Literature

The following is a list of links to interviews and articles. HIKE KOREA also does travel essay writing for Korea Tourism, Korea Forest Service and publishing. For inquiries please contact Roger Shepherd.

Projects currently under way are:

Baekdu Daegan of Korea: A photo essay project on mountains of the Baekdu Daegan in North and South Korea.

Guide book to Remote Islands of Korea

• Daily NK article on the Baekdu Daegan exhibition opening - Feb 2012

• Korea Times article on February photo exhibition - Feb 2012 

• Great article in HUFFINGTON POST by John Eperjesi with quotes from me about Baekdu daegan - Jan 2012

• First monthly article (Korean only) about my sojourns in North Korean mountains for Man & Mountain magazine - Jan 2012

• Interview in Korea's leading Man Mountain magazine (Korean only) - January 2012

• Korea Herald article on the November expedition to North Korea January 2012

• 2011 winter edition of Koreana Magazine interview

• An article by me in the Joonang daily newspaper about hiking in Korea - December 2011

• A review on the Baekdu Daegan Trail Guide (Korean only) book by a teenage journalist - December 2011

• A Korea Times article on my recent visit to North Korea - November 2011

• In Korean only, but a link to the Donga Ilbo newspaper about my recent visit to North Korea - November 2011

• A link to an interview with Voice of America about my photography of the Baekdu Daegan in North Korea - November 2011

• A 40 page colour magazine on the Forest Culture of the Baekdu-daegan (available free) - October 2011

• Travel Essays by me for the Korea Forest Recreation Village

• An article in the Korea Herald about my forthcoming October photographic expedition to North Korea - September 2011

• An interview (Korean only) with me by Korea's leading mountain magazine about my upcoming photographic expedition to DPRK - July 2011

• A feature on the KFA New Zealand website about Hike Korea's projects, including Baekdu-daegan in DPRK - June 2011

• An interview about the Baekdu-daegan expedition in North Korea - May 2011

• An interview about the Baekdu-daegan.

• An interview with the Joongang daily about the Baekdu-daegan

• An interview with John Eperjesi about hiking the Baekdu-daegan

• Appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for the Yeongju Korea Forest Service

• An interview with Seoul Magazine

• An interview with AgraFood about the Baekdu-daegan

• Rediscovering Korean Mountain Spirituality article by Roger Shepherd in Seoul Magazine

• The Baekdu-daegan an icon of Korean identity

• Re-routing Korea's Tourism Identity.

• A travel story from the past

• A visit to Daeheung-sa Temple in Haenam-gun

• A visit to Tongdo-sa Temple in Yangsan-gun

• A visit to Yongju-sa Temple in Suwon-gun

• A visit to Songgwang-sa in Jeollabuk-do

• A visit to Shinheung-sa Temple in Seorak-san

• A visit to Beomeo-sa Temple in Busan

• A visit to Haein-sa Temple in Gaya-san National Park

• Blazing Trails of Cultural relevance in Korea

• An article about my views on SME start-up in Korea

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