How to Use This Site

This site gathers the mountains the Hokuto-based editor has actually climbed, as material to help those about to climb make their decisions.

• From the mountain directory, you can choose a mountain by area and difficulty.
• On each mountain's page, you can check the basic information — elevation, course time, difficulty and more — along with the editor's first-hand experience and a video capturing what the climb was like.

Guides for planning your climb

• How to choose a mountain in Yatsugatake & the Southern Alps — find the peak that suits you by difficulty, time and season
• How to read course time and elevation gain — put measured data to use in your trip plan
• Before you climb in the snowy season — the basics of gear and mindset