Date
Dates are arranged with participants; the day is fixed 1–3 days before, based on the weather. Tell us which days suit you.
- Capacity
- 5 people
- Instructor / guide
- Yama no Makochan
What it is
With a professional guide managing safety and choosing the right routes, outdoor climbing is not frightening. No special strength or technique is needed: you climb real rock in your usual hiking boots.
- For: beginners who want to try climbing
- What: easy routes at Otaru Akaiwa that can be climbed in hiking boots
- Time: about 4 hours of activity between 6:00 and 16:00
- Included: guide fee, shared gear (rope, carabiners)
- Bring: hiking boots or trail-running shoes, helmet, harness, clothes you can move in, warm layer, food and drink
- Meeting point: Otaru Akaiwa pass car park
Rental harness limits
Waist up to 90 cm (measured in thick clothing), weight under 80 kg. Beyond this we may have to decline for safety.
After you apply, we ask for height, weight, waist and shoe size. Used only to fit the harness and helmet and for safety in an emergency.
Insurance
Arrange your own mountain and liability insurance. Insurance is not included in the fee.
Waiver
[Natural hazards and personal responsibility]
Mountain and climbing areas carry natural risks such as bad weather, rockfall, landslides and avalanches that cannot be fully removed. I understand these risks, have the consent of my family, and take part at my own responsibility.
- Instructions: I will follow the guide's and the association staff's instructions on site.
- Liability: if an accident, injury, theft or loss occurs during the tour, even as a result of following the guide's instructions, I will not claim damages against the guide or the Hokkaido Climbing Guide Association unless there is intent or gross negligence.
- Changes: the course may be changed, cancelled or postponed because of weather or other force majeure.
- Insurance: take out mountain, hiking and liability insurance before taking part. Accident and injury insurance is not included in the guide fee.
You read and agree to the full text before taking part.
Source: HCGA guided-tour page (fee, content); dates polled on Chouseisan
