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Hi, all.
I could go out for backcountry ski, which I'd like to share with you.
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&s....549087,138.390312&spn=0.066194,0.110378&z=13
Location shown in above map, in Nagano pref.
Maybe from the end of February to March is the best season for back country skiing, as the snow gets more stable than the very middle of winter.
Another reason is, many of the ski resort is still running that
we can use the lift to reduce the amount of climbing on foot (a kind of cheat
).
A shot of reparation.
Most of the cloths are in synthetics and all the outer cloths are gore-tex, even to the outer gloves. These works very well in Japanese climate.
The ice ax within this photo is made by a buddy of mine Saburo Mizobuchi, known for several advanced climbings in Andes.
It's made of 5160 and hardened down to the shaft that this ice ax is extremely strong and light weighted at the same time.
What we had last night in the car while drinking. The hole was cut with my blade, not to mention
Japanese inaka(country side) shot. The rice fields are made to the exact contour.
This is the map published by the government of Japan.
The scale is 25,000:1 and it is considered VERY accurate and reliable.
The route we took is drawn within the picture.
My ski (Grand-slalom model by Atomic, the same model as Herman Meier rode) and ski boots (Lange).
Fritch's diamir is the only element specialized for backcountry skiing.
This is the mountain we climbed and skied. Neko-dake(根子岳
in Nagano pref., 2207m high.
Putting on the climbing skin and start climbing. There were some trails of
snow shoes as well as other skis. I could find no animal track this time.
The climbing skin is cut to the shape of the ski.
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I could go out for backcountry ski, which I'd like to share with you.
http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&s....549087,138.390312&spn=0.066194,0.110378&z=13
Location shown in above map, in Nagano pref.
Maybe from the end of February to March is the best season for back country skiing, as the snow gets more stable than the very middle of winter.
Another reason is, many of the ski resort is still running that
we can use the lift to reduce the amount of climbing on foot (a kind of cheat
).
A shot of reparation.
Most of the cloths are in synthetics and all the outer cloths are gore-tex, even to the outer gloves. These works very well in Japanese climate.
The ice ax within this photo is made by a buddy of mine Saburo Mizobuchi, known for several advanced climbings in Andes.
It's made of 5160 and hardened down to the shaft that this ice ax is extremely strong and light weighted at the same time.
What we had last night in the car while drinking. The hole was cut with my blade, not to mention
Japanese inaka(country side) shot. The rice fields are made to the exact contour.
This is the map published by the government of Japan.
The scale is 25,000:1 and it is considered VERY accurate and reliable.
The route we took is drawn within the picture.
My ski (Grand-slalom model by Atomic, the same model as Herman Meier rode) and ski boots (Lange).
Fritch's diamir is the only element specialized for backcountry skiing.
This is the mountain we climbed and skied. Neko-dake(根子岳
in Nagano pref., 2207m high.
Putting on the climbing skin and start climbing. There were some trails of
snow shoes as well as other skis. I could find no animal track this time.
The climbing skin is cut to the shape of the ski.
continues--
