Climbing training in Kuragatake

Yesterday with Mrs n., h., a., Ms t., we went to Kuragatake, the closest climbing rocks from Kanazawa. We arrived around 12, and started at once with an easy course. We separated in 2 parties :...

Moutaineering training in Tateyama

Last week end, a training week end was organised by my club in the moutaineering training center of Tateyama, near Tateyama station. We arrived at 10, and started with a 2 hours course about the...

Hakusan 2702m

On 3 weeks, my 3rd excursion to Hakusan. As my little brother To is coming from Malaysia to visit me, I could take one day off to take him along. For me, Hakusan is THE mountain of the region, and...

Kamikake 2008

On September 14th was organised the 3rd Kamikake acetism raid. It is organised by Mr N. The president of my moutaineering club. His aim is to make 2 of the 3 "meditation trail" leading to Hakusan...

Hakusan 2702m

My second expedition to Hakusan, but very different : members : my kyudo friend E. Got some Hakusan pamphlets at school, and brought it to me at the Kyudo training. Seeing this, i purposed : "what...

Kurotakiyama - Moutain festival - climbing

This week end was the mountain festival, a big camp gathering every mountainering club in Ishikawa prefecture. The aim was to establish contact between clubs. As for us, we started on saturday by a...

Odaigahara

For OBon Holiday (a 4days week end), we went to Shiga prefecture, Nara prefecture, and Mie prefecture. So we took the occasion to go to Odaigahara, a very beautiful mountain in Yoshino national...

Hakusan 2702m

Hakusan is the highest moutain in the prefecture I am living, Ishikawa. A very clean national park, with wonderful natural lakes, It is the proud of the region (we are even applying to have it...

Gongendake 1104m - Hokogatake 1316m

July club Excursion was made as a "Welcome excursion" for Ms Kitamura and myself. We were 9 in total, and the dog Goro. Leaving kanazawa on early morning, we arrived at Niigata prefecture,...

Tsurugidake 2999m

The Tsurugidake ! One of the most difficult climb in the north Japanese Alps. The pride of the region... Hearing that, a fresh mountaineer like me could not wish anything but climbing it... When i...