Yotei Trek


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September 26th 2005
Published: October 4th 2005
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やっと羊蹄山を登りに行ってきました!
藤生と11時ごろ登り始めて、上まで大体4時間かかった。登るのは結構しんどいだけど、ずっと景色が良かったのでぜんぜん平気だった。
上に着いたらちょっと休んで、すてきな景色を見た。5時ごろ山小屋の方に向かって、見たことない綺麗なSunsetを見た。本当に本当に綺麗だった。空は真っ赤とピンクになって、太陽を沈むのをゆっくり見て感動した。
小屋に着いたのは7時くらいだった。夕飯を食べて、また外へ星を見に行った。3時ごろ寝て、日の出を見えるように朝4時半に起きて、ピックまで登って言葉で説明出来ないくらい素晴らしいな日の出を見た。本当に別の世界って感じだった。雲の上から日の出を見て、めっちゃ感動した。北海道に来て本当に良かったと思う。多分二度とそんな綺麗で珍しく日の出を見えないかもしれない。その後噴火口を回して、一時間くらいかかった。すごく珍しい石がいっぱいあってなかなか面白かった。3時ごろ羊蹄山を降りて、意外に一時間半くらいかかった。羊蹄山を登って本当に良かったと思う。機会があれば是非も一回登りたいと思う。絶対忘れない経験と思う。

Well, FINALLY I climbed Mt. Yotei!! Fujio and I started our trek at about 11am, and the trek to the top took us about 4 hrs. It was pretty hard and steep in areas, but the view from every point was amazing, which kinda made me forget the spasms the muscles in my leg were having… once we reached the top, we watched the most amazing sky and sunset, I have definitely never seen such a beautiful sky and sunset, the whole valley turned this amazing red-pink and all we could do was watch in awe… don't even know where I could start to describe it! After we snapped ourselves out of our daze, we made our way to the mountain hut, and dumped our stuff. It was pretty damn cold, despite the fact that I pulled out my boarding gear and down jacket 4 mths early…. We ended up crashing at about 3am and waking up super early to catch the sun set the next day… it was a bit tough waking up at 4;30, getting out in about 3 degree temp and trekking our way up to the peak of the mountain… but was
Top of YoteiTop of YoteiTop of Yotei

Fujio just after we reached the top
worth it as the sun set was one of the most breath taking things I have ever seen… it was like the view you see from an airplane, we were above the clouds and just watched this amazing pink sun pop up from underneath us… was seriously like being in a different world, and the closest feeling I think you can get to being in heaven whilst still alive.. I brought my sleeping bag with me and ended up falling asleep on the top of the mountain, it was weird as you would wake up from the cold every hour or so and just think you were still dreaming as all that was around was big, fat white clouds underneath…again, don't have the vocabulary to even begin to describe the feeling, but its one of those things that you just know you will only see once in your life...



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Reaching the topReaching the top
Reaching the top

Over excited after reaching the top, luckily we didn't fall into the creater behing us..
Before the sunset..Before the sunset..
Before the sunset..

Just before the sunset, one of the most amazing views I have seen
Before the sunset..Before the sunset..
Before the sunset..

closest thing to heaven while still alive..
Before the sunset - againBefore the sunset - again
Before the sunset - again

Fujio prac his camera skills
The sunsetThe sunset
The sunset

The whole mountain was red - like looking through red cellophane
Mountain HutMountain Hut
Mountain Hut

Our home for the nite
Sunset...againSunset...again
Sunset...again

got pretty happy snap over the sunset
Just before the sunriseJust before the sunrise
Just before the sunrise

Bout 4:45am, the sun just about to pop out...
The sunriseThe sunrise
The sunrise

Sun rose in about 30 secs... amazing..
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Sleeping on top of the clouds..
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this is what I woke up to after falling asleep..


4th October 2005

WOW
Those photos are awesome. Sitting here in boring Corporate-world Sydney - salivating with envy!

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