Hokkaido Daisetsuzan

[cpuer]

Came back from Hokkaido trip. I think APA Susukino Ekimae is a good hotel. Room is large by Japanese standard. Hosui Susukino stn is just outside of the hotel. within 3 min walk is the Chitose Airport bus stops and also the KitaHiroshima Outlets bus stop. Tanuki Koji and Nijo Market is very closeby. And of course the Susukino area is at its left side. Lawson is just at the ground floor.

No complaint on the room size and location. Recommended by cpuer and his travelling mates

 

[cpuer]

7 days of car rental from Orix costed us $140 per pax(total 7 pax, NOC, petrol,toll, parking etc inclusive). Car was Nissan Serena. Comfortable with for the 7 of us, mostly smaller bodies passengers and tightly packed backpacks. But as the days went by, the storage space started to crammed up and stuffs have to be stored within the seating area. If I can choose, the Alphard should be better. Any way, a good car that handles the mountain roads and highway well.

 

[oceanicmanta]

7 days of car rental from Orix costed us $140 per pax(total 7 pax, NOC, petrol,toll, parking etc inclusive). Car was Nissan Serena. Comfortable with for the 7 of us, mostly smaller bodies passengers and tightly packed backpacks. But as the days went by, the storage space started to crammed up and stuffs have to be stored within the seating area. If I can choose, the Alphard should be better. Any way, a good car that handles the mountain roads and highway well.

wow, 7pax in 1 car ... really save a lot

got pic of the interior ?

 

[cpuer]

wow, 7pax in 1 car ... really save a lot

got pic of the interior ?

paiseh, I dont have any pics on the interiors, messy lah, like a mobile galang guni van

 

[cpuer]

Close shave for these 4.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ea...found-after-a-night-stranded-on-hokkaido-peak

 

[coldkey]

Close shave for these 4.
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ea...found-after-a-night-stranded-on-hokkaido-peak

Seems too lightly geared to make a hike in snow if they have no food. CalorieMate should be light enough to be carried in a daypack.

They probably started late if arriving by bus, the first bus only reach close to 10 am if you stay in Asahikawa. Sunlight usually starts fading at 4+, leaving very tight timing for a non-snow hike.

I only made it to 6th station, a few weeks ago before it snowed, before turning back at 1:30pm, since it takes more effort to climb at higher altitude and that place is scary to descent in poor light.

 

[cpuer]

Seems too lightly geared to make a hike in snow if they have no food. CalorieMate should be light enough to be carried in a daypack.

They probably started late if arriving by bus, the first bus only reach close to 10 am if you stay in Asahikawa. Sunlight usually starts fading at 4+, leaving very tight timing for a non-snow hike.

I only made it to 6th station, a few weeks ago before it snowed, before turning back at 1:30pm, since it takes more effort to climb at higher altitude and that place is scary to descent in poor light.

i made the same ascend too, also around 6th turn back liao. Too steep and kept worrying about descent and my weak angle. The 5th stn trails are more suited for me in the end

My wife and friend made it till 8.5 though, but also gave up due to extremely strong wind and fog.

 

[coldkey]

i made the same ascend too, also around 6th turn back liao. Too steep and kept worrying about descent and my weak angle. The 5th stn trails are more suited for me in the end

My wife and friend made it till 8.5 though, but also gave up due to extremely strong wind and fog.

There is a lot of loose gravel after 5th station, saw many people slip and fell on their descent. That was one of the factors that make me turn back. I should have brought walking sticks for the climb, that really helps with navigating through the rocks and gravel area.

Guess they can't do much trail maintenance with it being covered in deep snow more than half of the time.

 

[cpuer]

There is a lot of loose gravel after 5th station, saw many people slip and fell on their descent. That was one of the factors that make me turn back. I should have brought walking sticks for the climb, that really helps with navigating through the rocks and gravel area.

Guess they can't do much trail maintenance with it being covered in deep snow more than half of the time.

Me with 2 sticks also didn't help much, angle just too fragile.

yes, the trails are lightly marked with some painting on big rocks and the blow holes side some flimsy ropes only. Under snow, these are all just one big white landscape. Per news reported, seemed like the singapore/malaysian pair owed their lives to the 2 elderly more experienced climbers