2-Day Multi-pitch rock climbing, Japan, Northern Alps

IFMGA certified guide Tatsuo wants to lead you on a 2 day multi-pitch rock climbing adventure in the northern section of the spectacular Japan Alps.

Group

Alpes japonaises

2 Days

Jun - Sep

High

Intermediate

Highlights

* Enjoy 2 days of multi-pitch rock climbing on the Tsurugi mountain.

* Challenge yourself on a number of different pitches on the peak's north ridge.

* Gaze at the beautiful north section of the Japan Alps.

Description

On this 2 day rock climbing expedition in Japan, I would like to guide you on a traverse of the north ridge of Mount Tsurugi (2,999m).

A gorgeous peak in the Northern Japan Alps, Mount Tsurugi makes for some fantastic rock climbing. While the peak has a number of great ridges you can climb, the focus of this trip will be the exciting north ridge. Consisting of several pitches, it will take a long time to scale this section. As a result, in order to prevent you from rushing, this trip is broken up into 2 days. This will ensure that you get to enjoy the entirety of the rock climbing experience.

During this climbing trip, I will make a concerted effort to offer you guidance and advance. This is because I not only want to see you successfully and enjoyably climb on the north ridge of Tsurugi, but I also want to help you improve your skills for future climbs as well.

Beginning at the Murodo Bus Terminal, we will make the short journey to the Tsurugi peak. Once there, we will begin our climbing. Considered a challenging climb, it is important that participants are in good physical condition. Prior experience is a great advantage as well.

If you are looking for some thrilling, challenging and rewarding rock climbing in the Japan Alps, this 2 day trip is for you. To be a part of it, just send me a request.

I can also take you multi-pitch rock climbing on Mount Tachioka on this 1 day adventure.

There is also a private version of this trip, and other similar rock climbing trips that you can check out here.

Price includes

- Guiding fee

About the guide

Tatsuo

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Mountain Guide

I'm an IFMGA certified mountain guide, based in Saitama, in the vicinity of Tokyo.

At around the age of 12, I was captured by charms of the mountains as I started hiking with my friends in Japan. My main passion changed from hiking, to rock climbing, to winter mountains, to climbing abroad, but I was never let go by the mountain charms since then..

I've been guiding since 1995 and have also been trained at ENSA, the French mountaineering school in Chamonix.
As a climber, I've opened numerous new free climbing and multi pitch routes and accomplished a lot of first ascents all over Japan.
My experience extends abroad as well, having climbed the classic big wall rock climbing routes on El Capitan (Yosemite), Marmolada / Cime Grande (Dolomites), Lotus flower Tower (Canada), Trango Towers (Karakoram), and Fitz Roy (Patagonia), and in alpine climbing, the famous north faces of the Alps (Eiger, Matterhorn, Drus), as well as ice falls and high altitude mountains (Aconcagua, Amadablam, K2).

Guiding is not something anyone can do.
A mountain guide needs to be an advanced climber. But being a good mountain guide requires completely different set of skills including rope works and it's not enough to just be an expert climber. As a mountain guide, I aspire to continuously learn new techniques and develop myself as a guide, so as to guide clients safely and surely.
Finally, it is not enough to just have the right skills and knowledge to be a good mountain guide. One must understand the needs of each client and try his / her best to ensure clients' mountain experience is enjoyable and memorable and /or that the clients have learnt the techniques to become a better climber / mountaineer. This is my motto.

Lastly, please note that I don't speak English fluently so I will be communicating to you in mixture of English and gestures (or Japanese, if you can understand!).

I hope you get to enjoy the mountains in Japan or elsewhere with me!

Languages

Japanese | English

Certificates

JMGA

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