Climbing Fujiwaragatake

Early this month, I went on a hiking trip with Dave and our friend Tex, who lives in Nagoya. Tex and I have gone hiking together a few times in the past, but this was our first time to do a proper hike on a snow-covered mountain in winter. We were very glad to have Dave’s experience this time!

The climb was tough, and we only had one pair of snowshoes. Fortunately, the snow wasn’t too deep in most places, and our trekking poles were good enough to get us to the top.

After seeing the beautiful view from the top and resting a short while, we started down the mountain. Going down was MUCH faster than going up - we just sat down in the snow, then slid down the slope as far as we could. It was as like an amusement park, only cheaper!