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Visiting the Outpost on Mt. Osong
2023-12-13
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Visiting the Outpost on Mt. Osong
It happened when Chairman Kim Jong Il was on the way to Mt. Osong in August 1998.
Mt. Osong, 1 050 meters high above sea level and situated in Kangwon Province of DPRK, is one of the very steep mountains.
That day the mountain path was washed by rain in the wet season and there were dimples on the road. The officials told the Chairman that it was too dangerous to climb the height.
However, the Chairman said, there were my soldiers on the height, he should climb there, the Supreme Commander might know well the life of the soldiers only when he climbed the steep mountain path of the frontline in bad weather. He determinedly got on the field car.
The road was so rugged to replace the wheels two times.
The car that was climbing the mountain suddenly skidded and then began sliding down. By the side of the car was a dizzy cliff.
At the critical moment, the Chairman got off the car to put his shoulder under the car body that was sliding down.
When his field car arrived at the forward command post through 152 turns, his clothes were wet with rainwater and besmeared with muddy water.