4.9
(141)
Mountain Guide
Saitama / Nagano, Japan
I’m an international IFMGA mountain guide; also the first non-Japanese mountain guide certified by the JMGA (Japan Mountain Guide Association); born in Slovenia.
My country is small but well known in the world as strong in sports and mountaineering. I used to compete as Olympic team member and on World Cup competitions as a Cross-country skier. After I left Slovenia and traveled all over the world, I ended up in Japan. I married a beautiful native lady, and have lived here for 30 years. I love Japanese mountains and feel privileged to be able to enjoy these mountains through the entire four seasons.
I’m based at the foot of Japan Alps; convenient place in winter for ski touring from Nagano to Hokkaido, winter mountaineering or ice climbing at Yatsugatake, and of course ascending the symbol of Japan Mt.Fuji.
In summer Japan is a great place for hiking, alpine climbing or popular shower-climbing and some fine sport/free climbing year around.
Since 2013, I’m working on NHK (Japanese national TV) programs, introducing Japan culture and outdoor activities, climbing skiing etc.
It is my absolute pleasure also to take and guide you in my home country, Slovenia. In addition to guide in the mountains, I also enjoy having the opportunity to teach mountain climbing skills to every level of climbers, here in Japan. This is because I wish everybody to be SAFE on the mountains. Please contact me on E&S if you would love to have great experience, as well as a tailor-made plan for other mountains and sport climbing all over SE Asia, EU, South America....in any season!
Larry
Perfect experience! Just what I was hoping for.
Ben
Buddy
Tin
We were very well informed in advance about everything we needed to bring with us. Cveto was very helpful through email and also helped arrange the equipment we could not bring with us because of the flight. On the day of the summit, he was on time and started the day with great news that the weather was looking promising. From the beginning, the atmosphere was excellent. Maybe it helped that our home countries are neighboring, so we had a similar sense of humor, but aside from that, Cveto is simply a very enjoyable person to be around. The ascent itself was great. He set the right pace, guided us safely to the summit, and also explained many interesting things about Mount Fuji, Japanese culture, and life in Japan in general. My colleague and I would gladly recommend Cveto as a guide.





Craig
What an amazing experience! I can’t recommend Cveto highly enough. He was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely warm and personable throughout the entire trip. All of the equipment provided was in excellent condition and clearly very well maintained. The day was thoughtfully planned and perfectly tailored to our experience level and goals. Cveto created a safe, supportive environment that gave us the confidence to push ourselves and achieve more than we expected. This was part of our honeymoon and became a HUGE highlight of our trip. It was incredible to escape the city and experience some of Japan’s beautiful nature just an easy train ride from central Tokyo. Highly recommend!



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