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JAPAN'S BEST ALPINE TRIPS BEGIN HERE

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THE DNA OF JAPANESE ALPINISM; PACHINKO & THE NORTHERN ALPS TRAVERSE

SO ANYBODY FAMILIAR WITH THE HIMALAYAS OR ALASKA KNOWS THE JAPANESE HAVE MADE MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO WORLD CLIMBING – ON PAR WITH THE POLISH, SLOVENIANS, AMERICANS, RUSSIANS. SHRUGGING OFF A MID-HISTORY OF SIEGING MOUNTAINS WITH THOUSANDS OF METERS OF FIXED LINE, EMERGING CLIMBERS BECAME KNOWN FOR DARING ROUTES ON MINIMAL FOOD AND GEAR, OFTEN PLAYING…
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ICE CLIMBING JAPAN 2018/19 ROAD TRIP

THE 2018/19 ICE CLIMBING JAPAN SEASON WILL BE ON THE ROAD 3 weeks, 100s of kms, dozens of ice climbing locations departing from our usual way of doing things, this upcoming winter will use the climbing mainstay – the road trip. rolling the length of Honshu, this is the ice climbing aficionados trip going thru…
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Climbing in Japan

Why Climb Japan? I get asked this a lot. Often people don’t think of Japan when they think of alpine climbing or Ice climbing. Yet there are many interesting routes here. (More information here) Ice Climbing If you venture out beyond the well-known places (Such as Ice Candy, Akadake) You can climb for days and…
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Fuji has first ‘official’ snow cap

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.  

Weather Update – ICJ Change

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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YATSUGATAKE: THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN

daytime temperatures are hovering around 12c at 2200m and hitting 0c on the 3000m peaks, so with the shortest day soon things will get cold fast. being in the cold sink between peaks and in the shade, as usual the ice forms fast, with the first alpine routes doable in about 4 weeks and Ice…
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WINTER 2016 / 17: Mt FUJI

every winter ascents of Fuji get more in demand, but the mountain doesnt get any easier. to keep it safe and doable, we limit the number of trips we run up there, and focus on genuine big mountain-style ascents, treating the peak like we would any other big alpine objective. this means; trips are often…
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EAST FACE OF MAEHOTAKADAKE: BUGS, HEAT & SUMMER ICE

you dont hear much about the east face of Maehotakadake (3090M). the north ridge is a classic alpine techy scramble, and a panoramic trail crests its top, but the big, jagged, looming east face is usually little much more than an ominous view as people go past it on the way to other things. with…
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WILL GADD UNEDITED Q#2

Q: how much of the evolution of your climbing has been planned progression? and how much has been random opportunity? WG: I’ve always just wanted to go climbing. When I was in high school I climbed as many days as possible during climbing season, and that’s still true today. I never thought about it as…
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WILL GADD UNEDITED Q#1

this is the first post in a series of ten with Will Gadd. the rules were simple: no editing, no word limits, no punches pulled, no need to even be coherent. shoot from the hip straight to an audience who want to know. as usual Will delivered 110%. Q:  where was ice and mixed climbing…
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