PORTALFIELD Takahashi
(The photo has nothing to do with the accident)
Around 1:8 am on the 50st, near the summit of Mt. Nishi Hotakadake (2909 meters) in the Northern Alps of Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, Sanyo, Yamaguchi Prefecture ... Read more
From PORTALFIELD editorial department
Nishiho Sanso is the only mountain lodge that is open all year round in this mountainous area of the Northern Alps.
It is said that this distress occurred near the summit of Mt. Nishi Hotakadake, but the man in distress contacted me at around 12:30 on December 16th, and I got lost on the way and was in a difficult situation. Even so, I felt that the report time was too late.
Assuming that we left Nishiho Sanso before and after dawn, it seems that it took about 12 hours to get in touch with the piston to the summit of Mt. Nishi Hotakadake. It seems that the pace of walking was also relatively slow.
Of course, there is nothing that can be done depending on the weather conditions at the site at the time of the distress, but if the weather conditions are bad, it is necessary to decide not to climb in the first place, if the pace is slow, it is necessary to turn back earlier, and there is no problem with the pace. Even if I could go to, I should have had a courageous withdrawal considering the time to return.
When attacking from Nishiho Sanso and returning, it is usually a day trip, so if you should bring enough equipment to spend the night in such a situation, apart from the theory of tatemae, I don't think there are actually many.Even with all the preparations in place, it's easy to imagine that bibarking near the ridges of the Northern Alps in the midwinter is quite harsh.
It seems that he had the winter mountain skills and experience to attack Mt. Nishi Hotakadake at this time, but it is even more regrettable that this distress accident could have been prevented in the first place.We pray for the souls. (Original article distributor: Kyodo News)
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