whoa! Our lodgings are great.

[Chae-min] Can we have breakfast here too?

WITH HALLASAN BEHIND THEM IN THE DISTANCE

THEIR JEJU ISLAND BASE CAMP

I'm suddenly feeling excited.

ENTERING IN A GOOD MOOD

LOBBY

-Wow.
-[Dowoon] Incredible.

-There's no elevator?
-That's part of hiking training.

[Chae-min] What is this place?
There's a drum kit.

Car, this space is made for you.

[Dowoon] For sure.
Should we play "My Whole World", Car?

Oh…

Oh, this looks fun. It makes me wanna jam.

Testing, one, two. Yeah.

[lively music continues playing]

LIVING ROOM

KITCHEN

THERE'S EVEN A SECOND FLOOR

DESCEND CLUB CHECKS IN

-This is my spot.
-[Car] Place is pretty solid.

DOWOON TAKES THE LIVING ROOM AGAIN

[Dowoon] Should we do
a live performance here?

Everything is already set up.

GOES AS IF DRAWN TO THE DRUMS

Wow, this is nice.

SITS DOWN WITH FAMILIAR EASE

[Yung-suk] Really?

AUTOMATICALLY PRODUCES A BEAT

THIS IS THE MINISTER OF TRANSPORT'S
REAL JOB

Oh, he's already on the drums.

[drums beating]

THE END

[Hyeon-yong] Is that copyright-protected?

-Pardon?
-Dowoon, play for us!

Protected?

Play something we don't have to license.

Oh, free? Oh.

THE IMPROMPTU PERFORMANCE BEGINS

♪ Yeah, oh ♪

♪ Ooh, whoo ♪

♪ Okay, yeah ♪

♪ So why do people go hiking?
I can't figure out why they do it ♪

He's just freestyle rapping.

FREESTYLE RAPPING OVER THE DRUM BEAT

♪ Uh
Why do people go hiking? ♪

PUTS THE HIKING STICKS DOWN
TO PICK UP DRUM STICKS

-Wow, this is fun. We need Car over here.
-[Tarzzan] Car, the garden.

♪ You become my little whole…♪

-♪ Whole world ♪
-♪ Whole world ♪

[all laugh]

♪ Only by your side ♪

MIMICS CAR, THE GARDEN
WHILE HE'S NOT HERE

♪ Even those fears ♪

THE SONG'S WRITER IS STILL CHECKING IN

♪ They will surely become
A touching picture ♪

"TREE"

ORIGINAL ARTIST: CAR, THE GARDEN
DRUMS: DOWOON

VOCALS: TARZZAN
REACTIONS: LEE CHAE-MIN

A SONG BY A SINGER WHO LOVES NATURE

[somber classical music playing]

IT WILL BE SUNG WITHOUT HIM

[Chae-min] All right.

♪ Would you smile for me? ♪

VOCALS BY TARZZAN

♪ Like in a picture ♪

-♪ So these bashful feelings ♪
-Wow, this is so cool.

♪ Will melt to nothing ♪

NOT EVEN HIS SONG
BUT CAN PLAY WITHOUT SHEET MUSIC

THE SONG'S WRITER
IS TOO PREOCCUPIED WITH CHECKING IN

[Chae-min] ♪ …a dancing tree ♪

TAKES A ROOM WITH A TREE PAINTING

♪ And I am just the rough… ♪

CAR, THE GARDEN'S SONG
WITHOUT CAR, THE GARDE

GOING FOR EMOTIONS OVER SKILLS

This song is actually hard to sing.

[chuckling]

♪ Cowering ♪

♪ Even those fears ♪

IT'S EASIER TO EXPRESS WITH HIS BODY

THE CAR, THE GARDEN-LESS PERFORMANCE ENDS

♪ They will become a touching picture ♪

Jeez, Car needs to be here.

I'M HERE

AFTER TAKING HIS TIME TUNING THE GUITAR

[plays a riff]

HIKING: IMPOSSIBLE

SINGING, WRITING LYRICS, COMPOSING,
PLAYING GUITAR AND PIANO: POSSIBLE

HE WANTS TO CAPTURE HIM DOING HIS DAY JOB

Very impressive.

AND SO, THE DAY ENDS

AND SO THE DAY COMES TO AN END

AND THE TIME TO CLIMB UP HALLASAN
COMES CLOSER AND CLOSER

THE MEMBERS ARE GATHERED
IN THE DINING ROOM

The vibes here are great right now.

[Chae-min] Our plan for Hallasan
to Baengnokdam.

PLANNING THEIR SECOND HIKE

For starters, tomorrow…

We will hike up separately
and meet at the top.

-That's critical.
-[Tarzzan] That's right.

WHY DO WE HIKE?

WHY DO WE HIKE SEPARATELY?

-We're hiking in pairs?
-[Yung-suk] This hike will be two on two.

There are two trails at Baengnokdam.



BAENGNOKDAM

SEONGPANAK TRAIL, GWANEUMSA TRAIL

[Hyeon-yong] You got a text message.

Car and Chae-min
are both currently nursing injuries.

And since they're injured…

KNEE INJURY - WRIST INJURY

…they should hike up
the easier course, Seongpanak.

THE SEONGPANAK TRAIL
IS LESS STEEP BUT LONGER

EASY FOR EVEN BEGINNERS TO TRY

SEONGPANAK TRAIL
DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

-But they walk fast.
-So what's the non-injury course?

-The Gwaneumsa Course.
-If we're intact, it's Gwaneumsa.

-"The intact."
-[all laugh]

THE GWANEUMSA TRAIL HAS HELLISH STAIRS

THE EXTREME INCLINE TESTS YOUR LIMITS

GWANEUMSA TRAIL
DIFFICULTY: HARD

DESCEND CLUB'S FIRST 2-ON-2 HIKE

[Chae-min] All right.

We've decided on a wake-up time.

We're up at 5:20 a.m.



So, what time are we leaving the house?

-[Chae-min] We leave at 6:00 a.m.
-6:00 a.m. Okay.

It takes an hour to get there, right?

-Yeah.
-So we'll drop these guys off first.

So we'll leave at 6:00 a.m.
and drop these guys off around 6:40?

6:40, we're dropped off.

Write "drop off" here.
Let's start there for now.

THEN EACH PAIR BEGINS HIKING THEIR TRAIL

So our mission is just to see Baengnokdam.
That's it, right?

-[Car] Okay.
-We just hike up, that's it. Okay.

JUST HIKE UP?

[exciting music playing]



[Hyeon-yong] You have
to leave the summit by 1:30 p.m.

and start your descent, but before that…

FIRST RESTRICTION

THEY MUST ARRIVE AT BAENGNOKDAM
BEFORE 1:30 P.M.

THERE'S ALSO A MYTH ABOUT BAENGNOKDAM…

"ONLY EXTREMELY LUCKY PEOPLE
CAN SEE BAENGNOKDAM"

SECOND RESTRICTION
FICKLE WEATHER AROUND BAENGNOKDAM

THEY NEED TO BE LUCKY WITH THE WEATHER
AND METICULOUSLY CALCULATE HIKING TIME

In that case, we should stick
to our plan to reach the summit.

We'll stop, for a bit.

Five minutes, at most.

MANAGER CAR IS FIRM

Crew, we'll be at the top
for five minutes.

sh**t it, then descend.

But what if we can see Baengnokdam,
and it's like a gorgeous view.

-[Car] Regardless.
-If so, let's make it ten.

-We'll make it ten.
-Okay.

Only if there's no clouds in sight.

-Not if it's cloudy.
-[Chae-min] Clouds, we leave.

-Eight.
-[Tarzzan] Eight?

COMPROMISING GARDEN

-Eight minutes at the top?
-We'll compromise.

-But there's a photo I wanna get.
-[Car] What's that?

Well, I mean, the older guys
could make a big heart,

and the young guys could be in the front
making a smaller heart.

DOWOON'S ADDITIONAL SUGGESTION

-Yeah, sure.
-Sounds good. Like this?

Why is that important?

-So we look like we get along.
-Right, sure.

-Whatever it is.
-We'll take the photo. So, nine minutes.

SHOCKINGLY, HE ACCEPTS THE SUGGESTION

[all laugh]

[Hyeon-yong] We brought a Polaroid camera.
You wanna use it?

I brought a Polaroid too.

To keep a record of our memories.

Yeah, I have a Polaroid with me.

We make the heart
and take a Polaroid picture.

-We'll use that camera.
-[Hyeon-yong] Oh… All right, then.

THINGS TO DO AT SUMMIT FOR 9 MINUTES




Any other fines?

[Hyeon-yong]
There's still a fine on complaints?

Yeah, there is.

[Hyeon-yong]
It's a fixed fine at this point.

NEGATIVE COMMENT: 300,000 WON

If you pay another fine,
that'll cover our bills.

It's looking that way.

HALLASAN HIKING PLAN COMPLETE

[Hyeon-yong] So,
can you check in with sound tech?

If you don't like it,
you don't have to use it.

-[crew] He's wearing it right now.
-Oh, really?

USE WHAT?

No, I'm not cold at all.

A BREAK DURING THE SEORAKSAN HIKE

It keeps touching,
let me place it higher for you.

[Dowoon] Are you okay?

-[Car] Just when I stop.
-His back will give out.

Wow. That's insane.

DOWOON WAS SHOCKED BY THE WEIGHT
OF THE AUDIO EQUIPMENT

-[Car] What is it?
-No, try lifting it.

Are you okay?

DOWOON KEPT WORRYING
ABOUT THE AUDIO DIRECTOR

I ordered this thing
for the sound technician to use.

-What is it?
-This support thing.

You'll have to wait. It's being delivered.

You should try it first. Seriously.

HE SENT A WALKING ASSIST DEVICE AS A GIFT

UNBOXING THE GIFT

WALKING ASSIST DEVICE FOR HIKING

REDUCES STRAIN ON LEGS WHILE WALKING

ADJUST THE BELT FIRST

AND STRAP IN THE THIGHS FIRMLY AS WELL

IT GENTLY ASSISTS THE LEGS WHEN WALKING

-[Car] Is that it?
-[Chae-min] That's the support device?

[gasps]

Is it helpful?

But in order to use this,
I'd need to carry batteries.

ADDITIONAL WEIGHT THANKS TO DOWOON

So, you'd have more things to carry.
Does it make you walk like this?

[laughing]

-That's right.
-Whoa, really?

The motor lifts up your legs for you.

-You're not lifting them?
-No, I'm not.

-What?
-I just do this.

It lifts the rest of the way. Like this.

[Dowoon] Oh, it's cool.

And there's a whirring sound.

-[cackling]
-[Seon-u] Exactly.

THE AUDIO DIRECTOR'S UNBELIEVABLE REVIEW

I'm still skeptical.

-It lifts for him.
-Try it out on the stairs.

Step up two steps at a time.

It would help when climbing stairs.

[Car] It's easier?

It's easier.
When I go up, it does the lifting…

It's easier.
When I go up, it does the lifting…

HIS MOVEMENTS ARE HARD TO BELIEVE

-It looks fake.
-[Chae-min] It's like…

-Like you're moving like this.
-[imitates a robot]

You can't stop halfway through your step.

-[Car] Right.
-You have to let this thing lift your leg.

So you have to hike like this?

Right, something like that.

So, like, I'd need to hike like this.

So I just have to do this,
and it moves me like this?

Yes, sort of.

So you have to walk like that.

-What about tomorrow?
-Can I try?

-You want to?
-Yeah. Do you mind?

CHAE-MIN TRIES IT HIMSELF

I still feel like Seon-u
was exaggerating a little.

He was acting.

-Right.
-[Car] Do you feel it right away?

Oh, it's gripping me.

-I'll try walking.
-Yeah, go ahead.

-[squeaking]
-[crew laughing]

Look at that robot.

AWKWARD SINCE IT'S HIS FIRST TIME

Wait. Just try to walk like this,
more naturally.

Wait, so if you use it…

YOUR LEGS DON'T MOVE THE WAY YOU WANT

You have to walk like this?

HEADS TOWARD THE STAIRS

[Car] Is it comfortable?

LIKE A SOLDIER

[Dowoon] Come on! Jeez.

EVEN MORE AWKWARD

Okay, Chae-min.

-Trying to be funny.
-[Tarzzan] Exaggerating now.

-Come on.
-Hold on.

I'M NOT

IT'S THE SAME WHEN WALKING DOWN AS WELL

[Tarzzan] Hey, hey!

[laughing]

Hey, hey! Stop faking it!

-This is real.
-You're a great actor.

-Let me try.
-No, it really does this.

-Oh, stop it.
-How do you stop this?

-It just does this.
-Stop, stop!

I'm serious, like this! For real.

Great performance, your majesty.

FRUSTRATED TYRANT

-You were acting
-I'm serious. I wasn't.

Do you wanna try it?

[Hyeon-yong]
Dowoon, you should give it a try.

I'm not trying to be funny.

-Something's tightening.
-[Chae-min] Right?

THE ONE WHO PAID FOR IT TRIES

Try lifting your leg.

-One at a time, like that.
-Whoa.

It does make you move like that.

It does make you move like that.

I TOLD YOU

Wow, you were right.

Oh, just wait.

Wait, hold on. I'll imagine I'm hiking.

[crew] Does it actually help?

This is good.

If you relax your legs,
they lift even higher.

You start to lift, it moves them.

IF LEGS RELAX

MOVES LIKE A ROBOT

For real, it does that.

[laughing]

-For real, it does that.
-You know, I'm not sure about it.

MY OWN TWO LEGS FEEL UNFAMILIAR

THE SUSPICIOUS CAR-THE TRIES IT ON TOO

KICKING THE AIR

-Nice.
-[Dowoon] You try, Car.

[Tarzzan] Come on, Car.

-I wasn't being funny.
-Come on, Car.

[Dowoon] Jeez, I'm disappointed in you.

EMBARRASSED

Just trying to have fun.

TRYING AGAIN

It's happening, I can feel it.

[Tarzzan] Car, try walking, right away.

-Okay. Here we go.
-[Chae-min] Try lifting your legs quickly.

Ah. [laughs]

What the hell? Look at this!

-Okay, you're right. [laughs]
-[Chae-min] Now, the stairs.

[all chuckling]

[Car] This is a total mess. It's AI!

AI is taking over!

-[Tarzzan] Jeez.
-[Car] What the hell? Look at this!

-It's AI. AI is taking over!
-[Hyeon-yong] So it actually moves.

It's an AI uprising.

Hold on, what? What's going on?

[all laughing]

Stop.

THE DEVICE IS HARD TO TAME

Stop moving! Piece of junk.

Keep still!

Why is it doing this to me?
Let's work together, okay?

Don't get angry. Okay. Let's go.

-There we go, nice. Whoa, whoa!
-[Chae-min] Try the stairs.

ANOTHER TANTRUM

[all laughing]

What?

[laughing hysterically]

What? It's a brat!

PRODUCT REVIEW
IT HATES CAR, THE GARDEN

Stay still. I made myself clear.

A CHAOTIC ENDING

[crew] Thanks for trying, Dowoon.

-[Hyeon-yong] Thank you.
-Seriously.

HE THANKS HIM SINCERELY

[Car] It's the thought that counts.
Dowoon was very thoughtful.

You're making me blush.
Let's go. [exclaims]

-[Hyeon-yong] Thanks for your hard work.
-Great work today.

NEXT MORNING

When I do this…

my bag…

[Hyeon-yong] Ah,
your equipment bag gets caught.

UP AND DOWN

It lifts up.

SADLY, HE WASN'T ABLE TO WEAR THE DEVICE

[Hyeon-yong] Can you rearrange your bag?

Let's shower and relax.

-Sounds good.
-Well done, everyone.

-What is that?
-I bought these in America.

Whoa, what is all this?

TARZZAN BRINGS SOMETHING OUT

Eating utensils. For our hike.

-Did you make that?
-No, I just saw these.

I ordered them when I was ordering online.

-Jeez, thank you.
-Here.

And this. It's lip balm.

-[exclaims]
-You should all pick one.

CUTE LIP BALMS FROM THE US

CHOCOLATE ENERGY BARS
WITH PACKAGING PERFECT FOR HIKING

A BRAND-NEW BACKPACK

-What are you doing?
-[Dowoon] Hmm?

-[Chae-min] What are you doing?
-Trying out this bag?

Did you get a new bag?

[Dowoon] Yeah. [laughs]

SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSED

PACKING TRAIL FOOD ONE BY ONE

FOR TARZZAN

THESE ARE FOR ME

YOON DORAEMON PACKS PLENTY

HE PACKS CUP NOODLES
AND UTENSILS FOR LUNCH AS WELL

THEY FINALLY GO TO BED

[Chae-min] I wish we were having
a snack party right now.

-[Tarzzan] Exactly.
-[Chae-min] Seriously.

EVERYONE GOES TO BED

-[Tarzzan] Good night.
-[Chae-min] Good night.

[clock ticking]

CURRENT TIME

[clock chimes]

CHAE-MIN WAKES UP

HE'S THE FIRST TO WAKE UP AS ALWAYS

Hey. Sleep well?

[Dowoon] I slept so well.

-Really?
-[Dowoon] Yeah.

DILIGENTLY STARTS HIS MORNING
WITH AN APPLE

Why am I suddenly scared about today?

I feel like it's gonna be tough.

MEANWHILE, CAR, THE GARDEN
IS ALREADY GETTING DRESSED

[Chae-min] I hear something.

[Car] Hi.

Car's up.

He's already fully dressed.

Yeah, exactly.

HE COMPLAINS BUT GETS READY THE FASTEST

-[Car] You fell right asleep?
-[Dowoon] Immediately.

-[Car] I think I may have slept too well.
-Right.

[Hyeon-yong] You were feeling pretty good.

I was for sure.

A good night's sleep always helps.

Of course, that means
I had one less excuse.

LEAVING BASE CAMP

-Let's go.
-[Car] Let's take a look at the weather.

We should see what it's like.

[Chae-min] Today? Won't be cold at all.

CURRENT TEMPERATURE: -3°C
WIND SPEED: LIGHT

[Car] I don't think
we'll need puffer coats today.

[Chae-min] Exactly.

-It's warm.
-Seat belts, everybody.

Everyone has their seat belt on?

Let's get going.

HEADING FOR HALLASAN

I think there will be more people
on the trail Chae-min and I are taking.

-Because it's easier?
-Yeah.

SEONGPANAK TRAIL
DIFFICULTY: MODERATE

They say Gwaneumsa
isn't quite as bad as Seoraksan.

GWANEUMSA TRAIL
DIFFICULTY: HARD

We're almost there.

We're here.
I think this is where you start.

THEY ARRIVE
AT THE GWANEUMSA TRAIL PARKING LOT

THE SUN HASN'T EVEN RISEN YET

[crows cawing]

THE CAWING OF CROWS
ECHOES THROUGH THE PARKING LOT

[Tarzzan exhales] Honestly…

[Chae-min] What?

[Tarzzan roars]

HE BEGINS THE DAY WITH A ROAR

[Dowoon] Chae-min, drive safe.

-Let's go.
-[Chae-min] We'll see you later.

-[Dowoon] Take care.
-[Car] Good luck.

-See you, Car.
-[Tarzzan] Car, We're off!

Let's go! Let's go!

THE CARING DESCEND CLUB

-We've got this.
-See you at the top.

[Chae-min] You got this. Good luck.

-[Dowoon] Thanks. Be safe.
-Let's go.

-Thank you.
-[Hyeon-yong] Here we go.

CAR, THE GARDEN AND CHAE-MIN
HEAD FOR SEONGPANAK

PUTTING ON CRAMPONS

[Tarzzan] We ended up
on the difficult trail.

Did you have any idea this would happen?

A BIT JEALOUS

[Dowoon] Next time…

I'll get sick.

I plan to get sick next week.

THE TWO WITHOUT INJURIES WILL TAKE

[rock music playing]

GWANEUMSA TRAIL

THE TRAIL WHERE YOU CAN ENJOY
THE NATURAL SCENERY OF HALLASAN



HIKING TIME: ABOUT 5 HOURS

AND THEY WILL TAKE
SEONGPANAK TRAIL TO DESCEND

MODERATE SECTION FOR 1 HOUR

HARD SECTION FOR 2 HOURS AND 20 MINUTES

EASY SECTION FOR 20 MINUTES

HARD SECTION FOR 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES

THE TRAIL IS NOTORIOUSLY TOUGH

[Hyeon-yong] Did you warm up? Or stretch?

-Yes. We warmed up on the way.
-In the car.

[Hyeon-yong] You did? Okay.

GWANEUMSA TEAM DEPARTS

It's currently 7:18 a.m.

Oh, look, there's cops here.

[Hyeon-yong]
They patrol the trails to keep people

from doing ill*gal stuff
or straying off the trail.

[Dowoon] We should be grateful
for their service.

Thank you for your hard work.

-[Tarzzan] Thank you.
-Good morning.

Oh, right. I need to get my wallet.

THEY ARRIVE AT THE ENTRANCE

ONLY 500 PEOPLE A DAY CAN ENTER
GWANEUMSA WITH RESERVATIONS



Here, my ID.

[cashier] Yoon Dowoon. QR code, please.



Go ahead.

-Thank you.
-[cashier] Enjoy your hike.

Okay.

THEY PASS THROUGH THE ENTRANCE

It's hot.

There's definitely
a big temperature difference.

CURRENTLY -2.9°C
IT FEELS RELATIVELY WARM

[upbeat music playing]

HIKING AS A PAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME

FLAT IN THE BEGINNING

LEAD: TARZZAN

TAIL: DOWOON

IN FORMATION AS A PAIR TOO

[Tarzzan] There's lots of rocks,
on this trail too.

-[Dowoon] They're basalt, I think.
-[Tarzzan] Right, basalt.

SINCE THE MOUNTAIN WAS FORMED
BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS

BASALT IS EVERYWHERE

This mountain's rocky too.

THERE ARE A LOT OF ROCKS
SO HE'S NOT WRONG

It's not a rocky mountain.

-It's a volcano.
-Volcano.

-Yes. That's right.
-Volcano. Right.

[Tarzzan] Seeing the basalt
was pretty cool.

I noticed it on the ground,
and they said it was a volcano.

And I was like…

"Oh, that's interesting."

[chuckles]

LOOKING AROUND

What is this?

[pleasant music playing]

SURROUNDING THE TRAIL

THIS IS…

It's bamboo.

Bamboo?

-[Tarzzan] Yeah, I think so.
-[Dowoon] It's bamboo? Really?

[Hyeon-yong] It's a type of small bamboo
called "dwarf bamboo."

DWARF SPECIES OF BAMBOO

You'll see it all over Hallasan.

Don't you think this is so different
from the other two hikes?

Totally different.

TARZZAN ENJOYS THE SCENERY

AND THE DOCENT ENJOYS EXPLAINING

Gwaneumsa, and then 5-1.

-You see that?
-Yeah.

[Hyeon-yong] That means
Gwaneumsa is Hallasan's fifth trail.

The latter number changes
every 250 meters.

So that means we've traveled 250 meters.

We have to get to 34,
then we'll be at the top.

-[Dowoon] Understood.
-Those numbers help us track our progress,

-Right.
-250 meter segments?

JUST WHEN IT SEEMED THEY WERE GOING…

[Hyeon-yong] Over here.

I was just about to talk about this spot.

ANOTHER AREA FOR THE DOCENT TO EXPLAIN

Let's stop here.

This is Gurin Cave.

A LAVA CAVE FORMED
BY AN ERUPTION FROM BAENGNOKDAM

It's the highest cave in Korea.



It's not open to hikers.

It's only open to people
who protect historical sites.

Let's get going.

ALLERGIC TO DOCENTS

SETTING OFF AGAIN

Seven meters above sea level.

Let's stop at this sign.
We should look at the trail ahead.

HE FOUND THE TRAIL MAP

So from this wooden bridge,

the difficult course
extends for about two and a half hours.

[Dowoon] Right.

So for the older guys,
is it easy the entire way?

[Hyeon-yong] It's mostly easy
with the short hard section at the end.

Let's go. We can't overthink this.

[Tarzzan] This feels doable, Dowoon.

TODAY'S GWANEUMSA TRAIL IS…

[dramatic music playing]

[panting]

SNOWY AND STEEP

LEG FATIGUE BUILDS UP

IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH HIKE

MEANWHILE, CAR, THE GARDEN AND CHAE-MIN

[upbeat music playing]

-Okay. Great work.
-Thank you.

SEONGPANAK TEAM ARRIVES


CHECKING OUT THE MOUNTAIN

CURRENTLY -0.3°C
IT IS CERTAINLY WARMER THAN LAST HIKE

[man over radio]
Be sure to lock your car, and leave…

TAKING THEIR BACKPACKS

-Should we wear crampons?
-[Car] Crampons?

Yeah, like this.

LET'S PUT THEM ON

[chuckling]

DENIED SINCE HE'S NOT A BUS
BUSES ONLY

I just wanted to see if it moved.

-It moves a lot.
-It does.

Things are bad from the start today.

HE ENDS UP PUTTING THEM ON WHILE SITTING

What?

[crew] Identification.

-What is it?
-This is gone.

How did that disappear?

THE WAIST BUCKLE'S GONE

Who knows where it went?

[Car] We're being penalized
for being on the easier course.

IT'S TIME TO WARM UP NOW

We look like we're hiking the Himalayas.

Just need to warm up.

-[Yung-suk] That's it?
-[Chae-min] Wait.

[Yung-suk] I'm just curious.

SEONGPANAK TEAM DEPARTS

-Let's do it.
-[crew] Off we go.

Let's go.

AN ENERGETIC START UNLIKE OTHER TIMES

It's definitely not cold.

[Car] No.

Not bad at all.

THEY ARRIVE AT THE TRAIL ENTRANCE

[Yung-suk] It's very different
than the other two hikes we've done.

The sign looks expensive.

Like it costs more.
You know, a little fancy looking.

It does have a bit
of grandeur to it for sure.

[Yung-suk] Should we at least check
the route before we go?

[Chae-min] Sounds good.

[upbeat music playing]

SEONGPANAK TRAIL

THANKS TO ITS GENTLE INCLINE
AND WELL-ORGANIZED PATH

IT'S THE MOST POPULAR TRAIL
AMONG ALL HIKERS

EASY SECTION FOR 1 HOUR AND 40 MINUTES

MODERATE SECTION FOR 1 HOUR AND 20 MINUTES

HARD SECTION FOR 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES

[Yung-suk] It's 4.5 hours, one way.



AND THEY WILL TAKE
THE SAME ROUTE TO DESCEND

The others are coming up that side, right?

[Chae-min] Our trailer's for sure longer.

-[Car] Yeah. We got the longer one.
-[Chae-min] Much longer.

[Car] They said it's easy,
so let's just get going.

Is it easily approachable?

-[Car] Apparently, it's gentle.
-They say it's gentle?

[Car groans] I'm still pretty annoyed
that this buckle fell off.

Oh, I should buy another K2 bag.

That's a great idea.

I'll purchase K2 clothing for next time.

Great idea.

ONLY 1,000 PEOPLE A DAY CAN ENTER
SEONGPANAK WITH RESERVATIONS

SEONGPANAK BEGINS
WITH WOODEN STEPS ON A GENTLE INCLINE

[grunts]

[exhales]

It's still pretty easy.

Man, I wish it was like this
the whole way.

Indeed.

Then it would be easier
on the camera crew.

-Better for everyone.
-Exactly.

Our easy trail helps them too.

[groans]

[Car] What?

Producer Nah hikes pretty slow.

I've noticed that about him.

Shall we lock into his pace?

[Yung-suk] I tend to go at this speed.

Any faster is too much.

-Chae-min has such a long stride.
-Chae-min… is next level.

Even on Seoraksan, he didn't get tired.

If we hike his pace, we won't make it.

You know what they say about this trail?
Seongpanak Trail…

is for the old and the weak.

Oh, yeah? This trail?

-The old folks.
-Oh, that's great.

-That's me. I'm one.
-And weak.

-Weak, yeah.
-He's old, I'm weak.

OLD NAH, WEAK CAR, CHAE-MIN THE PERSON

For the old and the weak, so take it slow.

[Chae-min]
At least we're not with Hyeon-yong.

-We're not stopping for explanations.
-Yeah, I'm loving it.

If he were here, he'd probably
be explaining what all this is.

THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT HE'S DOING ON GWANEUMSA

I imagine Yoon Dowoon
will be taking a vow of silence today.

THE OLD AND WEAK
SUDDENLY WORRY ABOUT THE OTHERS

What's wrong with Dowoon?

No, Dowoon just doesn't like
to talk on hikes.

[Yung-suk] 'Cause he's worried
about his fake dialect?

[all laughing]

-[Car] If he gets too tired…
-He'll start speaking standard Korean.

[Yung-suk] I bet his mind
is all scrambled right now. He's confused.

[yawns]

[panting]

GWANEUMSA TEAM HAS CLIMBED 2.5 KM

THEY ARE STILL ON THE MODERATE SECTION

I'm getting tired.

-[Tarzzan] Me too.
-Yeah.

[exhales]

STEPS GOING DOWN APPEAR

[Tarzzan] We're safe.

It feels like we're undoing
all the climbing.

[Dowoon] Exactly.

"HIKING" IS ALL ABOUT CLIMBING UP

Wow. Damn!

IF THERE'S A PATH GOING DOWN

The "Stairway to Heaven."

THERE'S ANOTHER GOING UP

"TO GO UP, ONE NEEDS COURAGE TO GO DOWN."
-NIETZSCHE

This is the hard part.

THE HARD SECTION BEGINS

[dramatic music playing]

THE STAFF'S PICK


Wow. These stairs…

these stairs are seriously insane.

-Let them pass?
-[Tarzzan] Yeah, let them pass.

GIVING WAY FOR NO REASON

INTIMIDATED

[groans]

THE END OF THE STAIRS IS BARELY VISIBLE

[Dowoon] Let's go.

[groans]

THEY START CLIMBING

[intense music playing]

BARELY ENOUGH ROOM
FOR A SINGLE FOOT ON THE NARROW STEPS

[Dowoon] This feels dangerous.

We should be careful.

g*dd*mn.

FROM TARZZAN'S CAM

CLIMBING USING BOTH STICKS

FROM DOWOON'S CAM

We should hold on to the rope,
it's so dangerous.

HOLDING ON TO THE ROPE WITH ONE HAND

FROM TARZZAN'S CAM

BUT THE ROPE IS NOT TAUT ENOUGH

[exclaims]

[Dowoon] We couldn't rely on the poles.
We needed the rope.

But when we grabbed the rope,
it would sway because there was slack.

LEFT HAND, HIKING STICK
RIGHT HAND, ROPE

HARD TO EVEN KEEP THEIR BALANCE

A PERSON AHEAD OF THEM
IS ALSO HOLDING ON TO THE ROPE

[exclaims]

NOT ABLE TO PICK UP THE PACE

[panting]

THEY ARE HALFWAY THROUGH

[groaning]

Car should be here. Damn it.

-[Tarzzan] He should!
-[Dowoon grunts] Damn!

THEY MUST KEEP GOING UP

THEY KEEP GOING WITHOUT A BREAK

[upbeat music playing]

[groans]

SWAYS

FROM TARZZAN'S CAM

[Tarzzan] It's even steeper here.

VERY STEEP

[Tarzzan panting heavily]

[Tarzzan] It felt like I'd fall backwards
if I stopped, I just had to keep going.

GOING MAD

[crew] Nice job, everyone.
This is the top.

TARZZAN ARRIVES

[exhales]

Yay!

DOWOON ARRIVES SOON AFTER

I feel like I'm not getting enough oxygen.

We're so high up.

[gasps]

SO STEEP

[Dowoon] Who told us
that Hallasan was flat?

Seriously.

It was good at the start, like,

"Oh, if we keep going like this,
it'll be fine."

But once the stairs started,
I got so annoyed.

-[Hyeon-yong] We're at 5-12.
-We've come so far.

[Hyeon-yong] We're a third of the way.

THEY'VE COME 3 KM BUT…

[Tarzzan] We've only reached
the welcome sign!

SORRY FOR THE LATE GREETINGS

I'm so annoyed.

[exhales]

[groans]

There it is.

Let's rest over there.

THE FIRST REST AREA IS IN SIGHT


THEY ARRIVE AT TAMNA VALLEY RESTROOM

[groans]

DAZED

Maybe I should have brought
those robot legs from yesterday.

They would have helped out
on the stairs, for sure.

They'd have come in handy.

HYDRATING HIMSELF QUICKLY

[groans] So good!

-You want some?
-[crew] No, I'm fine.

You're okay?

THEY REFUEL WITH SNACKS NEXT

A BITE OF THE SNACKS
HE BROUGHT FROM THE US

Give me the trash.

I'm just gonna eat a little at a time.

THREE CAWS

They say it's bad luck
if it does that three times.

[imitates a crow]

WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SEE
BAENGNOKDAM TODAY?

[Hyeon-yong] They say that

you need generations of good deeds
to see it in this weather.

What do you think of that?

I'd like my son to see it.

[crew laughing]

PASSING DOWN THE RIGHT TO SEE BAENGNOKDAM

NODDING

-These crows…
-Without Car, I'm the one complaining.

DOWOON, THE GARDEN

-Let's go.
-But you're not lowering morale.

-So you don't deserve a fine.
-[Dowoon] Yeah, I agree.

He's actually boosting morale.

PRESIDENT TAR APPROVES

[crow cawing]

It's getting on my nerves now.

IT BOTHERS HIM

THEY LEAVE TAMNA VALLEY RESTROOM

Wow, Car should have done this part.

He's missing out on this great view.

-Indeed.
-Bummer.

MEANWHILE, THE SEONGPANAK TEAM…

THEY STILL LOOK LIVELY

THEIR FIRST INFORMATION BOARD APPEARS

[Yung-suk] What color is this trail?

YOU ARE HERE
EASY

[Chae-min] So the red section
is the difficult part.

[Car] Why is there a hard part?

It's all uphill.

-Exactly.
-I thought this was the easy trail.

-That's why our producer is here.
-[crew] It's easier than Gwaneumsa.

Yeah, it's a little different.

-Hello.
-Hello. You're famous, right?

Oh, hi. How old are you?

-Fifth grade.
-Middle school?

-Yeah. First year.
-Yeah.

Really?

So do you know
who that hairy guy is up there?

-[Chae-min chuckles] Hairy guy?
-Do you know me?

-Say yes, even if you don't.
-Have you seen me?

[Yung-suk] You don't know the hairy guy?

Good. You don't watch much YouTube.

[Car] That's right. You shouldn't know me.

So why are you hiking?

My mom asked me to come.

[laughing]

Amazing…

"Mom said." Did you actually want to come?

No, he wanted to come.

THE MOTHER IS FLUSTERED

I was dragged here too, by that guy.

Right, this guy makes shows
about that stuff.

[Car] I got scammed.

TWO PEOPLE WHO DRAGGED OTHERS HERE

Are you going all the way to the top?

-Yeah. How far are you going?
-To the summit.

Oh, yeah? I don't want to go that far.

[kid's mother]
Okay, let's hike ahead of them.

Enjoy your hike.

-[Car] Thank you.
-Take care.

FEELING THE NEGATIVE VIBE,
THEY GO ON AHEAD

At least we got the first season title…

[both] Because Mom said so.

First of all…

WHY ON EARTH DO YOU HIKE?
MY MOM MADE ME GO

…fifth graders don't

want to hang out with their parents much.

-And he came to Hallasan?
-Yeah, right?

He must be so obedient.

Yeah, very obedient.

A mother came here with her son.

That must mean this isn't
a very difficult course at all, right?

Not at all.

ANOTHER THING THAT PROVES
THIS ISN'T A DIFFICULT TRAIL

A HIKER IN CASUAL CLOTHING

True hikers right here.

Whoa, who's that?

I'M A HIKER

NEWSBOY CAP, CASHMERE COAT,
JEANS, UGG BOOTS

So much swag.

[Chae-min chuckles]

Lots of people were just out for a stroll.

There was one person in jeans
and a nice coat.

They had very minimal crampons
on their shoes.

Like, are we being too over the top
with our gear?

Hiking up a mountain in their nice coat.

-That makes us look ridiculous.
-That's what I'm saying.

Incredible. Ugg boots too.

-Have we hiked that far?
-[Car] Yeah.

PASSING 800 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL

[exhales] This is nice.

Indeed.

So far, it feels like
just a walking trail.

For sure.

Let's keep this space for another hour.

You know, to be honest,
this hike was fine.

It was a pretty easy trail
at the beginning, at least.

It was pretty much a flat walking trail.

It felt like a warm-up.

A stretch of trail to loosen up.

My body got warm too.

MAYBE CHAE-MIN IS TOO WARMED UP

WIPING SWEAT AWAY

It's so hot today.

I might end up taking
some of these layers off.

It's hot.

UNZIPS JACKET

TAKING OFF GLOVES

ADJUSTING LAYERS

DRYING SWEAT

UNZIPS HIS INNER LAYER AS WELL

Just a second.

I want to take the microphone
and this layer off.

[crew] Pause.

[groans]

I'm sweating so much, inside.

-Just that?
-[Chae-min] I'm so hot right now.

Is he an exhibitionist?

That's only one layer.

Yeah. I'm just so hot.
My back is drenched.

[Yung-suk] This guy,
this guy is a mystery too.

[Car] You're so wild.

That's the kind of guy I am.

You're pretty fiery.

You see all this sweat?

-Yeah.
-He's dripping in sweat.

[Chae-min] Yeah.

It's very hot.

[Chae-min] The trail wasn't very hard.

I was just so hot.

I mean, I was sweating so much,

but I feel like
most of the group was sweating a lot.

It wasn't actually hot out,
but he still disrobed.

I mean, he's a model.

God wants me to take it off?

WHOOSH

Then like this.

WIPING SWEAT AWAY

WIPING SWEAT AWAY

And he kept looking to the sides.

[crew laughing]

[Chae-min] Oh, that would have been
a great idea, actually.

I hadn't thought of that before, honestly.

But I showed off my entire outfit
when I took it off.

CURRENT LOCATION

[crew] This is a cedar forest.

-What kind?
-[crew] Cedar. Cedar forest.

Got it.

[peaceful music playing]

A DENSE FOREST OF CEDARS
THAT ARE GREEN ALL YEAR ROUND

WITH A GREEN AND FLAT TRAIL INSIDE

[crew] They emit a lot of phytoncides.

A FOREST TRAIL FULL OF PHYTONCIDES

INHALING RIGHT AWAY

This is nice.

It's good.

It's gorgeous.

Absolutely.

CAPTURING THE SCENERY WITH HIS FILM CAMERA

[camera shutter clicks]

[Car] Wow, this mountain is amazing.

EVEN CAR, THE GARDEN LIKES THE SCENERY

[Chae-min] It's so beautiful.

[peaceful music continues playing]

[chattering indistinctly]

[chuckling]

I mean, we are on the easiest section.

-[Yung-suk] Beautiful, right?
-[Chae-min] So beautiful.

[Car] It's been all right so far.

-[Yung-suk] It's so beautiful.
-[Car] How are the other guys doing?

This trail is easy, right?

-[Chae-min] It is.
-[Car] I feel a little bad.

WORRYING ABOUT THE GWANEUMSA TEAM

[Hyeon-yong] These are cedar trees.

THE GWANEUMSA TEAM
IS ALSO LOOKING AT THE CEDARS

It smells so different now.

I can smell the cedar.

[Hyeon-yong] Apparently,
cedar trees emit a lot of phytoncides.

-Dowoon, you smell that?
-Yeah.

I can smell it.

It just smells like trees.

[chuckles]

It was a pretty hike.

Suddenly, halfway through,

these big cedar trees sprang up.

That was the most memorable.

Whoa, those look like animal tracks.

[Dowoon] Oh, you're right.

Definitely not humans.

-Maybe a deer?
-[Tarzzan] Maybe.

It's definitely not a person.

DISCOVERS SOMETHING

[gasps in awe]

I think it's a pig, like pig hooves.

BOAR FOOTPRINTS?

FOOTPRINTS OUTSIDE THE TRAIL

[light music playing]

THE SHAPES

AND DIRECTIONS ARE ALL DIFFERENT

It must have walked through here.

-[Dowoon] Some look like cat paw prints.
-[Tarzzan] Aha.

Look, someone wrote my name here.

-Where?
-Over there.

[chuckles]

That says Jae-won.

I should change it.

ADDS A STROKE

[Tarzzan chuckles]

MR. LEE CHAE-WON IS SATISFIED

Did it say Dowoon?

-[crew] It's written over there.
-[Dowoon] What?

DOWOON

"Dowoon"?

Come on. Who did that?

They should have told me.

IT MAKES HIM HAPPY

-This is fun. Yeah.
-Yeah, great scenery.

I guess people like to write here.

Like, signing a guest book
or something like that.

[Tarzzan] You're totally right.

That seems so idyllic.

I WAS HERE

LEE DONG-SEOP

JIN-GYU

HYEON

That was such a great part of the hike.

There was snowfall on either side.

And in the snow,
people had left messages, you know.

It sort of felt like a guestbook
for the mountain.

It all felt very poetic.

-Oh, should we write something?
-Sure.

Tarzzan was here.

-[Tarzzan] I'll write your name bigger.
-[Dowoon] Wow.

DOWOON AND TARZZAN WERE HERE

Cute.

Oh? Nice.

[Tarzzan] Leave your handprint.

Like this?

THE TWO OF THEM WERE HAVING A NICE TIME

You want to squat? Squat down
so we can see you with the writing.

That'd be a nice photo.

That's great. Perfect.

[laughs]

One, two, three. Look over here.

[camera shutter clicks]

That was a mistake.

[crew laughing]

-We learned our lesson.
-Yeah, learned the hard way.

[crew chuckling]

It says, "Don't come, don't come."

DON'T COME HERE

A WARNING FROM SOMEONE

[ominous music playing]

THE PATH AHEAD OF THEM

IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO

THEY CLIMB

[Tarzzan] Wow. This is straight up.

[Dowoon] This part is intense too.

AND CLIMB AGAIN

I saw it and thought,
"This is going to be so hard."

It was genuinely absurd.

[panting]

THE STEPS OF GWANEUMSA TRAIL
GO ON ENDLESSLY

[Dowoon] To be honest, it was hell.

[Tarzzan] I thought
my legs were gonna give out.

-Hey, Dowoon.
-What is it?

I actually don't remember
why that happened.

Seriously, I still have no memory of it.

[music intensifies]

No, I'm never going back.

Hallasan?

Stay away from there!

[dramatic music playing]