Time | Event |
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00:26:03 | reached the summit of Maehotaka-dake |
From Kimiko-daira to the summit of Maehotaka-dake
Ascent to Maehotaka-dake1 from Kimiko-daira2. The backpack can be left Kimiko-daira. It’s a great view of Okuhotaka-dake3 from the summit.
- 前穂高岳(まえほたかだけ). “前” is the meaning of front. One of the mountain which consists of Hotaka-dake(穂高岳). Hotaka-dake is a generic name. Please be careful that Hotaka-yama(武尊山) exists in Gunma prefecture (sometimes it is called “Jyo-shu Hotaka(上州武尊)” to distinguish between them). They are same pronunciation furthermore it’s the completely same if you call them Mt. Hotaka. ↩
- 紀美子平(きみこだいら). “紀美子” is the name of the person who is the daughter of “Jyutaro” as referred to above. “平” means a flat area. ↩
- 奥穂高岳(おくほたかだけ). “奥” is the meaning of the inner part or the depth. One of the mountain which consists of Hotaka-dake(穂高岳). It is the highest peak in Hotaka-dake and what’s more, it is the highest mountain in Northern Japanese Alps, and the forth highest mountain in Japan. ↩