The hike, of course, began near a Shinto shrine with a 30-foot-tall, smiling, golden Buddha-looking statue (although it probably wasn't Buddha, since it was a Shinto shrine).
We then began making our way almost straight up the hill. There were several spots along the trail where it was necessary to grab onto chains that had been pre-bolted into the walls.
In several of these locations, if you were to let go of the chains, you would most certainly die, so it was a bit of a thrill. In fact, the last time I was there, I was talking to a woman who said, 「落ちれば、命がない。」"If you fall, you will have no life." Obviously, this means if you fall, you are dead as a doornail. So this time, I had Andrew bring some harnesses and some webbing and biners to clip into the chains. Eventually, we made it to the top.
One cool thing about being on the top of the mountain was that no matter which way you stepped, you were certain to fall to your death.
Another cool thing was that I saw this really cool bug on the very tip-top of the mountain. It was about an inch long. Heaven only knows what it was.
Even coming down was a bit of a challege. More cliffs, chains, and ropes. By the way, I am clipped into the mountain at this point.
All in all, it was a fun hike.But the best part about hiking a Japanese mountain like this . . .
. . . is that you are immediately endowed with mad Ninja skills like this:
3 comments:
Not really a good idea to post pictures of exactly how dangerous your adventures really are!!!!! It totally undermines the stories you tell me of how safe it was. Just a hint. Love you! By the way, cool bug!
I think it is neat to see your adventures but I think you are probably worth more to the family alive not dead. Neat pictures
Necia.......up the life insurance!!!
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