![](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://en.tozan.tv/video/maeho-okuho_1507_day2_part9/&media=https://en.tozan.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/hotaka-peaks-descent-to-karasawa.jpg&description=[timecode][tc time='00:01:13' desc='Seitengrat' color='0'][tc time='00:24:47' desc='a ladder and a chain handrail' color='1'][tc time='00:42:42' desc='the base of Seitengrat' color='0'][tc time='01:12:40' desc='reached Karasawa-goya' color='1'][tc time='01:19:39' desc='reached Karasawa hut' color='0'][/timecode][timeset] <h2>From the Hotaka-dake hut to Karasawa via Seitengrat</h2> Seitengrat<sup id="fnref-111-1"><a href="#fn-111-1" class="jetpack-footnote">1</a></sup> is the most famous route to hike up Okuhotaka-dake<sup id="fnref-111-2"><a href="#fn-111-2" class="jetpack-footnote">2</a></sup>. I completely thought that Seitengrat is not steep. But it's not. It was quite hard after long hike. Please be careful this course has a few fatal accidents every year especially when you pass (or passed by) people. After finishing descent of Seitengrat you can see Karasawa hut (Karasawa-goya<sup id="fnref-111-3"><a href="#fn-111-3" class="jetpack-footnote">3</a></sup>) first. If you stay at a campsite you may head to Karasawa hut (Karasawa hutte<sup id="fnref-111-4"><a href="#fn-111-4" class="jetpack-footnote">4</a></sup>) over the campsite. Karasawa<sup id="fnref-111-5"><a href="#fn-111-5" class="jetpack-footnote">5</a></sup> is a general term around here. [video_pager] <div class="footnotes">
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ザイテングラート（ざいてんぐらーと）. Seitengrat comes from German. "seiten" means a branch, "grat" means a ridge. Of course, there are a lot of "Seitengrat" in Japan. However we call Seitengrat only here. It's strange. <a href="#fnref-111-1">↩</a>
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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. <a href="#fnref-111-2">↩</a>
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涸沢小屋（からさわごや）. A hut located in Karasawa curl. You can see right side when you hike up from Kamikouchi. “小屋” is meaning of hut. <a href="#fnref-111-3">↩</a>
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涸沢ヒュッテ（からさわひゅって）. Another hut located in Karasawa curl. You can see left side when you hike up from Kamikouchi. “ヒュッテ” is meaning of hut. It must be confusing if you call Karasawa-hutte or Karasawa-goya in English because both of them called the Karasawa hut. <a href="#fnref-111-4">↩</a>
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涸沢（からさわ）. One of the most famous place in Northern Japanese Alps especially in its autumn color. Karasawa has a curl and two huts. A huge campsite in Karasawa curl and hundreds of tents in high season. <a href="#fnref-111-5">↩</a>
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| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 00:01:13 | Seitengrat |
| 00:24:47 | a ladder and a chain handrail |
| 00:42:42 | the base of Seitengrat |
| 01:12:40 | reached Karasawa-goya |
| 01:19:39 | reached Karasawa hut |
Standard Course Time 2:00Actual Time 1:24 70% [ + 0:36 ]
From the Hotaka-dake hut to Karasawa via Seitengrat
Seitengrat1 is the most famous route to hike up Okuhotaka-dake2. I completely thought that Seitengrat is not steep. But it’s not. It was quite hard after long hike. Please be careful this course has a few fatal accidents every year especially when you pass (or passed by) people.
After finishing descent of Seitengrat you can see Karasawa hut (Karasawa-goya3) first. If you stay at a campsite you may head to Karasawa hut (Karasawa hutte4) over the campsite. Karasawa5 is a general term around here.
- ザイテングラート（ざいてんぐらーと）. Seitengrat comes from German. “seiten” means a branch, “grat” means a ridge. Of course, there are a lot of “Seitengrat” in Japan. However we call Seitengrat only here. It’s strange. ↩
- 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. ↩
- 涸沢小屋（からさわごや）. A hut located in Karasawa curl. You can see right side when you hike up from Kamikouchi. “小屋” is meaning of hut. ↩
- 涸沢ヒュッテ（からさわひゅって）. Another hut located in Karasawa curl. You can see left side when you hike up from Kamikouchi. “ヒュッテ” is meaning of hut. It must be confusing if you call Karasawa-hutte or Karasawa-goya in English because both of them called the Karasawa hut. ↩
- 涸沢（からさわ）. One of the most famous place in Northern Japanese Alps especially in its autumn color. Karasawa has a curl and two huts. A huge campsite in Karasawa curl and hundreds of tents in high season. ↩
