February 11th Start&Finish: Sawarabinoyu Dai3 Parking lot (there is also a bus stop nearby if you don’t drive) The weather: High 9 Low -3. Sunny but increasingly windy and extremely cold at the top. Outfit/Equipment: Warm trousers, warm long sleeve sport top, hoody, down vest, hat, gloves, hiking boots (waterproof boots and gloves essential for […]
February 9th Start&Finish: Nogami station to Nagatoro Station The weather: High 10 Low -3 Sunny but with a cold wind. Outfit/Equipment: sport tights, warm trousers, sport long sleeve top, hoody, down vest, hat, gloves, hiking shoes. Map: We followed the red course on this map Crowds: Loads of people walking the same trail but the […]
September 22nd Start&Finish: Ogose station The weather: Warm and drizzly. Outfit/Equipment: Lightweight exercise trousers, vest top, t-shirt, hat, raincoat/umbrella (I had a raincoat because I hate carrying things but the other half opted for the cooler umbrella). Map: We wandered around lost for a lot of time. There are maps of here. It’s difficult to […]