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2007年05月18日
Japanese Mountains: Rock Climbing Season!
Spring has come and it is time to do some rock climbing! Early this morning, instead of heading to Mt. Kongo I headed to Mt. Makio to do some rock climbing on the Kura Iwa Lower Slab. During the winter months it is too dark to do any climbing early in the morning and the Kura Iwa can be icy and sometimes even covered with snow. However, now even early in the morning the rock is nice and dry and just waiting to be climbed.
I had a very enjoyable climb up the Slab and then checked out the climbing possibilities at the Inner Wall. I see that on the Inner Wall just rock climbing shoes are not enough-I will need to use a harness and a safety rope. However, there is plenty of time. This spring and summer I hope to spend quite a bit of time working on my rock climbing skills till fall and winter drive me back to Mt. Kongo.
I am so thankful that I live within easy driving distance of not only a good hiking mountian like Mt. Kongo but also a great rock climbing venue such as Mt. Makio.
投稿者 bethany : 2007年05月18日 10:42
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