Kamikochi – Karasawa Hütte

Thursday, May 3, 2007Nagano

涸沢

Cover photo: Kamikochi – Karasawa Hütte — From the pebbles of the Azusa to the snow
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Distance: 18.2km
Ascent: 820m; 32 m of descent
Walking time: 5 h 34; 8 h 55 with breaks
High point: 2,308m; low point 1,517 m
Season: Spring; May 2007

From Kamikochi to the snowy cirque

We leave Kamikochi in the morning, passing Kappa-bashi and the Takezawa marsh. The Azusa valley leads to Myōjin, Tokusawa and then Yokoo-Sansō. Beyond it, the trail climbs through snow to Karasawa Hütte, which we reach at about 15:30.

The mountain reflected in the pond — The mountain reflected in a pond of the Takezawa marsh (岳沢湿原), at about 1,520 m.

Nights in huts

Karasawa Hütte 涸沢ヒュッテ %!d(float64=2) nights from May 3 · on the map · official site

From the GPS tracks: where they stop in the evening and start again in the morning.

Before you return

Today’s trail conditions and recent trip reports:

穂高岳YAMAP YamaReco

Map and profile

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Photos 4

A Japanese macaque looking for food in the undergrowth

The snowy Hotaka peaks above the river, upstream of Tokusawa, toward Yokoo.

The riverbed still under snow — The bed of the Azusa still under snow, upstream of Tokusawa, toward Yokoo.