#3 - Tateyama

My lucky streak of planning time off in advance with my wife and getting nearly perfect weather for every mountain was incredible. I had a streak of about 7 or 8 hikes with consecutive, fantastic weather. I had recently invested in some camping gear - the days of staying in mountain huts were done. I wanted to have the luxury of my own tent when I went out. And I wanted my maiden voyage to be in the snowy alpine environment. That meant one thing to me: Tateyama. My last trip to Tateyama in the snow didn’t go as I planned. It was my first time in crampons, the snow was deep and soft. I was slow and unfocused. I started my climb to the summit via the relatively easy (in the summertime) rid...View all