Routes in Japan for selected grade

Sit start.

Approach up the north ridge which steepens until you reach the first rock buttress. 2 pitches of mixed climbing (III+ and II+) with occasional bolts, final 100m steep snow pitch to the summit.

P1 - III+, Mixed climbing up rock and shrub, 40m (various options). P2, II, long snow / rock ridge, 250m(?) P3 - III, Corner and ridge, 30m. P4, P5,- 2 pitchs up the gully to the top, 100m(?)

Use a flake to step off the rock on the ground and up onto the boulder proper.

Japanese grade 9級 (9 kyuu）

Left hand side of the right arête.

Use a crimp to mantle onto the hanging slab.

Climb the right arête of the boulder. There is also a variation at Font 6A (4 kyū) that excludes the lip.

Traverse between Practice Man and Kante Hidari without using the lip of the boulder for hands.

Sit start.

Climb up the arête, starting on its left hand side.

Start in the crack right of Slab (4 kyū), then traverse the lip rightwards. Mantle at the end of the boulder. A sit start is also possible at about Font 5.

Climb along the right side of the whiskey stones using all the good jugs. Mantle to finish the climb.