Details
Trip Duration
2 days
Mountain Range
Yatsugatake Mountain Range
People per Guide
2 people
Trip Level
Sustained
Offer Period
Jan, Feb, Mar, Dec
Type of Trip
Not specified
This 2-day winter alpine climbing trip goes along Nakayama’s ridge, in the beautiful Yatsugatake mountains.
The Yatsugatake mountain range are a group of volcanic peaks that straddle the border between Nagano and Yamanashi prefecture.
This time, our starting point will be JR Chino station, from where I’ll pick you up to take you to the beginning of our trail.
This is a trip for advanced and experienced climbers, as it involves climbing up a steep snow ridge, technical rock climbing on faces and using crampons.
I recommend to join this trip between the second week of December and the end of March. We can also go there in April or May, although we won’t have winter conditions by that time.
Would you like to join me on this winter alpine climbing adventure in Japan? Send a request, I’ll be happy to be your guide!
I guide many popular routes in these mountains. For a less-demanding winter trip you may want to consider this climbing trip on Mt Akadake’s main ridge.
Price per person
Price includes
- Guiding fee
- Mountain guide's expenses
What happens if I need to cancel the trip?
If you decide to cancel, you’ll get a 100% refund (minus fees) if the cancellation is notified up to 60 days before the start of the tour, a 75% refund (minus fees) if you cancel between 59 and 30 days before the start of the tour, and a 50% refund if you cancel between 29 and 21 days before the start of the tour. If you cancel less than 21 days before the first day of the tour, you won’t receive a refund.
Take into account, however, that if accommodation, flights or transfers were included in the trip you booked, then a different policy may apply as the guide will be bound by the provider’s cancellation policy.
What happens if the guide cancels the trip because of bad weather/unsuitable conditions?
If bad weather or unsuitable conditions force the guide to cancel the trip, he or she will: a) propose a similar activity at a different place where conditions are better, or b) propose to postpone the activity until a later date, or c) cancel. If you refuse option a), our cancellation policy will apply. Please note, however, that the call to cancel a trip due to bad weather can only be made by the guide (not the client).
What happens if the guide doesn’t show up or cancels for personal reasons?
If the guide cancels for reason of injury or other, you will get a 100% refund on your trip.
Other details
-I can rent ice axes and crampons but I don’t have appropriate clothing and boots to rent, so you need to bring your own.
-You need to purchase your own mountain rescue insurance prior to joining the tour.
About the Guide
To become a mountain guide had been my dream since I first started climbing mountains, and I have been a mountain guide since 2001 as well as an IFMGA guide since July 2014. I am very happy with the opportunity I have as a guide to share my experience, knowledge and skills with everyone that I go guiding with. I still remember the mix of fear, excitement and nervousness the first time I traversed the Daikiretto (a long knife edge ridge in the Northern Japanese Alps) during my first big climbing trip in the Northern Japanese Alps. I felt as if my heart was going to jump out of my mouth! But at the same time I felt so vividly alive and felt the kind of happiness that I had never felt before. It was a life changing experience and want to share this kind of feeling with my clients. My favourite mountain areas are vicinities of Mt Hotaka and Mt Tsurugi in the summer and Yatsugatake in the winter. I have guided backcountry skiing in Nagano areas (Hakuba, Nozawa Onsen) as well. I have also climbed extensively around the world, from Ultar Star in Pakistan to routes in Yosemite in the USA and several peaks in Chamonix in France.
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-Price also doesn’t include any transportation cost e.g. train fair to JR Chino Station.