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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
Jan 15 min read
金時山から最高の綺麗な初日の出
山脈：箱根外輪山列 金時山 1,212m 富士山の下にある金時山。明神ヶ岳からの撮影 金時山は、日本で私の一番好きな一般的の日帰りハイキングコースかもしれません。箱根カルデラの外輪山に位置するこの著名な山は、初心者にも上級者にも最適なハイキングコースです。私が初めて登っ...
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Marc Wilkinson
Nov 30, 20245 min read
Myogi-san: The infamous "Rose Ridge" to the East Peak (Part 3)
Range: Myogi-san Peaks: Soma-dake, Higashi-Dake, Nakanodake Mountains: Mt. Hakuun, Mt. Kondo I just can't seem to get enough of this...
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Marc Wilkinson
Oct 26, 20246 min read
Myogi-san: Finding the trail to the nakanodake summit (Part 2)
Mountain Range: Myogi Peaks: Nakanodake What really is Myogi? Myogi-san is definitely one of Japan's most intriguing mountains. It is...
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Marc Wilkinson
Sep 7, 20244 min read
The many trails to Mt Odake's summit
Mountains: Mt.Hinode, Mt.Mitake, Mt.Odaké (Otaké) Nearest Station to Mitake/Odake (standard route): Mitake Bus Stop: Cable Car One of the...
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Marc Wilkinson
Apr 27, 20244 min read
The Secret Shrine in Mount Ryogami's danger valley
Mountain: Ryōgami (1723m) Trailhead: Shorisasu (Access only by car. Phone reservation needed) Mount Ryogami (Ryōgami-san) is one of...
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Marc Wilkinson
Mar 30, 20243 min read
Tanzawa's "Fool's Ridge"
Mountains: Mt. Tō, Mt. Nabewari, Mt. Tanzawa Range: Tanzawa (Kanagawa Prefecture) Transportation: Shibusawa station, Okura Bus Stop 2017...
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Marc Wilkinson
Feb 28, 20244 min read
The diverse & slippery terrain up Mt Gozen
Nearest station: Oku-tama Mountains: Nokogiriyama (okutama) and Gozenyama Ancient Shrine to the Tengu that watch over the mountain During...
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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
Jan 26, 20245 min read
New Year Sunrise 2: Mt. Odake
Mountains: Mt. Ōtaké, Mt. Tsuruhashi, Mt. Mazukari, Mt. Komyo Range: Okutama ~ Mitake During my strange odyssey living in Hakone, I...
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Marc Wilkinson
Dec 22, 20236 min read
Traversing the hidden Chigo Tōshi cliff from Mt. Iwadono
Mountains: Mt. Iwadono 岩殿山 & Mt. Tenjin 天神山 Station: Otsuki Mt. Iwadono is one of the first mountains I ever climbed in Japan. My first...
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Marc Wilkinson
Jul 25, 20224 min read
The longest dog walk: A hike to Mt. Ohira with a happy Herbie
Mountain: Ōhira-yama Herbie looking ahead to more things to sniff. Mount Ohira is in the background The first month of 2022 was quite a...
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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 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
Nov 3, 20214 min read
Gross Sweaty Bug filled Mount Amagi
Mountain: Amagi (天城山）1,406m It was the last day of July in 2017, and my friend Yuika had invited me to go on a big summer hike with her...
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Marc Wilkinson
Oct 15, 20214 min read
Caught in a treacherous blizzard on Nasudake
Mountain Range: Nasudake (那須岳) Peaks: Mount Asahi (朝日岳）1,896m Mount Chausu (茶臼岳) 1,915m The higher the mountain is, the greater the...
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Marc Wilkinson
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Beautiful Flowers & a Creepy Van below Mt Buko
Mountain: Buko-san (武甲山）1,304m Nearest Station: Yokoze View of Mt. Buko from Hitsujiyama Park Of all the mountains in Chichibu, Mt Buko...
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Marc Wilkinson
Sep 26, 20213 min read
Tasty Snacks & Friendly Deer on Mount Oyama
Mountain: Oyama (大山）1,252m Nearest Station: Isehara Bus stop: Oyama Cable Cherry blossoms on Mt. Oyama in the late Spring of 2016 Not...
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Marc Wilkinson
Jul 15, 202110 min read
Three times up Mt Tanigawa - "The Mountain of Death"
Mountain: Tanigawa (谷川岳）Region：Gunma Nearest Station: Doai (土合駅） The Jagged slopes up Mt Tanigawa from Nishikuro Ridge Gunma Prefecture...
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