Kim Jong-Un has climbed the highest mountain in North Korea, state-run media claims.
Photos of the country's leader show him standing on a snowy mountaintop, with the sun behind him.
His father, Kim Jong-Il, is said by the state to have been born on the mountain, however many historians say he was actually born in Russia.
Reports say Kim Jong-Un reached the 2,750-metre peak alongside hundreds of fighter pilots and party officials.
"Climbing Mount Paektu provides precious mental pabulum more powerful than any kind of nuclear weapon," the Rodong newspaper quoted him as saying to troops.
The purpose of the visit is said to have been to see pilots from the Korean People's Army who have completed a tour of battle sites in the area.
The Oxford English Dictionary defines "pabulum" as "bland or insipid intellectual matter, entertainment".
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