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We are headed to the alpine playground of Tateyama for our Golden Week Snow Camp. We will set up our basecamp in Raicho-sawa (雷鳥沢) which will be filled with snow and surrounded by snowy peaks. This is as comfortable as snow camping can get as there is a hot spring just a short walk away from our camp. We are setting our eyes on two main climbing goals, the 3 peaks of Tateyama (立山三山), and Oku-Dainichi-Dake (奥大日岳)
Thursday Night - Due to the crazy traffic during Golden Week, we will be getting out of town on Thursday night and driving up. We will camp out at a Road station a short drive from the Alpen-Route entrance.
Friday: Our morning will start off a little hectic with us trying to get on the Alpen route early taking a trolley bus through the mountains to Kurobe Dam where we will walk across the dam and see the huge spring flows coming out of this engineering marvel. Then it's on to a cable car to move up the mountain, then a ropeway to get even higher, and another tunnel trolley bus to take us to Murodo. If you have never taken the Alpen Route before you will be impressed with the transport system and the views throughout.
After arriving in Murodo, it's just a short walk to our basecamp site where we will dig out a great camp with snow tables, wind walls for the tents and any other interesting things we can think of. The afternoon will be fore exploring the Murodo valley, including the Jizokudani (地獄谷) steam vents and other alpine sites.
Saturday: This will be our big mountaineering day. The plan is to climb a loop across the three sacred peaks of Tateyama. The route will start from our campsite climbing up the Northwest Ridge above Raicho-sawa to Bessan. From there we follow the main route of Tateyama up and over the 3 peaks with the highest peak featuring a sacred Shinto Shrine. Tateyama is one of the 100 famous mountains of Japan and one of the 3 most sacred mountains in the Shinto religion. Our descent will be along the main Southwest ridge heading back into Murodo where there will be a chance to pick up any treats or beverages you might need for the evening.
We will cook up a great dinner to recharge after this climb.
Sunday: On our final day, we will get an early alpine start to head up Oku-Dainichi-Dake. The plan is to watch the sunrise from the main ridge on our way to the summit. This will be an out and back climb along the East Ridge of the mountain. This mountain features gigantic cornices and are an amazing site to see. The total hiking time this day is approximately 5~5.5 hours. After returning to camp, we'll pack up and begin our descent back down the Alpen Route, hit a hot spring on the way home.
Thursday Night - Due to the crazy traffic during Golden Week, we will be getting out of town on Thursday night and driving up. We will camp out at a Road station a short drive from the Alpen-Route entrance.
Friday: Our morning will start off a little hectic with us trying to get on the Alpen route early taking a trolley bus through the mountains to Kurobe Dam where we will walk across the dam and see the huge spring flows coming out of this engineering marvel. Then it's on to a cable car to move up the mountain, then a ropeway to get even higher, and another tunnel trolley bus to take us to Murodo. If you have never taken the Alpen Route before you will be impressed with the transport system and the views throughout.
After arriving in Murodo, it's just a short walk to our basecamp site where we will dig out a great camp with snow tables, wind walls for the tents and any other interesting things we can think of. The afternoon will be fore exploring the Murodo valley, including the Jizokudani (地獄谷) steam vents and other alpine sites.
Saturday: This will be our big mountaineering day. The plan is to climb a loop across the three sacred peaks of Tateyama. The route will start from our campsite climbing up the Northwest Ridge above Raicho-sawa to Bessan. From there we follow the main route of Tateyama up and over the 3 peaks with the highest peak featuring a sacred Shinto Shrine. Tateyama is one of the 100 famous mountains of Japan and one of the 3 most sacred mountains in the Shinto religion. Our descent will be along the main Southwest ridge heading back into Murodo where there will be a chance to pick up any treats or beverages you might need for the evening.
We will cook up a great dinner to recharge after this climb.
Sunday: On our final day, we will get an early alpine start to head up Oku-Dainichi-Dake. The plan is to watch the sunrise from the main ridge on our way to the summit. This will be an out and back climb along the East Ridge of the mountain. This mountain features gigantic cornices and are an amazing site to see. The total hiking time this day is approximately 5~5.5 hours. After returning to camp, we'll pack up and begin our descent back down the Alpen Route, hit a hot spring on the way home.
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This trip includes
-Experienced and certified trip leader -Tents and campsite fees -Return transportation from Tokyo -Breakfast x 2, Dinner x 2 Participation Fee: 33,500 yen |
・Pick up Locations: (Friday night departure)
Fuchu Station - 8:00 p.m. Fuchu Honmachi Station - 8:05 p.m. ・Required Equipment: Mountaineering boots or full leather hiking boots, ice axe and crampons, sleeping bag (0C) / pad, cup bowl and spoon, 45L backpack, daypack for summit climbs, warm layers
・Maximum Participants: 9
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