It’s the end of the climbing season in Jōgasaki (城ヶ崎) and after several bad weather week-end we didn’t want to miss our last chance to climb by the sea before it gets too hot to climb. On Saturday we went back to the Otatsu (おたつ) cove where I wanted to climb one last time the [...]

As explained in my review of the Hilleberg Soulo, I’ve kept borrowing the Hilleberg Allak from my friend each time I need a two person tent during my winter snowshoe/mountaineering trips for the past two years. It’s the Allak tent which made me replace my Vaude Hogan Ultralight Argon by the Soulo. So I though [...]

Sur le papier, les prévisions météo : légère pluie l’après-midi de samedi (alors que nous devions être au refuge à 14 heures au plus tard) et beau temps dimanche, semblaient jouables pour prendre ma revanche de 2010 à Kaikomagatake (甲斐駒ヶ岳). Mais la réalité était toute différente. Dès le réveil à 5h ce matin sur le [...]

Weather forecast was constantly changing last week-end to finally lean towards quite nice weather. Decided at the last minute, we went for a snow hike/snowshoe to Kurofuyama (黒斑山) facing Mount Asama (浅間山). The first part of the itinerary, which leads to Kurofuyama”s cliffs, was quite easy. Regularly walked by hikers the snow was packed and [...]

After several week-ends with bad weather spend to relax, we took advantage of a national holiday and great blue sky yesterday to go climbing at Jōgasaki (城ヶ崎) in the Izu (伊豆) peninsula. Construction work on the hanging bridge across the cove, were the Family crack (ファミリー・クラック) routes are located, were finished so we could go [...]

Two years ago when we climbed Iōdake (硫黄岳) and Akadake (赤岳) early spring with a friend, I had the occasion to spend a night in his brand new Hilleberg Allak. We had talked a lot about tents with him before he decide to go for the Hilleberg and I have to say that I was [...]

Here is the video I shoe during our snowshoe trip in Zaō few weeks ago. Facts about Zaō You will find all the information (mountain lodges, access, security…) regarding Zaō in this article.

I have this jacket for more than a year now and I love it from the very first day. But I wanted to test it in various conditions before making a review of it. Overview Insulation down jacket, with an excellent weight/warmth/price ratio for winter mountain activities. Fabrics: Shell and Lining : Performac™ 1004, 100% [...]

I have this idea of doing a two days snowshoe traverse staying at the rest house by the Oguninuma lake (雄国沼) since my first snowshoe trip in Urabandaï (裏磐梯) in January 2010. It took me two years to be able to realize this project. On Friday evening we took the night bus from Ikebukuro (池袋) [...]

After spending all Saturday inside to finish the promostion video for this site, I needed some fresh air. Direction Kirizumi　(霧積) in the Gunma prefecture (群馬県) to do some ice climbing. THe Kirizumi onsen (霧積温泉), behinh which are the main ice climbing waterfalls is charming and makes you want to just rest there but we didn’t [...]