What just happened ?

Spent the day watching Costcentre #1 and Costcentre #2 perform at the end-of-term school performance. Costcentre #1 was in something as a scientist, and Costcentre #2 was a lion, in The Wizard of Oz. Or, as the programme would have it, オズの魔法使い ( Ozu no Mahōtsukai ). To get a flavour for the Japanese variation, [...]

More photos from Tanzawa-san death ridge walk… (Courtesy of Eddie)

Rain? What rain?

Oh dear, bad pun alert.

Mountains desu.

Eddie in the clouds featuring atmospheric trees. Sounds like a rave anthem from '92.

Wild wood.

This was way more dangerous than it looks on this photo. Seriously.

It doesn't matter how scared you are as long [...]

planned route: training hike #5

this level of organisation is starting to scare me a bit now… heres the planned hike for this Sunday. Starting from Okutama on the Ome line, finishing at Hinatawada on the same line.

Its just over 20km, high point 1266.5 m, should take about 8 hours.

lets ‘ave it.

Planned route for the weekends hike

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Pub Quiz !

Think Snailwalkers will be attending this, demonstrating that we’re not just highly physically active and developed ( pardon ? ) but mentally capable of climbing the peaks too. All of which reminds me of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who once claimed something about balancing his mental capacity with his physical attributes, to which Clive James pondered that [...]

Trailmix – How much is too much ?

I know you come here for the very best in health and fitness advice so this week I address the important, and urgent, question everyone is asking as they prepare for this adventure : Just how much trailmix should one pack for 100Km of hiking ? You know the stuff. Peanuts, almonds, raisins, some miscellanous [...]

Snailwalkers training League

I spend a lot of time looking for statistics that put me in any #1 slot, so couldn’t resist this one. Reckon we should have a penalty for the person who finishes last in the training league

#1: Paul W: 64km

#2: Simon: 59km

#3: Arita-san: 45km

#4: Paul M: 38km