ice climbing

Fuji-san is the most climbed mountain in the world. If you are in good shape, there is a way to avoid the traffic for a more peaceful Mt. Fuji experience during the off-season.

Glancing down to check my footing, I tried to ignore the forty meters of rope snaking down below me without a single piece of pro...

Japan’s most accomplished “yama girl” is sharing her love of the outdoors to help inspire and empower marginalized children ...

The sound of my footsteps echoes across the empty Hayakawa Valley. No other footprints in the snow, no signs of life ahead or beh...

Ice climbers of all levels – and ages – have found a “sweet spot” among the eight peaks of Southern Nagano. According to l...

Ice Climbing. Hearing the words sends a chill through my bones. The advice I received from Japan-based climber Jeff Jensen, as I ...

The innate desire to explore the space between what is real and what exists only in our dreams has been part of the human conditi...

While Mt. Everest is routinely climbed by dozens of people each year, pioneering climbers are trying the most difficult and dange...

Born in Slovenia, a rugged country boasting with sportsman's culture, Cveto Nakashima Podlogar is well versed in trekking and...