tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392004385263845172.post935781356785583594..comments2024-01-10T19:50:12.208-08:00Comments on CLIMB JAPAN: A winter hike of the Kuroto ridge of Mt Kaikomagatake (甲斐駒ケ岳 黒戸尾根)Tony Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782195653104572212noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392004385263845172.post-83994800909899177092017-10-23T01:53:30.947-07:002017-10-23T01:53:30.947-07:00Hi Paul. Depending on the year it could be still q...Hi Paul. Depending on the year it could be still quite bare in mid-November, or covered in snow. We've had a really wet and cool autumn so far though, and snow has arrived on some mountains even down to about 1700m already, which is quite early, so I'd expect conditions to be quite wintery this November. If you go equipped for snow (crampons and an axe) and find it dry, no problem... but if you go equipped for a trail run and find it covered you'd be unlikely to want to go much further than the 8th station on the ridge. So I'd assume winter for this November. Hope that helps :)Tony Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782195653104572212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392004385263845172.post-30988667355254517912017-10-23T00:18:01.316-07:002017-10-23T00:18:01.316-07:00Hi Tony - any idea how this is in mid November? ok...Hi Tony - any idea how this is in mid November? ok condition wise?<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618820752500477254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392004385263845172.post-70387324356796468302015-02-11T18:32:49.180-08:002015-02-11T18:32:49.180-08:00Hi Hippy. There will almost certainly still be sno...Hi Hippy. There will almost certainly still be snow in May, especially in the upper parts of the Kuroto ridge above the hut at the 7th station. You'd be well advised to take crampons and an ice axe with you. Have a great trip!Tony Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782195653104572212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392004385263845172.post-40625712326901861372015-02-05T03:51:52.614-08:002015-02-05T03:51:52.614-08:00Hey, Tony! Thanks for the story. Can I ask your ad...Hey, Tony! Thanks for the story. Can I ask your advice please? I want to go this route with friends in May. Do you think it will be possible to pass it in the spring without special climbing equipment?Hippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03694795514250037715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1392004385263845172.post-38463071980226629722013-01-16T23:01:06.977-08:002013-01-16T23:01:06.977-08:00Great climb! Went after seeing it here looking for...Great climb! Went after seeing it here looking for mountains with fairly easy winter approaches. Thanks for the info here. Any ideas how to get to senjogadake in the winter by bus if possible?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com