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Kita-Yatsugatake

Northern Alps, Nagano

北八ヶ岳

Cover photo: Kita-Yatsugatake

Rime and deep blue

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Distance
5.9km
Ascent
385m
397 m of descent
Walking time
1 h 49
3 h 52 with breaks
High point
2,403m
low point 2,146 m
Season
Winter
January 2009

Rime on the branches

On snowshoes in northern Yatsugatake, the route crosses a completely white forest. Snow and rime thicken the conifer branches. In the open stretches, dead trees stand out against the peaks and the blue sky.

A fir covered in rime
A fir covered in rime at Tsuboniwa (坪庭), at about 2,240 m.

Photos 7

In the white forest, on snowshoes
In the white forest, on snowshoes, climbing Shimagare-yama, at about 2,340 m.

Rime-covered dead trees under a blue sky
Rime-covered dead trees under a blue sky, at the summit of Chausu-yama (茶臼山), 2,384 m.

View of the peaks from the snowy ridge
From Chausu-yama, a view of the peaks beyond the snowy ridge.

Fresh snow and conifers
Fresh snow and conifers on the descent from Chausu-yama, at about 2,150 m.

Snowy boulders in the foreground, wooded ridges and peaks in the distance
The snowy boulders of Shimagare-yama, at about 2,390 m, with the rest of the range in the distance.

Rime-covered wooded dome seen from above, valley and mountains on the horizon
A dome covered in rime-coated forest, seen from Shimagare-yama, at about 2,400 m.

Hiker seen from behind in a forest of rime-covered dead trees, sun backlit
Descending from Shimagare-yama toward Chausu-yama through the rime-covered forest, backlit, at about 2,310 m.