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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.

The Secret Shrine in Mount Ryogami's danger valley

Apr 274 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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The Sacred Monkeys of Mt Nantai

Feb 164 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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Traversing a Snow Capped Mount Fuji

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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The long & snowy journey to a secret hot spring in Kinunuma

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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Trapped in a typhoon and fog on Mt. Nikko-Shirane

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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Gross Sweaty Bug filled Mount Amagi

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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Caught in a treacherous blizzard on Nasudake

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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Three times up Mt Tanigawa - "The Mountain of Death"

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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A Winter Hike on Mt. Nyoho - in Spring

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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