Thursday, July 06, 2006

yarigatake

My co-guide Gabe and I are leaving for a 7 day 6 night hike in the Northern Japan Alps. We are intending to climb Yarigatake, one of Japans highest and most famous peaks. Should have lots of hot springs and lots of 10,000ft mountains. Our mission is to scout trails for future possibilities of leading campers up them, mark evacuation routs, make contingency planns etc. A 7 day hike is by far the longest I've ever done and should be an excellent way to spend my birthday...as long as we don't run out of food.

7 comments:

Chrissy2sheds said...

You might be able to catch a rabbit ..if you have such things in Japan

Unknown said...

usagi!

Pamela Joy said...

That sounds just crazy enough to be terrific.

Béthany said...

or get caught in an avalanche... doubt it, tho. now that i have said it, the odds of that happening have increased.

Ryan said...

hey, that's awesome! i just got some killer hiking maps for the southern alps- i'm hoping to hike kitadake, although i'm not going to take 7 days to do it. i just got back from a 3 day hike, and that was bad enough!

Unknown said...

you're the man--that sounds amazing

Ryan said...

brentos. i want to hang out and do birthday things. are you allowed to escape, or did you sell your soul for the whole time you're up there?