dizzy
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no toque. yakushima is an island south of kyushu three hours by boat. it is the enchanted forest of japan.
will check it out ian
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hmmm, go see a 7,000-year-old, 16.5 diameter tree, traversing western japan's tallest Mt., Miyanoura-dake or hitchhike across kyushu? we've got 3 and a half days.
what is the aso hippie festival?
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i'm thinking about as an alternative to hiking 3 days across yakushima. so far, we have round trip flight booked to kagoshima. just have to put sealer on my tent and clean my stove.Quote:Originally posted by Creek Boy:
[QB] mate are you going to Aso for the hippy festival?
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GW is sat 4/28 to sun 5/6, but a lot of places have monday and tues 5/1 & 2 as business days
like toque said, hopefully it won't be so windy this year and snow will remain at the peaks.
i want Ooyama direct underneath the shrine.
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i wanna go to tateyama but don't have any camping buddies yet... i'm free 4/27 to 5/1.
going camping to kyushu 5/2-5/6.
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looked like a fun trip toque
i never made it out for a hut trip when i lived close to the rockies
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am swamped w/ work, won't be up for at least two weeks.
first pics of tateyama are up
620cm base now compared to 690 last year and 570 the year before
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kuma is stepping it up w/ the photos
another sick installment
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well it's been two weeks, wts, and conditions in hakuba seem prime and calling for more snow.
march is turning out better than february this year
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This thread has been moved to Trip Reports forum area.
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thanks again for the ride back to tokyo, stunt cok. funny conversations in the car. i'll never look at chapstick or a toothbrush the same way again.
ridiculous day yesterday. when we split into pairs, stunt cok and i hit the trees. i had that chute dialed and just opened up in there. i think that was the latest i've skied until so far this year, 4:50. so much fun.
kept trying to call u EBC; sorry bad reception.
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were u coming out at the trail head and the road? and if so, did u coordionate cars this time?
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were u coming out at the trail head and the road? and if so, did u coordionate cars this time?
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want to ski, you'll wants skins, not snowshoes if you're a skier
Evergreen Outdoors in Hakuba and
Canyons Adventures in Gunma are too places to start. mark your calender!
kuma, you're on a b&w kick lately.
what's up the the avie picture? it looks like color in the foreground (yellow) and b&w in the background (peaks). very ominous photo
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must be awesome to have a view like that out you hour door. sweet pic!
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i don't know the line you're thinking of, FT.
serreche, that's the spirit. down coming tengu-hara, i also saw huge holes into water and thought of the two. pics, serreche?
oops, mejane, the best decision of last week was in the other thread. i left hakuba early to surprise my g.f. at her accoustic show sat. night. fubuki and his g.f. were in town and they ended up coming, too. great show and for a good cause (ACE and Friednsdorf).
ft, i hope that was ok about the rope. if not, let me know and i'll change it
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great pics toque; cool angle, thought that's prolly what you're bindings see most of the day
any of the descent? give us porn!
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awesome kuma can't wait for pics
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obession? i found myself thinking of how many 10 meters per minute i was ascending. silly thoughts. but actually good for future reference.
i don't think anything of last june anymore. that's all in the past now.
the snow Friday was excellent away from the crusty parts. fast fast snow.
yes i need snowshoes with heel risers.
went up halfway to tengu the next day w/ kumapix, sock monkey, and the BCW and a ripper climber. i had a bus to catch and the rest topped out norikura. how did she like the run boys?
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good hiking up saturday morning.
when i left u guys @ the top of tengu-para, i flew down to the parking lot in 9 minutes. but i still missed the bus
thanks for coming to cherry's show, fubuki. she was defintely surprised.
how was sizzler? ya, let us know how the interview went!
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I took Friday off work to go hiking and it turned out to be the second best decision I made this week.
2 hours up
2451 meters above sea
15 minutes making snow pit
25 minutes down
1600 vertical skied
A morning well spent
I got to Hakuba and took the 500-yen bus ride to Tsugaike. Once off the lift above the gondola, I got out of my snowboard gear and into my snowshoes in 8 minutes. I'd like to get that down to 5.
Maybe the December issue of Coulior that had arrived at my house last Monday was rubbing off on me, but I loved being up there by myself and going at my own pace. Norikura is back country for beginners and it suited me perfectly. Safety was not much of a factor. I heard it had snowed Wednesday. It was a clear night Thursday and warm as this morning.
I got a late start hiking, at 11:15. I usually count off paces when I'm hiking up and only breathe through my nose. Today, I was counting off 6 reps of 6 paces each, then stop 5 deep breaths with my mouth or until I catch my breath. I'd like to think breathing through my nose helps somehow. Then repeat 72 steps. Counting off paces keeps my mind off how tiring hiking is and keeps me focused.
On the face of Tengu-para above Tsugaike, I saw two others about 100 meters above me. They stopped at the top of Tengu by the shrine and I kept going. I reached the summit of Norikura at 1:25. Saw the same two guys on the summit and said konnichiwa. After riding down, we chatted some more and I found out they were staying at the same lodge. Small world.
norikura face:
The snow changed at 2200m from spring corn to powder. Anything underneath 2200 is corn snow!!! Spring has come. Let's enjoying!
Thanks for snapping this photo, Abel!
hike up is the line above my goggles, my line isn't very clear, on the right 3rd of the photo.
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oooooooooooooooooook, maybe making a list is not such a good idea.
while i was typing the last post, u had replied.
the internet is a funny place
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ebc, maybe you could highlight the points u and AK had a long discussion about. if would consolidate what you've learned it could be useful for future reference for when you take an avi class. once you take the class or at least read some books, you'll pick up the vocabulary and the knowledge.
so far from what you and AK have said and from this thread, there's:
--people (not in your group) asking questions about off piste, not back country
--cell phone signal (?)
--southfacing slope on a warm day
--late start
--strong temperature gradients every 10 cms in the snowpack
--not being sure of the exit
--(lack of) plans B, C, and D
--one person had a first aid kit
--people had medical experience/knowledge
--people had beacons, probes, shovels
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yes, owens is now the co-owner of CPG.
a lot of businesses are selling, not just guides.
tsaina lodge, featured in First Descent is also looking to sell.
Have you climbed Mt Fuji?
in Snow talk, trip reports, Japan avalanche & backcountry
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lucked out w/ awesome weather, though we had two notorious ameotokos in the group.
coyote, it gets windy up top, so i suggest you choose your campsite carefully. you're right about there being no water. it also almost always attracts clouds even on clear days in the afternoon. good luck sounds like fun