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ADVENTURE BLOG
Whenever things don't go to plan, just remember, if you live through today's struggle you'll have a good story to tell tomorrow. Every hike is a struggle; a challenge to the top - some much more than others. Let me share with you some of my greatest stories of both incredible accomplishment and epic failure.


A Wild North Japan Weekend: Namahage demons & a frozen waterfall
So technically this is two separate events in very different locations, but since they took place within the span of 4 days, it all feels...
Marc Wilkinson
Oct 124 min read


A Full Day's Adventure on Mt Kentoku
Mountain: Mt. Kentoku 2031m Nearest Station: Enzan Starting Point: Kentoku Shrine (About 20 minute taxi from station) In January 2023, I...
Marc Wilkinson
Jan 233 min read


Tanzawa's "Fool's Ridge"
Mountains: Mt. Tō, Mt. Nabewari, Mt. Tanzawa Range: Tanzawa (Kanagawa Prefecture) Transportation: Shibusawa station, Okura Bus Stop 2017...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 30, 20243 min read


Unplanned snowy hike to the "Big Sun Rock" in the Chichibu-Tama Mountains
Peak: Dainichi-iwa (Big sun rock) Range: Chichibu-Tama national park Nearby Mountains: Mt. Mizugaki, Mt. Kinpu Originally, the plan was...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20245 min read


The diverse & slippery terrain up Mt Gozen
Nearest station: Oku-tama Mountains: Nokogiriyama (okutama) and Gozenyama Ancient Shrine to the Tengu that watch over the mountain During...
Marc Wilkinson
Feb 28, 20244 min read


Traversing a Snow Capped Mount Fuji
Mount Fuji (富士山)3,776m. Trailhead: Fujinomiya Starting point: Fujinomiya 5th Station * Note of warning: Mt. Fuji is EXTREMELY...
Marc Wilkinson
Jan 1, 20226 min read


The long & snowy journey to a secret hot spring in Kinunuma
Mountain: Kinunuma (鬼怒沼) 2,141m Closest station: Kinugawa-Onsen Closest bus stop: Meotobuchi Mt. Kinunuma is known for it's high...
Marc Wilkinson
Dec 20, 20214 min read


Caught in a treacherous blizzard on Nasudake
Mountain Range: Nasudake (那須岳) Peaks: Mount Asahi (朝日岳)1,896m Mount Chausu (茶臼岳) 1,915m The higher the mountain is, the greater the...
Marc Wilkinson
Oct 15, 20214 min read


Mt Tsurugi (tsurugidake), the Sum of Danger and Awe
Access: Shinano-Omachi Station --> Ogisawa Terminal --> Kurobe Dam --> Tateyama Ropeway --> Murodo Terminal Mountain: Tsurugi-dake 剱岳...
Marc Wilkinson
Sep 3, 202115 min read


A Winter Hike on Mt. Nyoho - in Spring
Mt. Nyoho (2,483m) 女峰山 Closest Train Station: Nikko (日光駅) Starting point: Kirifuri Plateau (霧降高原) End point: Nikko Futarasan Shrine...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20214 min read
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