Comments on: Into the mist http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:41:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Reward of Mountain Climbing in Japan | Japan | Japan Travel | Nihon Sun http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-23864 The Reward of Mountain Climbing in Japan | Japan | Japan Travel | Nihon Sun Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:32:35 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-23864 [...] hiking and climbing in japan and see more fabulous photos from this trip in his article “Into the Mist“.  Chris was also recently featured in an interview at 7:10 to Tokyo where he shares what he [...] [...] hiking and climbing in japan and see more fabulous photos from this trip in his article “Into the Mist“.  Chris was also recently featured in an interview at 7:10 to Tokyo where he shares what he [...]

]]> By: cjw http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-2144 cjw Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:07:21 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-2144 Thanks David, appreciate the kind words (as ever), and apologies for keeping you from some kip! Thanks David, appreciate the kind words (as ever), and apologies for keeping you from some kip!

]]> By: David Wood http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 David Wood Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:51:33 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-2107 I can't leave the same comment on every entry - so I'll limit myself to the odd one here and there: Gorgeous photos and evocative text Chris. I really should be in bed now (long drive to the Lakes from Brighton, after another day spent patiently shepherding the Offshore team) but can't help reading... I can’t leave the same comment on every entry – so I’ll limit myself to the odd one here and there: Gorgeous photos and evocative text Chris.

I really should be in bed now (long drive to the Lakes from Brighton, after another day spent patiently shepherding the Offshore team) but can’t help reading…

]]> By: cjw http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-1979 cjw Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:17:04 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-1979 Wow, Butuki, I just looked up your photos from round there - you're right, quite uncannily similar, even down to the star-trails over the mountain! Kurobe Goro is great, isn't it? I'd love to spend some more time there (maybe in better weather!). Wow, Butuki, I just looked up your photos from round there – you’re right, quite uncannily similar, even down to the star-trails over the mountain!

Kurobe Goro is great, isn’t it? I’d love to spend some more time there (maybe in better weather!).

]]> By: butuki http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 butuki Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:12:43 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-1965 What amazing shots, CJW! Really atmospheric and powerful. What was eerie about the for me is that almost every shot was taken from almost the same vantage point as the photos I took of my ow trip there two years ago. Like a time warp. Kurobe Goro is one of my favorite areas to walk in Japan, simply stunning. What amazing shots, CJW! Really atmospheric and powerful. What was eerie about the for me is that almost every shot was taken from almost the same vantage point as the photos I took of my ow trip there two years ago. Like a time warp.

Kurobe Goro is one of my favorite areas to walk in Japan, simply stunning.

]]> By: cjw http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 cjw Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:30:26 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-1844 Thanks Captain! Kagami-daira was just beautiful, quite stunning that night. I still haven't figured out how to take good star-trail photos though. Kurobe-goro, yes - I was interested to read Fukada Kyuya's explaination of the derivation of the name. I'd assumed it was named for some hoary climbing legend of a man... It was wonderfully deserted at the weekend, a combination of the distance and the rain the previous day seemed to keep most people away. I can see myself spending a lot more time up that way (the meltdown of the global financial system notwithstanding..). Thanks Captain! Kagami-daira was just beautiful, quite stunning that night. I still haven’t figured out how to take good star-trail photos though.

Kurobe-goro, yes – I was interested to read Fukada Kyuya’s explaination of the derivation of the name. I’d assumed it was named for some hoary climbing legend of a man… It was wonderfully deserted at the weekend, a combination of the distance and the rain the previous day seemed to keep most people away. I can see myself spending a lot more time up that way (the meltdown of the global financial system notwithstanding..).

]]> By: Captain Interesting http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-1835 Captain Interesting Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:26:11 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-1835 Great story with striking photos - was particularly interested by the time exposure of star trails in Kagami-daira. Mt Kurobe? That will be Kurobe-goro, I presume, the one with the horseshoe-shaped corrie. A beautiful and remote area. What a shame the credit crisis cut short your trip... Great story with striking photos – was particularly interested by the time exposure of star trails in Kagami-daira. Mt Kurobe? That will be Kurobe-goro, I presume, the one with the horseshoe-shaped corrie. A beautiful and remote area. What a shame the credit crisis cut short your trip…

]]> By: julian http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-1826 julian Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:42:47 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-1826 Thanks for the advice, Chris. Ladders are no problem with one hand, it's really only steep chains with no footholds that can be tricky with just one arm on the chain, the other around the dog! The tip about the verandah out of sight is perfect, as I am planning to set off at 9 pm and may kip for a couple of hours around midnight. Thanks for the advice, Chris. Ladders are no problem with one hand, it’s really only steep chains with no footholds that can be tricky with just one arm on the chain, the other around the dog!

The tip about the verandah out of sight is perfect, as I am planning to set off at 9 pm and may kip for a couple of hours around midnight.

]]> By: cjw http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-1825 cjw Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:33:42 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-1825 Hi Julian - thanks as always. I wasn't too pleased with the shots I got, the light was all over the place, not to mention getting rain in my lens.... frustrating days! From Shin-hotaka the river crossings are easy, no wading involved. Washiba won't be a problem either. On Suisho, though, there are a couple of short ladders, but nothing approaching Tsurugi or Yari. You could probably lift Hana right over them. I got to the Kagami-daira hut around 1am so there was no-one around to complain when I bivved for a couple of hours on the veranda :-) There's also a big viewing deck by the main pond, out of sight of the hut - now it says "no tents", but if you got there late and left early enough... Hi Julian – thanks as always. I wasn’t too pleased with the shots I got, the light was all over the place, not to mention getting rain in my lens…. frustrating days!

From Shin-hotaka the river crossings are easy, no wading involved. Washiba won’t be a problem either. On Suisho, though, there are a couple of short ladders, but nothing approaching Tsurugi or Yari. You could probably lift Hana right over them.

I got to the Kagami-daira hut around 1am so there was no-one around to complain when I bivved for a couple of hours on the veranda :-) There’s also a big viewing deck by the main pond, out of sight of the hut – now it says “no tents”, but if you got there late and left early enough…

]]> By: julian http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/comment-page-1/#comment-1823 julian Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:51:57 +0000 http://i-cjw.com/blog/2008/09/15/into-the-mist/#comment-1823 Such a pleasure as always to see your photographs, taken on the same day, almost the same mountains, but in a totally different class from my own! Going up from Shin-Hotaka, did the river crossings involve wading through the river? Going up to Washiba/Suisho, are there any major chains/ladders (as on Yari) that might force me to carry the dog? I hope to do the exact same route soon. Did you bivvy under the eaves of the hut, and if so, do the hut staff mind? TIA, Such a pleasure as always to see your photographs, taken on the same day, almost the same mountains, but in a totally different class from my own!

Going up from Shin-Hotaka, did the river crossings involve wading through the river? Going up to Washiba/Suisho, are there any major chains/ladders (as on Yari) that might force me to carry the dog? I hope to do the exact same route soon.

Did you bivvy under the eaves of the hut, and if so, do the hut staff mind?

TIA,

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