Virtual Mountaineering 37

The strongest cold wave has hit all over Japan, and it has become a
snowy landscape in many places, hasn't it?

For the Kansai region, which isn't often blessed with snow, this is a
precious chance for a snowy mountain! ✨

I'm so excited to see
what kind of scenery we'll find.

Are you ready for the gale and blizzard? ꉂ🤭
Please make sure to dress warmly before joining.

Well then 𓂃 𓈒𓏸𑁍
Let's set off on our virtual mountaineering trip! ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و♬˖*

The snow that started falling before dawn has already
piled up at the trailhead.

Light snow is still falling,
and it looks like it will keep accumulating.
It's so exciting, isn't it?

By the way, the wind is surprisingly strong and cold ❄:( ´꒳`):❄
Even with maximum winter gear, it's tough...

Let's start walking quickly to warm up, haha.

Huh!?

Right after we started climbing!!
There's rime ice... ( ⊙᎑⊙ )

Usually, you wouldn't see this unless you were near the summit.

It must have gotten extremely cold.

There's snow on the route too.
Let's put on our crampons and climb safely.

The snow is getting heavier (* ˃͈ ㅿ ˂͈ )
But deep down, I'm getting so excited⤴⤴⤴

The bushes are also carrying a thick load of snow
They look heavy

The ferns are hunching their shoulders too
I can almost hear them saying, 'It's so cold!'

While breathing out white mist
Sky time

The sky is piled high with snow
Every time the wind blows, snow falls from the trees

It's strange how the cold air feels when it enters my body...
I feel like both my heart and body are becoming lighter

Breathe in the delicious air
And refresh yourself

At my feet

There is an aucuba whose leaves look like they've frozen
But when it gets warmer, the leaves will energetically
Spread out straight

Nature is so powerful

Under the snow is ice
Crunch, crunch...
I can hear the sound of my crampons biting in

Don't trip over any hidden roots, okay?

In the mountaineering club, we often have
big laughs over invisible traps ꉂꉂ🤣𐤔𐤔

Ohhh!!

The rime ice is getting bigger and bigger
It looks like it will get even bigger the higher we climb!
I'm looking forward to it

Freshly formed rime ice is very soft
It's so fluffy
It feels so good~♡*.+゜

It's about time
to have some sky time

Amazing, isn't it?
The snow...
The trees...

A monochrome world like an ink wash painting
It's like I've forgotten about color

It's cold, but spread your arms wide and take a deep breath
Because it feels so good

Deep breathing has a magical power that heals
your heart and body ( 〃艸〃)

When things are tough, just take a deep breath

Now, wherever I look

Rime ice
Snow monsters??

An ice festival so intense I can't even comprehend it

It's a color photo, but lol
there's no color
and it's so incredibly beautiful that even though it's freezing
I just stop in my tracks

It's beautiful, isn't it?

Not just the branches
the tree trunks are frozen too

Camera geek📸
I stop so much that the mountaineering club yells at me
to 'Move it!' lol

Everyone says, 'You're going to catch a cold!'
My bad!

Alright, let's go lol

I say, laughing
haha

You just have to stop for how magnificent the rime ice is, don't you?

Right?
You all want to see it too, right?
(Huh? Am I blaming others?)

So,
next, I'll clear away the snow at my feet

Ta-da!
Ice fairies, I found ice flowers!

Ice crystals that form on a plant called Keiskea japonica

No two are the same shape. It's art.

Aren't they cute?

The summit is just around the corner

Near the summit, the branches are already covered in rime ice
I've never seen rime ice like this before!

In the middle of a storm and blizzard
I'm glad we climbed up here

Alright, everyone
You all did a great job in the cold
We're at the summit

The cherry tree at the summit is frozen
It's too beautiful

You don't get to see scenery like this very often
So please enjoy it

A fantastical world

A strange feeling as if time has stopped
I want to keep looking at it forever

Every angle is beautiful

The view from the summit is
I couldn't see anything of the world below...
Pure white

Please enjoy the mountain right in front of you, haha

A beauty that just makes you sigh

The summit is over minus 10 degrees

And a blizzard~☃︎｡*❅
The wind is so strong that the snow hurts
I can't see what's in front of me (;ˊᵕˋ;):

It's dangerous, so after having a warm drink,
let's head down

The water in my non-insulated bottle
is already frozen (・・;)

A mountain thermos is a must
Is everyone else able to drink something warm?

Right, time to start the descent!
The snow has gotten deeper than when I climbed up

Oh!
This place is beautiful too.
Let's have some sky time.

The sky looks like I could reach it if I stretched out both my hands.
I'm free in my imagination.
Touching it feels cool.
Touching it makes me giggle.

Let's enjoy it.

Take a big, deep breath.

Look, look!

The tree trunks are covered in rime ice too.

There are spiky ice crystals everywhere.
But it's so fluffy.

Whoa! Σ(´⊙ω⊙`)

Entering the gale zone.

The snow is so intense I can't even open my eyes!
My eyelashes and hair,
my hat and face guard,
they're all frozen!

I have to stop every time a gust hits, I can't move forward!
Is everyone okay??
Don't give up!

Huff, puff💦

We managed to get through the storm zone, didn't we?
Everyone, you did a great job.

I'm so cold I can't feel my fingers or toes.

Maybe I dropped them somewhere(*´艸｀)

We were so desperate to get through it,
let's take a moment to look up at the sky.

The sky has gotten so much higher, hasn't it?

Without any injuries,
without any accidents,
everyone made it back down to the foot of the mountain safely.

There wasn't that much snow,
but we enjoyed the ice festival, didn't we?

Thank you for your hard work.

Total travel time: 4 hours

Warm up your chilled body.

Let's go out and play again.

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