The most direct route from Matsumoto to Osaka is not up and over a 3000m high volcano. Regardless, I somehow convinced myself that climbing Mt. Norikura is indeed on my home and I’d be foolish enough not to drop by and say hello. This justification had nothing whatsoever to do with the previous day’s soggy [...]
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Mt. Norikura – On the way
Posted in Kita Alps day hikes, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Kita Alps, Mt. Norikura on October 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Mt. Jonen – Beating the rain pt.3
Posted in Kita Alps day hikes, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Kita Alps, Mt. Jonen on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The summer of 2006 was turning out to be truly epic. After an incredible 12-day, 10 mountain stint knocking off the peaks in Tohoku, I decide to up the ante by attempting an up-and-back ascent of Mt. Jonen, a behemoth monstrosity towering over the wasabi plantations of Toyoshina city. Map times suggest [...]
Mt. Kashimayari – Beating the rain pt. 2
Posted in Kita Alps day hikes, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Kita Alps, Mt. Kashimayari on April 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Exactly 2 weeks to the day after my thrilling climb of Mt. Amakazari, I sit in a tent at the beginning of a gated forest road, plotting my next move. Fumito and I are about to embark on another gargantuan hike of a mighty mountain, during the rainy season! Could I continue my [...]
Mt. Goryu
Posted in Kita Alps day hikes, tagged Mt. Goryu on May 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My plan was simple. Catch a train to Kamishiro arriving around dusk. Hike to the top of Goryu ski resort at night, camping somewhere near the top. Wake up at the break of dawn, climb to the top of Mt. Goryu, and descend back to Kamishiro station in time to make the [...]
