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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.


金時山から最高の綺麗な初日の出
山脈:箱根外輪山列 金時山 1,212m 富士山の下にある金時山。明神ヶ岳からの撮影 金時山は、日本で私の一番好きな一般的の日帰りハイキングコースかもしれません。箱根カルデラの外輪山に位置するこの著名な山は、初心者にも上級者にも最適なハイキングコースです。私が初めて登っ...
Marc Wilkinson
Jan 15 min read
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Myogi-san: Finding the trail to the nakanodake summit (Part 2)
Mountain Range: Myogi Peaks: Nakanodake What really is Myogi? Myogi-san is definitely one of Japan's most intriguing mountains. It is...
Marc Wilkinson
Oct 26, 20246 min read
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The Stone Ridge Traverse
Starting Point: Mitsumineguchi Station Peaks: Maeshiraiwa, Mt. Shiraiwa, Mt. Kumotori, Ko-Kumotoriyama, Yomoginokashira, Mt. Nanatsuishi,...
Marc Wilkinson
May 31, 20248 min read
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New Year Sunrise 2: Mt. Odake
Mountains: Mt. Ōtaké, Mt. Tsuruhashi, Mt. Mazukari, Mt. Komyo Range: Okutama ~ Mitake During my strange odyssey living in Hakone, I...
Marc Wilkinson
Jan 26, 20245 min read
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Jumpscares and a job interview on Mt Kumotori
Mountain: Mt. Kumotori (雲取山) 2,017m Nearest Station: Oku-tama Bus Stop: Kosodegawa Approx hiking time to summit: 6~8 hours (9~12 hours...
Marc Wilkinson
Nov 20, 20215 min read
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Three times up Mt Tanigawa - "The Mountain of Death"
Mountain: Tanigawa (谷川岳)Region:Gunma Nearest Station: Doai (土合駅) The Jagged slopes up Mt Tanigawa from Nishikuro Ridge Gunma Prefecture...
Marc Wilkinson
Jul 15, 202110 min read
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Myogi-san: The Somadake Summit (Part 1)
Range: Myogi (妙義山)Mountain: Mt. Hakuun (白雲山) Highest peak: Somadake (相馬岳) 1,104m Myogi-san is a versatile mountain range, which can offer...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20218 min read
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Three Surreal Adventures on Mount Kita (Japan's 2nd tallest mountain)
Mount Kita in the Southern Alps 南アルプスの北岳 (3,193m) Nearest Station: JR Kofu. Bus Stop: Hirogawara Like many, Mount Takao was my first...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20217 min read
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The Perfect New Year's Sunrise from Mt Kintoki
Mount Kintoki「Also known as Mt. Ashigara」 (金時山)1,212m Mount Kintoki beneath Fuji-san. Photo taken from Myojingatake by Marc Wilkinson,...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20215 min read
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Climbing out of Hakone Just for Coffee
Mount Myojingatake [Me-Oh-Gin-Got-a-K] 明神ヶ岳 (1169m) Access: Miyagino Bus Stop In the autumn of 2020, strange forces (mostly related to...
Marc Wilkinson
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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