Nipesotsuyama ニペソツ山

Location: Kamishihoro, Kato-gun/Shintoku, Kamikawa-gun Elevation: 2013m (~1300m total elevation gain) Length: Full day or overnight (14km roundtrip) Hiked on: June 28th ~ 29th, 2016 The story goes that Fukada Kyuya, the author of Nihon Hyakumeizan (100 Famous Mountains of Japan), … Continue reading Nipesotsuyama ニペソツ山

Yuniishikaridake – Otofukeyama – Ishikaridake Traverse ユニ石狩岳~音更山~石狩岳縦走

Location: Kamishihoro, Kato-gun/Kamikawa, Kamikawa-gun Elevation: 1967m (Ishikaridake, ~1700m total elevation change) Length: Full day+ or overnight (~20km total distance) Hiked on: June 27th~28th, 2016 This hike, done as a loop, covers the three peaks of Yuni-Ishikari (1756m), Otofuke (1932m) and … Continue reading Yuniishikaridake – Otofukeyama – Ishikaridake Traverse ユニ石狩岳~音更山~石狩岳縦走