Japanese Alps, in the soft glow of morning sunlight rises a pinnacle!
Karasawa-yari, the distinctive peak in upper left center, the landmark of Karasawa Col/Cirque in the Northern Japanese Alps.
On the farhtest right is the west face of Mt Kitaho, the ridgeline of which leads all the way to Karasawa-yari to Karasawa-dake to Mt Okuho. What I'm going to tackle today is Mt Kitaho, via its South Face, where (though far trickier than when dealing with Seitengrad, green patches on the mid to upper left-hand side, which leads you to Okuho Hut) a *safe route* to take is clearly marked. Double-click on the image so you can locate throngs of (tiny) hikers trekking on the rocky and barren trail right in the middle of this photo, now going to tackle Seitengrad. (Maybe you'll know the grandeur of Karasawa Col/Cirque and surrounds.) Seitengrad looks like an easy trek, doesn't it, seen from here? But if so, that belies your thought. Better safe than sorry as they say. A couple of hikers lost their lives on Seitengrad last summer.
Japanese Alps, in the soft glow of morning sunlight rises a pinnacle!
Karasawa-yari, the distinctive peak in upper left center, the landmark of Karasawa Col/Cirque in the Northern Japanese Alps.
On the farhtest right is the west face of Mt Kitaho, the ridgeline of which leads all the way to Karasawa-yari to Karasawa-dake to Mt Okuho. What I'm going to tackle today is Mt Kitaho, via its South Face, where (though far trickier than when dealing with Seitengrad, green patches on the mid to upper left-hand side, which leads you to Okuho Hut) a *safe route* to take is clearly marked. Double-click on the image so you can locate throngs of (tiny) hikers trekking on the rocky and barren trail right in the middle of this photo, now going to tackle Seitengrad. (Maybe you'll know the grandeur of Karasawa Col/Cirque and surrounds.) Seitengrad looks like an easy trek, doesn't it, seen from here? But if so, that belies your thought. Better safe than sorry as they say. A couple of hikers lost their lives on Seitengrad last summer.