Location: Komoro City, Nagano
Starting and stopping point: Takamine Kogen Visitor's Center
Peaks bagged: Tominokashira (トーミの頭)
(First-time) peaks # ーー
Getting there/getting around: I drove. There is a bus up to the Takamine Hotel from Shinjuku.
Map: ***The Caveman is giving up on posting links to maps. They go out of date and the links die. If you want a map, comment and I'll get you a current link.
Weather Information: Asama Weather
Total Time: 2:07 Break time: :46 Distance: 4.2 km
Elevation: Lowest: 1,966 Highest: 2,316 m Total Ascent: 368 m Total Descent: 368 m
Technical considerations/difficulty: The trail from the pass to the rim that Tominokashira is on is quite easy. From that point onward, the collection of peaks on the ridge are characterized by steep cliffs.
Facilities: Nothing on the trail except one escape hut. That is actually to escape in the eventuality of an eruption. It's not the type of hut set up for a typical overnight emergency.
Thoughts/observations/recommendations:
I am so glad I got to do this hike and that I was able to catch the moonrise. All day long I had been looking up at the mountain shrouded in clouds and thinking I probably wouldn't see anything. In the even, the clouds were encroaching on the moon while it was rising but the moon got just above the horizon before the clouds started to block it. It was beautiful. I just wish I had a better camera for this.
Make sure you catch the videos!
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