Kitadake - day 1
Day 1 of a 3 day backpacking trip to Kitadake, Japan’s second highest mountain. In our group was my friend Tatsuya along with one of his coworkers. Kitadake is in the Southern Japanese Alps on the border of Yamanashi and Nagano, and although Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan Kitadake is a bit more difficult to climb. The weather for day one was a bit rainy, but still not bad weather for climbing.
Me, Mr. Kino, and Tatsuya
One were over the suspension bridge the hiking starts.
We each had 3 days of food and supplies in our backpacks.
Once we got to the first checkpoint all of the good tent spots were already taken, so we had to set up our tent on the only flat place left, the remaining snow. Needless to say, sleeping on snow, even with a mat, is very very cold.