Looking out across the valley towards Mt. Asama, Fumito and I dig into our lunchboxes. We’d made good time summiting Mt. Azumaya, my 49th peak. It was the 4th of June, and the rainy season was just around the corner. “I wonder if I’ll be able to reach the magic #50 before it comes” I [...]
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Mt. Kusatsushirane Chapter 2 – Halfway there
Posted in Gunma hikes, Volcanic hikes, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Mt. Kusatsu-shirane on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mt. Asama – a winter volcanicland
Posted in Volcanic hikes, tagged hiking, Hyakumeizan, Japan, Mt. Asama on November 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I still remember the eruption of Sept. 2004 clearly. At that time, I’d never even heard about the peak, and didn’t even know there were active volcanoes in Nagano prefecture! When I finally made up my mind to climb all of the Hyakumeizan, I’d finally learned to my horror that Asama was on [...]
