Awhile back, Ryan and I took a shot at Nuidoishi Yama. Its a 100-meter multi-pitch climb up in Shimokita. The pitches are tough (5.10a-5.11b) and they become overgrown with moss and lichen. We accepted failure at the top of the first pitch.
So, we naturally decided we could make it if we came back with more gear. I even brought along a bit of aid gear.
We made it up about two more meters with the extra gear, but we kept getting stuck at a nasty 5.11 overhang. The climb wasn't impossible, but a missed move would have caused Ryan to pendulum into a sharp granite ridge. So we once again accepted defeat and headed back to the car.
On the way back, we were surprised by a very friendly Akita who followed us down the trail.
As if our day couldn't get any worse, he continuously tried to violate us, and every other hiker who came down the trail that morning.
So, we naturally decided we could make it if we came back with more gear. I even brought along a bit of aid gear.
We made it up about two more meters with the extra gear, but we kept getting stuck at a nasty 5.11 overhang. The climb wasn't impossible, but a missed move would have caused Ryan to pendulum into a sharp granite ridge. So we once again accepted defeat and headed back to the car.
On the way back, we were surprised by a very friendly Akita who followed us down the trail.
As if our day couldn't get any worse, he continuously tried to violate us, and every other hiker who came down the trail that morning.
1 comment:
I could have handled the dog. Might have been with a 12 guage. But the climb I want no part of that.
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