JAPAN'S BEST ALPINE TRIPS BEGIN HERE
DOUG SCOTT ON THE DESCENT OFF BAINTHA BRAKK, 1977. YES, THAT ONE. DOUG SCOTT PERSONIFIED ALPINISM’S EVOLUTION SPURT THAT CAME AFTER THE ERA OF SEIGE TACTICS IN THE GREAT RANGES. IN A FEW YEARS HE AND HIS PEERS PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES OF HOW TO CLIMB BIG MOUNTAINS INTO WHAT WE SEE TODAY, FROM HUGE A…
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A WEEK EARLIER THAN NORMAL, THE FIRST SNOW HAS HIT AREAS LIKE YATSUGATAKE ABOVE 2000m. IT WON’T LAST LONG, BUT IS COMBINING WITH A LOT OF WATER ALREADY IN THE ENVIRONMENT TO CREATE ICY CRUSTS AND CRACKS THAT WILL FORM THE BASE OF WHAT COMES AFTER. AS DAYS STILL GET SHORTER THIS IS A GOOD…
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so you want proper frontier ice climbing. youve been to Shuangqiaogou, Oyafudo and Towangsong and still found you were 5 years too late to be at the cutting edge. maybe youve toyed with the idea of wilder places like the wakhan, genyen and kashmir only to find things a bit too scruffy, far out and…
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return to Sauyr Zhotasy pre-K2 to Muztagh Ata high asian wall series in Tibet, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan ice season in Sichuan 2018-19 Japanese ice 2018-19 First Ascents in Sichuan/Tibet all real, all independent, nothing artificial added. want in? [contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form]
Been a while since posting, been out enjoying the cold weather. Been roughly -10 to -20 fairly consistently. Good weather for ice and snow. Got a couple dates left open if interested. Come enjoy the snow and ice while its here!
Fuji has its first official snow cap. They generally don’t count light dustings. https://youtu.be/oQIk8kOeOl8 A little later than last year, but good to see snow coming in.
Looks like there has been some snow and temps to minus 2 at 2200m. I’ve also been watching Ice Candy being built. Looking at this seasons wall; there’s a lot of lower angle stuff in there… Perhaps to be more beginner friendly? Some Seminars? Might be worth going during the week to avoid crowds. Also…
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The weather is finally cooling off a bit in Japan. Looks like the Freeze is coming down, its about 4000m now, lowering when it rains. A little frost the other day in Akadake They are starting to put Ice Candy up at the hut. Looking forward to warming up on it and hitting the ice…
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