Cloudrocks
3 April 2023
Dojeongbong and Suraksan from Hoeryong station
Today I climbed a mountain I have climbed before, on April 1 2019, but today I climbed both up and down it from completely different directions to....
River view take 2
1 April 2023
Yebongsan and Ungilsan from Paldang Station
I did this hike previously, on 7 November 2022. At the time I declared it a top 5 hike of all time. That was during Autumn, when the leaves were c....
Grumpy hike to a better room
31 March 2023
Guryongsan from Yangjae to Irwon stations
Rejoice, for not only have I got a better room now, but I have more room photos of said room. I thought I might try and sleep in given my very la....
Power hike
23 November 2023
Mount Kariyose from Musashi-Itsukaichi station
Final hike. Longer than I expected! But that was fine. 27k steps, 18km, 4.5 hours, 999m of elevation gain. Much of it was alongside a power substa....
Nice and easy
21 November 2023
Mount Takamizu from Ikusabata to Sawai
Actually, there were three peaks on today's excellent hike but I cannot list them all in the title. Takamizu, Iwatekeishi and Sogaku. If you are l....
Not as long as I hoped for
19 November 2023
Mount Takanosu from Lake Okutama to Okutama station
I thought it would take longer! My day started at 5:12am as I had planned and warned myself. My bag was already packed with drinks and snacks and ....
Not a failure
17 November 2023
Kurama to Kibune hike
2 days ago I tried to do a hike I have done before which turned into an epic failure. In 2017 I tried to do the Kurama to Kibune hike, which faile....
Primeval not primordial
11 November 2023
Nara Mount Kasuga forest
Last time I went to Nara, which was in 2017, I was prevented from walking the loop through the 'forest of the gods' due to fallen trees from a typ....
Highest around
8 November 2023
Mount Takanawa from Iyo-Hojo station
Naturally when you go to a place you have never been to before, the first thing you do is scroll the map and find the highest mountain possible to....