Spend a day climbing on the beautiful Mount Myojo in the Japan Alps along the classic Free Spirits route with Tatsuo, an IFMGA certified mountain guide.
Group
Alpes japonaises
1 Day
Nov
High
Intermediate
Despite being only 1,188 meters high, there is nonetheless a majestic feel one gets when standing before Mount Myojo in the Japan Alps. That feeling is intensified when one starts climbing on the rocky walls of the peak. Due to the variety of routes one can take in their efforts to climb the mountain, there are a distinct number of possibilities one can enjoy over the course of one, full climbing day. And on this particular day trip, I would like to guide you along the Free Spirits route.
The Free Spirits route is a 6 pitch climb on the south face of Mount Myojo. A true classic, the route is not an aided route, but a free climbing route. Hence giving you a truly adventurous experience that I know you will enjoy immensely. Moreover, I will see to it that you are attentively and safely guided throughout the day, with added attention given to teaching and improving your skill set.
The views you will get of the valleys and landscape surrounding Mount Myojo are breathtaking. And the higher up you go along the Free Spirits route, the better those views will get. So for anybody who loves admiring nature from perspectives that have to be earned, this trip is a fantastic option.
To join me on this day long rock climbing trip on Mount Myojo along the Free Spirits route, just send me a request. I know you will have a great time, and I look forward to guiding you.
I also lead another full day climbing trip on Mount Myojo that follows a different route. You can join me on that trip here.
There is also a private version of this trip, and other similar rock climbing trips that you can check out here.
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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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