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Bouldering Japan

Tor

31-May-2008
10:46:24 AM

I just bought some supercheap tickets from jetstar to check it out! Anyone got any tips, where to go, camp etc? I know all their guides are in japanese, so guess Ill be looking at the pictures

devlin66

31-May-2008
11:43:43 PM

Just did a quick check. $800 return to Japan. Crazy.

You could contact this lot and ask what you can do........

One

devlin66

31-May-2008
11:44:13 PM

Two

I had some other links but the board is not letting me post them.

Tor

1-Jun-2008
11:04:04 AM

Thanks for that mate. I got tickets for 76 and 74 dollars, pretty awesome. Have found a good granite area called ogawayama which Im going to. Apparently there are brown bears in the area, so will be fun.

devlin66

1-Jun-2008
6:18:22 PM

Bloody hell, $150 that's nuts.

JamesMc

1-Jun-2008
7:36:32 PM

A work mate of mine flew to Japan last summer for $30 each way from Cairns. I told him he was mad - he should have paid $60 for first class.

JamesMc

devlin66

1-Jun-2008
8:58:50 PM

Lol. My wife is into me now for a trip for a few days. Get a break from the kids.

billk

2-Jun-2008
12:11:46 PM

On 1/06/2008 JamesMc wrote:
>A work mate of mine flew to Japan last summer for $30 each way from Cairns.
> I told him he was mad - he should have paid $60 for first class.
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>JamesMc

Get 'em while you can. These are going to be history soon.

james

3-Jun-2008
2:30:14 PM

there was an article about Ogawayama in the NZ Alpine club magazine a few years ago - apparently its quite good. if I could get tickets for $150 I'd go to Japan just to drink beer & saki & be a tourist wanker. such an interesting place to visit.

Tor

22-Jun-2008
10:24:21 PM

Just got back from Japan. The climbing is cool, granite with lots of texture, many cracks for trad climbers, and lots of fun bouldering. I was the only white person there, but felt very welcome. Japanese people are incredibly polite and friendly, I recommend this spot for an exotic holiday. You get cold beer from the vending machine and there is a 4 dollar sauna, very hot, in which to relax after a great day climbing.

I found traces of Royal Robbins and Chris Sharma, so its not entirely exotic anymore.

I camped in my tent behind a boulder, sipping sake and eating grilled eel in the evening, had an awesome time!

Also, lots of historic sites to visit, I did my share of tourist wanking

Tor

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