Tag: Sampukutoge

• Hiking in the Minami Alps: Coffee at the Top

  

  There’s a joke between a good friend and his brother regarding a hike they did in Colorado a few years ago. Early morning on a remote mountain, as they approached the summit they saw a trail runner come through the mist, he flies straight past them shouting “Coffee at the top!”

  Sean

  June 28, 2022

  Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Minami Alps, Nagano

  ハイキング, 烏帽子岳, 登山, Eboshidake, Hiking, hikingjapan, Japan, Japan Alps, Japanese Alps, mountains, Nagano, outdoor Japan, Sampukutoge, Southern Alps, 日本, 三伏峠

• Adventure: Common Sense and How to Not Buy New Camera Gear

  

  With the backpack packed and batteries charged, chocolate and sugary snacks purchased, I headed to the Torikura trail entrance (鳥倉登山口) late on Saturday afternoon to start the 2 to 3 hour climb to the campsite.

  Sean

  September 6, 2020

  Japanese Alps, Nagano, Photography

  Akaishi Mountains, camera, 登山, 등산, 走日本, Hiking, hiking Japan, 사이클 재팬, 삼림욕, 일본, 일본 을 산책, Japan Alps, Lumix S5, Minami Alps, Mt. Shiomi-dake, outdoor Japan, Sampukutoge, South Alps, Southern Alps, trekking, 南アルプス, 塩見岳, 徒步日本, 日本骑行, 三伏峠

• Hiking: Sampukutoge・Eboshidake Hike / 三伏峠・烏帽子岳

  

  The gateway to this part of the Minami Alps (南アルプス) is high up in Oshika village (大鹿村) in southern Nagano and I made my first scouting trip there back in July. This time I decided on an overnight trips to be ready for both sunset and sunrise and hopefully get some decent photographs.   It’s […]

  Sean

  September 18, 2019

  Hiking, Japan, Japanese Alps, Microadventures, Nagano, Shizuoka

  Adventure, 烏帽子岳, Hiking, hikingjapan, Japan, Minami Alps, mountains, Mt. Fuji, Nagoya, outdoor, outsideisfree, Photography, Sampukutoge, 南アルプス, 名古屋, 富士山