Yatsugatake Rock climbing 15 线路 在 区域中

Yatsugatake is one of Japans prime ice climbing areas due to its cold weather and convenient access from Tokyo.

It receives snow (as expected) but not as much as other areas closer to the Japan Sea. The mid winter temperatures can get down to -30C and the wind on the main ridge line (2500-3000m) often is 25m/s or above. The valleys and ice routes usually stay a lot more protected… generally.

From November until May there is a large range of routes from snow shoeing, to alpine/mixed climbing, to steep waterfall ice, to climbing the artificial ice wall “Ice Candy” at Akadake Kosen.

During summer time people generally (not always, there are some summer routes or canyoning/sawanobori) stick to regular hiking as the rock (being volcanic) is a bit loose and chossy. Many of the loose dirt/ vegetated/loose routes are covered in snow or ice in winter so climbing becomes possible and more enjoyable.