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Post by scojo on Mar 16, 2017 22:11:28 GMT -7
This might be a stretch, but does anyone have any beta about climbing in Japan? Specifically, has anyone had any luck finding partners in the Tokyo area? There seem to be some meetup/facebook groups, which I'm trying. If all else fails, I will probably just show up at Mitake.
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Post by tedwelser on Mar 17, 2017 9:31:39 GMT -7
There does not seem to be a lot of online info for climbing in Japan. We were there in June, and we climbed at Yugi's bouldering gym and spent a few days at Mt. Mizagaki. We met some nice folks at Yugi's and I think if you have the time, you can make connections that way, and then meet up outside.
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Post by scojo on Mar 18, 2017 20:54:03 GMT -7
Thanks for the info, Ted. I think meeting people at a climbing gym would be a good way to go about finding partners. But since I only have around 3 days that I don't have to work, it probably won't be worth it for me to go to a gym in Tokyo (maybe if it's rainy). I'm actually going to a gym up in Mito every couple of days, but there doesn't seem to be much outdoor climbing in this area. Maybe I can meet some interested people there, but language tends to be more of a barrier than in Tokyo.
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Post by scojo on Mar 26, 2017 23:46:38 GMT -7
Thought I'd post a follow-up. I managed to make a friend at the local gym who let me borrow his crash pad. I went to a bouldering crag near a close-by town called Kasama. Really frictiony rock with crazy mantles and interesting moves (for me at least). I managed to send an 一級 (1kyu which is around V5/V6) and flashed a 二級 (around V4/V5). There were lots of really friendly people there and the best boulders were already heavily padded up.
The next day I headed to Mitake (despite the poor weather forecast). You can rent a pad at a shop near the train station for only 1000 yen, so that's not an issue. It's a beautiful mountain town. Everything was completely wet, but I walked around the riverbed and checked out the boulders. It looks pretty dope, and I'll definitely try to climb there the next time I find myself in Japan. Overall, it was a good experience, especially because the people I met in Japan (especially the climbers) were incredibly nice.
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