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posted: October 30th, 2006 |
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All 3 pages this month cover the 3 day weekend of October 7, 8 and 9. Kazuya and I made a trip to the Japanese Central Alps Mountains and climbed Mt. Kiso-Komagatake (2,956 meters = 9,698 feet). The weather started out okay, but a freak winter storm came through and 9 people died on Central Alps Mountains that weekend - fortunately we were not included in the death toll, although we were ill prepared for what we encountered. It got down to minus 6 degrees C (22 degrees F) and the winds were gale force, so all of the moisture from the clouds froze on everything it touched. You may note Row 7 - Picture 3, Kazuya's strings are all ice coated. Ropes, rocks and everything was coated with well over an inch or ice as we hiked down the mountain. We had to exercise extreme caution, we had no gloves, no long underwear or anything like that! Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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Begin October 7th |
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Oct07_Komagane TrainStationRC |
Oct07_KomagatakeLower RopewayStation06RC |
07Oct_RopewayRide _Waterfall01RC |
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Oct07_Komagatake RopewayRide03RC |
07Oct_RopewayRide _Waterfall02RC |
Oct07_KomagatakeTrailColors _Clouds_Kazuya04RC |
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Oct07_KomagatakeTrailColors _Clouds_UpperHut02RC |
End October 7th, Begin October 8th |
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08Oct_Komagatake_Summit_ Ice_Tents01RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_ Summit_Ice_SummitHut02RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeHut Outside_Ice01RC |
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08Oct_Komagatake_ Summit_Ice_Sun04RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_ Summit_Ice05RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_Summit _Ice06RC |
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08Oct_Komagatake_ Summit_Ice_Dan07RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeDown Trail_Ice02RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeDown Trail_Ice04RC |
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08Oct_Komagatake_Down Trail_Ice_Dan08RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_Down Trail_Ice_Dan09RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeDown Trail_Kazuya_Ice07RC |
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08Oct_Komagatake_DownTrail _Ice_NearRopewayTop02RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_DownTrail _Ice_NearRopewayTop03RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeDownTrail _RopewayUpperStation_Ice01RC |
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Oct08_KomagatakeDownTrail _Color_Ice10RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeDownTrail _Color_Ice11RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_DownTrail_Ice_ Color_NearRopewayTop12RC |
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Oct08_KomagatakeDownTrail _Color_Ice15RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeDownTrail _Color_Ice17RC |
Oct08_KomagatakeNearUpper RopewayStation_Color_Ice03RC |
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Oct08_KomagatakeNearUpper RopewayStation_Color_Ice04RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_DownTrail _Ice_Color_RopewayTop28RC |
08Oct_Komagatake_DownTrail _Ice_Color_RopewayTop31RC |
End Page 1, but October 8th continues on Page 2 |
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