My flight out of Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport leaves at 13:55. I arrange through my hostel for a van pick me up at 11:00 since it…
The Everest Base Camp trek is considered to be one of the most spectacular hikes on Earth. It takes trekkers up through the valleys of…
Yarigatake (Mount Yari, 槍ヶ岳) is one of the most iconic peaks in Japan’s Northern Alps (北アルプス). Here’s everything you need to know about getting to the peak.
When traveling in an unfamiliar country (or even back home), sooner or later someone will attempt to take advantage of your ignorance and foreign status…
Mount Haku (白山, Hakusan) is one of Japan’s Three Holy Mountains (三霊山) along with Mount Tate and Mount Fuji (what that means, I have no…
Starting elevation: 11,290 ft / 3,440 m Ending elevation: 11,290 ft / 3,440 m Elevation change: 0 ft / 0 m Starting oxygen: 67% of…
Opening my eyes to a starless sky, I am greeted by another beautiful winter day in the Himalayas and the daily realization that I will…
Mount Fuji is one of the most iconic mountains in the world, but you’re wasting your time if you’re planning to hike to the top of it.
This isn’t the first time I have had the urge to comment on the – creative – English waiting to be discovered across Japan, but…
Using all I learned last year on my first journey to the Himalayas and up to Everest Base Camp, I have carefully crafted the following…
Mount Okuhotaka (奥穂高岳, Okuhotakadake) is the third highest peak in Japan behind Mount Fuji (富士山, Fujisan) and Mount Kita (北岳, Kitadake). Okuhotakadake, located in the…
One of the great hikes of the world Nepal’s Three Passes Trek takes trekkers high into the Himalaya past Kongma La, Cho La, Renjo La, and Everest itself.
