SnowConnection 0 Posted March 22, 2006 Share Posted March 22, 2006 This was tradegy of a mountaineer (not a BC skier). I post the record cos the location is near to Happo, Hakuba. http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/today/news/20060315k0000e040029000c.html An experienced mountaineer (53) was killed by hypothemia at 2,500m height of Karamatsu-dake, Nagano on 2006 Mar 14. He guided two men(69 and 67) and woman(58) who injured frostbites. They started climbing on Mar 11. They had to strand in a snow cave by bad weather after standing on top (2,690m) of the mountain on Mar 12. They called resucue on Mar 13 morning by cellphone. Heli can not operate on Mar 13 and 14 by bad weather. Heli carried out them at 8:00 am on Mar 15. Map: The center is Karamatsu-dake http://map.yahoo.co.jp/pl?nl=36.41.03.106&el=137.45.28.202&la=1&fi=1&skey=%c5%e2%be%be%b3%d9&sc=6 Comment: I stayed at Otari Onsen (near to Hakuba) on Mar 11-12. Mar 11 was a really fine day when I enjoyed BC skiing at Ohnagi-yama. The weather was getting worse after Mar 11 night. It was heavy rain around 3:00 am Mar 12, and rainy/snowy in the morning. When I drove my car in front of Hakuba station at 15:00 Mar 12, it was strong wind with snow frake. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 That's sad Snowconnection I was just up there on March 25 I'm surprised they couldn't find adequate shelter around the huts that are very close to the peak Link to post Share on other sites
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