kim jong un has appeared in yet another unusual set of pictures, showing him allegedly climbing north koreas highest mountain in nothing but an overcoat and leather shoes the jovial dictator allegedly scaled the 9,000ft high mount paektu near the chinese border, before telling troops at its peak that the climb was like 'nuclear weapons' pictures released by north korean state media show the 32 year old leader smiling on the  top at sunrise before visiting troops at the mountain's base scroll down for video  dawn raider: kim jong un watched the sun rise after allegedly scaled the 9,000ft high mount paektu  cold visit: after sunrise, the north korean leader greeted korean people's army pilots at the summit  man of the people: kim jong un can be seen at the centre of the picture, dressed in black, as he poses for a photo with the troops on the mountain  upon arriving at the top, kim jong un greeted korean people's army pilots, telling them that the alleged climb had given him mental energy 'more powerful than nuclear weapons' this is just the latest of the dictator's publicity stunts published in state media, praising him  for unbelievable feats, following claims last week that kim jong un could drive by the age of three 'climbing mt paektu provides precious mental pabulum more powerful than any kind of nuclear weapon,' the state owned rodong newspaper quoted kim as saying mr paektu, lying on the border with china, is considered a sacred place in korean folklore and plays a central role in the propaganda glorifying the kim family he did it, honest! despite being dressed for nothing more exhausting than a stroll, north korean state media claims that the dictator had climbed the mountain before sunrise yesterday  popular leader: kim jong un visits korean people's army pilots who have completed a tour of battle sites in the area of mt paektu  in control: the 32 year old dictator inspects an honour guard while meeting troops at the foot of the mountain  north korean news reported that the young ruler scaled mt paektu on saturday morning along with hundreds of fighter pilots as well as top army and party officials  pyongyang's state hagiography has it that kim jong il was born on the mountain    although many historians say he was born in russia    and praises the family for their 'mt paektu bloodline' state run news service kcna reported that the young ruler  scaled mt paektu on saturday morning along with hundreds of fighter pilots as well as top army and party officials kim, like his predecessors, has made frequent 'field guidance trips' to industrial plants, army bases, and sacred sites across the country in what analysts say is an attempt at forging an image as an energetic man of the people kim, who took over after the death of his father in 2011, seeks seemingly impossible policy goals of improving the economy and developing the atomic arsenal simultaneously he presided over the country's third nuclear test in february 2013   its most powerful to date   amid fears that it was on track to developing technology to mount an atomic warhead on a long range missile 'nuclear': after ascending the mountain,  kim jong un told soldiers that the alleged climb had given him mental energy 'more powerful than nuclear weapons' loved leader: kim jong un has made more of an effort than his father to be seen as a 'man of the people'
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north korean leader climbed highest peak to speak to troops . kim jong un said the hike was 'more powerful than nuclear weapons'. took photo with troops on summit before visiting army base 