Pilgrim tour Day 2.

　Second day of pilgrim tour.

Overcast, moderate wind from south.

5th staion just above the clouds.

A giant guy can touch Torii gate.

At this point 1m of snowpack underneath the gate.

It was icy on last 100m below the summit.

Definitely we needed crampons on.

Top of Yoshida guchi route!

We were the only climbers at the summit.

Orinet express to 8th staion.

Finally blue bird and sea of the clouds.

Back to 5ht station.

Again thanks for bringing in California weather, Martha and Mike!

Yuske

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Pilgrim tour Day 1.

We had first clients who completed pilgrim tour from the 1st station.

Martha and Mike from California.

Infront of the Tozan Mon [Climbing gate] at Sengen Shrine in the city.

They brought nice California weather in rainy Japan.

We drove up to Umagaeshi [Horse turn around] and started hiking from here.

Quiet and peaceful hiking in the woods. Only three hours hiking in day 1st.

Yatsugatake in the distance.

Seikanso hut at 6th station. A cozy hut.

Mike the master of tea ceremony!

Such a great dinner. We did not expect this much. We called this 6 stars dinner.

[cause 6 dried star shaped Tohu in the miso soup]

Yoshida city. Sometime they have fireworks in the summer. Fun to watch them from the mountain.

A beautiful sunset. Wishing nice weather tomorrow.

Yuske

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090620

Greg and Paul from New Mexico,

At the top of Dainichi dake one of the summit.

We made round trip in seven and half hours from 5th station.

Their home town is in about 3000m, altitude and thin air didn't affect them carzy...

Gracious amigos!

Tokyo Notice Board

Check out the article about us in the latest Tokyo Notice Board.

You can get them in these distribution points.

http://www.tokyonoticeboard.co.jp/point.html

Yuske

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Guide Training 1

We have another two weeks to be "The official climbing season" started.

We got up lower part of Fuji yesterday to check out trail condition and for training.

The original pilgrim trail starts Sengen Tisha Shrine in

Fuji-yoshida city.

In our tour usually go and see the shrine and then dirve up to "Umagaeshi" which means Horse turn around.

The trail gets steeper so ancient pilgrims got off horses here and started hiking.

We took iron horse this time.

From here [1450m] you start hiking.

Lots of historical things along the way and trails are well maintained.

Monkeys [Heralds of Mt.Fuji] welcome you!

Too bud there is no public buses to get to Umagaeshi.

I think there are more to see and way less hikers in lower part of Fuji than above 5th.

And only two and half hours hiking to 5th station from Umagaeshi.

Seikanso lodge at 6th station.

We stop hiking at 6th station this time.

Really nice hut sometime they have Jazz concert and live performance.

This lodge is located along the original hikig trail from Umagaeshi.

Watch out if you come from Kawaguciko 5th this one is not along your way.

http://www.seikanso.jp/english.html

Yuske

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Mountain condition

Climbed Mt.Fuji on June 10th.
It was overcast.










No snow lower than 7th station.

The view from 6th station.

Some snow at the 8th station. It will take little while to melt away.

Skiing down from 8th station.

Rainy season has just started.

Shoji

Last riding?

                                                             Rider/ Uta Watanabe

   We got up fuji for the shooting with pro-snowboarders.

   The forecast predicted sunny and warm day, but it was actually overcast and windy!

   The snow did not get melted and remained icy all day long.

   We decided to go down from 7th station.

   Icy, sketchy...

                                                              Rider / Uta Watanabe

   Finally could have good turns at the very last.

  

  

   

  Hope we could have few more time of riding before hiking season starts.

 Yuske