Most rugged mountain in Japan "Mount Tsurugi"

It is a difficult mountain to climb steeper most in Japan called "Hall of Fame of snow and rock." From the course of advanced climbing challenge, it is a very steep mountain that is up to mid-range of expert climbing.
In addition, it is Japan's southernmost glacier in the presence has been confirmed. Tsurugidake you show me a sharp San'yo as of TURUGI even now by the glacier.





Access
The trailhead, "Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route" from "market Toyama City Babajima" is the main route. Both will be climbing basic per night.

Babajima over Satsuki ridge via over summit
The route up the 2239m to 2999m from 760m. This is a great course, which can be seen all the way to alpine plants from flowering plants flat. Local attractions also include very many kinds of flowers. Is 6 hours one way at an early people, but will have to carry a large amount of water rather than Mizu-jo.

Tsurugi over before summit
In general route, is the root to expire climb in about 3 hours. A lot of tourists will have the aim of doing here. "Vertical times the crab" famous is "flat of the crab." From so that you can climb down the mountain and stuck to the rock like a crab, the name was given as such.

Tsurugidake northern territory line
It is a very dangerous course do not have guides and experienced person. When viewed from the Toyama Plain, ridge line, such as the saw is this route is also from a distance. It is a course, such as if engraved on the saw of hell.

Advanced Courses Others
There are such course that specializes in climbing, various dangerous courses otherwise.


History
In 1907, surveying corps of Japan we have succeeded in climbing from "col of Chojiro". This also became a movie called "key of Tsurugidake point".

View
Local people Toyama is a beautiful mountain steep enough is said "Turugidake is not a mountain climb, it's a mountain to see," he said. However, due to its steepness, show us the look completely different depending on the season and on the viewing angle.
When viewed from the Toyama Oyama district and launch the city, etc., show us the steepness, such as the teeth of a saw like.

View from Dainichidake you reach by exiting the "wetlands of large Hibira of the Ramsar Convention" will show me a very beautiful look Satsuki ridge leading down to the summit in a straight line straight.
The steep mountainside tells you Tenitoruyouni when viewed from the Betsuyama ridge. It is a photograph of the view from here is to the eye well.
Back sword viewed from the hermit pond. You show me a beautiful look if you go to the fall foliage season. It is the starting point of arrival climbers go north ridge, but Tadoritsuke relatively safe from the bypass route.
View from behind the Tateyama mountain range looks good southernmost glacier in Japan.
You show me a look something totally different in summer and winter. When viewed from Toyama in winter, you can see snow pure white in some places because they include a black rock face, but it can not snow that covers the whole seen. Since there is no snow that is attached to all because it is too steep mountain it. Such as Tateyama Yakushidake is covered with snow all become white compared to it.

Climber "Yuichiro Miura" was also not trained in Tsurugidake. Sometimes you will see a famous climber in Japan.


Religion
Tsurugidake has been a "mountain of hell" and "Tateyama faith". People of old had thought so and if you look at the actual figure that you also do Unadzukeru. Please try to imagine the scene "man fell to hell with the bad things, tortured by being stabbed in the point of a sword of sharp sword" and. It is thought to have been without it serves a specific commandments that should not be working the wrong.

Periphery
The TURUGIDAKE around, making it an area that has a wide range of people can enjoy the beautiful nature from beginner to advanced there is Tateyama.
To be alpine, there is no saying that the beauty of the night sky and landscape and sunset. In addition, the appearance of the clouds that flow from the Sea of ​​Japan side moves as creatures like when mountain surface, it does not get tired to watch. So you can stay Clouds, it is fascinating region as stay type fully enjoy the stay in hotel-mountain lodge tent than a day.

Safety
Mountain Guard resides always in this area. Every year, deaths and injuries does Mase us the absolute after. Please challenged to training enough.

Wintertime
Snowfall is also very dangerous many (mid-November to May) winter. We do not guarantee the life avalanche also many.







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Tokyo (Haneda) - (Airplane) - Toyama Airport - (bus) - Toyama Station - (Toyama local railway) - Tateyama Station - (of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route vehicle) - Murodo


Tokyo Station (railway (March 14, 2015 - Hokuriku Shinkansen opened)) - Toyama Station - (Toyama local railway) - Tateyama Station - (of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route vehicle) - Murodo