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ADVENTURE BLOG
Whenever things don't go to plan, just remember, if you live through today's struggle you'll have a good story to tell tomorrow. Every hike is a struggle; a challenge to the top - some much more than others. Let me share with you some of my greatest stories of both incredible accomplishment and epic failure.
Marc Wilkinson
Jan 233 min read
A Full Day's Adventure on Mt Kentoku
Mountain: Mt. Kentoku 2031m Nearest Station: Enzan Starting Point: Kentoku Shrine (About 20 minute taxi from station) In January 2023, I...
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Marc Wilkinson
May 31, 20248 min read
The Stone Ridge Traverse
Starting Point: Mitsumineguchi Station Peaks: Maeshiraiwa, Mt. Shiraiwa, Mt. Kumotori, Ko-Kumotoriyama, Yomoginokashira, Mt. Nanatsuishi,...
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Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20245 min read
Unplanned snowy hike to the "Big Sun Rock" in the Chichibu-Tama Mountains
Peak: Dainichi-iwa (Big sun rock) Range: Chichibu-Tama national park Nearby Mountains: Mt. Mizugaki, Mt. Kinpu Originally, the plan was...
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Marc Wilkinson
Feb 16, 20244 min read
The Sacred Monkeys of Mt Nantai
Mountain: Mt. Nantai (男体山) 2,486m Nearest Station: Nikko Bus Stop: Nikko Futarasan Shrine It was spring in 2020, and I had just gone...
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Marc Wilkinson
Mar 19, 20234 min read
５月下旬けど、女峰山への残り雪がまだ多かった！
Mt. Nyoho (2,483m) 女峰山 最寄り駅: Nikko (日光駅） 登り登山口: Kirifuri Plateau (霧降高原) 下り登山口: Nikko Futarasan Shrine (日光二荒山神社) 赤薙山から女峰山の風景...
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Marc Wilkinson
Jan 1, 20226 min read
Traversing a Snow Capped Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji (富士山）3,776m. Trailhead: Fujinomiya Starting point: Fujinomiya 5th Station * Note of warning: Mt. Fuji is EXTREMELY...
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Marc Wilkinson
Dec 20, 20214 min read
The long & snowy journey to a secret hot spring in Kinunuma
Mountain: Kinunuma (鬼怒沼) 2,141m Closest station: Kinugawa-Onsen Closest bus stop: Meotobuchi Mt. Kinunuma is known for it's high...
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Marc Wilkinson
Dec 8, 20214 min read
Trapped in a typhoon and fog on Mt. Nikko-Shirane
Mountain: Mt. Nikko Shirane (日光白根山）2,578m Nearest Station: Nikko Station (still 2 hours away...) Bus station: Nikko Shiranesan Ropeway...
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Marc Wilkinson
Nov 20, 20215 min read
Jumpscares and a job interview on Mt Kumotori
Mountain: Mt. Kumotori (雲取山) 2,017m Nearest Station: Oku-tama Bus Stop: Kosodegawa Approx hiking time to summit: 6~8 hours (9~12 hours...
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Marc Wilkinson
Oct 24, 20219 min read
The many summer hikes of Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji (3,776m). Trailhead: Yoshida Closest Station: Kawaguchiko There is an old Japanese proverb about climbing Mount Fuji, loosely...
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Marc Wilkinson
Sep 3, 202115 min read
Mt Tsurugi (tsurugidake), the Sum of Danger and Awe
Access: Shinano-Omachi Station --> Ogisawa Terminal --> Kurobe Dam --> Tateyama Ropeway --> Murodo Terminal Mountain: Tsurugi-dake 剱岳...
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Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20217 min read
Three Surreal Adventures on Mount Kita (Japan's 2nd tallest mountain)
Mount Kita in the Southern Alps 南アルプスの北岳 (3,193m) Nearest Station: JR Kofu. Bus Stop: Hirogawara Like many, Mount Takao was my first...
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Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20214 min read
A Winter Hike on Mt. Nyoho - in Spring
Mt. Nyoho (2,483m) 女峰山 Closest Train Station: Nikko (日光駅） Starting point: Kirifuri Plateau (霧降高原) End point: Nikko Futarasan Shrine...
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