甲斐駒ヶ岳→黒戸尾根 日帰り - 2018年06月02日

2018年06月02日(土) [日帰り]

• GPS: 13:27
• 距離: 20.2km
• 登り: 2,580m
• 下り: 2,584m

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日帰り

• 山行: 12:03
• 休憩: 1:22
• 合計: 13:25

4:12 尾白川渓谷駐車場
4:17 4:17 竹宇駒ヶ岳神社
5:51 5:54 笹の平分岐
7:08 7:09 刃渡り
7:26 7:26 刀利天狗
8:13 8:15 五合目小屋跡
8:16 8:23 屏風小屋跡
9:09 9:29 七丈小屋
10:08 10:11 八合目御来迎場
10:48 10:48 駒ヶ岳神社本宮
10:57 11:29 甲斐駒ヶ岳
11:34 11:34 駒ヶ岳神社本宮
12:13 12:13 八合目御来迎場
12:44 12:54 七丈小屋
13:40 13:40 屏風小屋跡
13:43 13:45 五合目小屋跡
14:29 14:30 刀利天狗
14:55 14:55 刃渡り
15:52 15:53 笹の平分岐
17:30 17:30 竹宇駒ヶ岳神社
17:37 尾白川渓谷駐車場

天候

Partly cloudy with NO wind.

アクセス

利用交通機関：

自家用車

We parked at 尾白川駐車場. Because we arrived before 4am, there were plenty of open parking spaces. However, there were already 15 cars in the parking area when we arrived so make sure to come early!

コース状況／危険箇所等

Between 七丈小屋 and the peak there were a few areas still with snow. You don't need crampons (アイゼン) but be very careful...especially when going down.

写真

6/2 4:31

After crossing the bridge make sure to take a left turn towards 甲斐駒ケ岳.

6/2 6:15

All of us tried, but we couldn't read the writing on this headstone!

6/2 7:09

My brother-in-law enjoying the true Japanese mountain climbing experience for the first time!

6/2 7:10

It was a foggy (ガス) morning but it made the flowers look very colorful.

6/2 7:14

A knife's edge rock section. It is the first time you will see chains on the climb--but not the last!

6/2 7:17

We could see the 八ヶ岳 mountain range clearly as we climbed through the chain section.

6/2 7:29

The ladder section also began--also it wouldn't be the last eigher!

6/2 7:34

刀利天狗. Makes you wonder who took the time to build this.

6/2 8:16

From this point the climb gets REALLY steep. There were a lot of chains and ladders here which were quite unique for me...even after climbing in Japan for 6 years.

6/2 8:45

My brother-in-law was a champ! His legs were hurting but he fought through the pain and made it up this difficult section of mountain.

6/2 9:32

Little bit of ガス.

6/2 9:54

Getting close to the summit!

6/2 10:35

Finally above the tree line. I love these high elevation climbs. The air is so pure above 2700 meters.

6/2 10:48

駒ヶ岳神社本宮

6/2 10:49

看板だ！

6/2 11:09

やっと、甲斐駒ケ岳を登りました。アメリカ帰る前にこの山は私の登山リストに一番です。 At last, I climbed Kaikoma. Before I return to Ameria this was the number one on my mountain climbing list.

6/2 11:14

You can almost see 仙丈ヶ岳 but it was too cloudy at the peak today.

6/2 11:30

ガス :(

6/2 11:46

雷鳥（ライチョウ）

6/2 11:47

Raicho and the two swords. Pretty cool picture.

6/2 12:06

Working the chains going down from the peak. The rock had foot hole carved out making climbing MUCH easier.

6/2 12:17

黒戸山.

6/2 12:48

Met back up with my brother-in-law after he had a short nap at 七丈小屋. The owner was kind enough to let him take a nap in the hut. After a short rest he was ready for the hike down.

6/2 14:35

Finally the clouds cleared giving a nice view of 鳳凰三山.

6/2 14:50

We stopped right in this area to take a break and have a snack. It was the best view of the day.

6/2 17:28

We made it back! What a looooooong hike!

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感想

andypj1

This hike came up last minute with friends at work. We were worried that we all wouldn't have free time to get one last hike in before I return to America after 6 years in Japan in July.

We had an early start getting up at 3am and arriving to the parking area by 4am. After asking around we found out that each one of us had slept less than 3 hours the night before because we were so excited about the climb.

A few hours into the climb my brother-in-law started to realize that Japanese mountain climbing is a bit more challenging that many of the climbs in Colorado. He said, though the mountains in Colorado are higher in elevation, they aren't generally as steep as this hike. He did comment many times that climbing through the forest was a really cool experience because the mountains in Colorado generally start above the tree line.

The first 5km of the hike was long but not too difficult. Once we reached the 五合目小屋跡 area, the hike became MUCH more difficult. Suddenly we were climbing up ladders that were long and nearly vertical. My brother-in-law was getting pretty tired so we all decided it was best that he stay at 七丈小屋. The owner was very kind and let him rest for free!

Next, my coworkers and I made the final 700m push for the summit. There was a bit of snow we had to climb through which was new for me. Thankfully my friends are very experienced at climbing in such conditions so they gave me great advice for the technique to climb through snow.

Even though I have been running as a form of training for the last year, my coworkers were still too fast for me to keep up. I need to keep training more! At the summit one friend made some delicious coffee and we talked about all the of the climbing experiences we shared together over the last four year. We too a picture together (not included) and I was trying not to cry.

We took off back for the 七丈小屋 and on the way down I saw some unusual bird that my friend told me were 雷鳥 (thunderbirds). They are flightless and made a really low sound...almost like thunder. My friends said it was rare to see a male and female bird together in Japan. The were very excited by the chance to take some pictures of them. When we returned to the hut, my brother-in-law was well-rested and ready for the climb down.

Though it took a bit of extra time going down because my brother-in-law was tired, we all made it back to the parking area safe and sound.

I will never forget this climb.