The view from Hirogawara at the start of the climb. The peak is covered in cloud, as it would be for the long weekend. Note the glacier that marks the Okamba valley route.
As clear as it got on the South Alps ridge, en route to Katanokoya. Later that evening came a storm, which stranded two lone hikers somewhere near the ridge. Both hypothermic and lost, they were lucky they had made reservations in the hut, whose staff went beyond the call of duty to go out into the storm to look for and successfully rescue them. Two shivering souls had lucky escapes that night.
Peak scenes in the alpine fog. A nice bunch of old comrades, who were even slower than us, the slow descenders, celebrate a small victory.
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The Road Warrior at rest along the east coast of the island of Oshima, circa 6.00 a.m. Friday morning.