[Mt. Karasawa / Editorial Section Considered] Distressed man (XNUMX) died in the Northern Alps Gifu / Takayama

When I saw the news, I felt that the thought that "don't bother me by having the rescue operation done" might have been stronger than necessary.

At the time of getting lost, I can sympathize with the fact that I was not injured so that I could not move, so I was thinking about going down the mountain on my own as much as possible. Everyone should be thinking.

However, the time of 5 pm when this report was made has already passed the sunset time, and it seems that the surroundings had begun to darken even when there was nothing blocking the sky at the ridgeline.

I think that I could still move, so I think I was trying to go to Hotakadake Sanso or Kita-hotaka hut, but as a result, I was forced into a situation where I was struggling to advance or retreat or I was pushed to the limit of my physical strength, and when I noticed, the sun also I think it's time to fall.Even with a fair amount of heavy winter mountain equipment, it's easy to imagine how difficult it would be to spend one or two nights in an unexpected place in this area of ​​3000m peaks.

In the event of such an accident, I am well aware that there are things that can be helped even if I start later, such as "If I did this at that time" or "Maybe", and I would like to request a helicopter to be dispatched like a taxi. In addition to that, in the case of getting lost on the ridgeline of Hotaka in the midwinter, I think that the notification time was too late.