Snailwalkers

Super Tights CW-X

Do you think paying 16,000yen for a pair of tights is silly? Why are the two Pauls always teasing me about my tights to hide their jealousy? It is not a pair of usual tights but super tights ‘CW-X’ used by top athletes like Ichiro, Ryo Ishikawa and some medalists in Vancouver Olympics.

This [...]

Training hike #5

When: 7th Mar 2010

Snailwalkers: Paul M, Paul W, Simon

Guest hiker: Julian

Where: Okutama station – Mt Nokogiri – Mt Odake – Mt Miktake- Mt Hinode – Hinawatada Station

Distance: 21,3 km

Moving time: 5hours 25 mins

Stopped time: 2 hours 25 mins

Moving average: 3.9 km/h

Overall average: 2.7 km/h

Total ascent: 1592m

Max elevation: 1274m

Weather: rain, sleet and snow. 0-4 degrees

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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 as you don't let anyone [...]

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

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 fruity bits [...]

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

Training hike #4: Tanzawa-san

Who: Snailwalkers: Paul W, Simon , Arita-san. Others: Eddie & James from Ocean Park Capital

Distance: 20.3 km

Max elevation: 1564m

Accumulated elevation: 2001m

Moving time: 6 hours 17 min

Stopped time: 2 hours 46min

Moving average: 3.2 km/h

Overall average: 2.2 km/h

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It was with equal measures of trepidation and excitement that I checked the weather out the window this morning -the [...]

Training hike #3: Takao-san and Jinba-san

Who: Paul W, Paul M, Simon, Joe, Aditya, Prateek

Date: 20th Feb 2010

Distance: 19.2km

Moving time: 5 hours 11 minutes

Stopped time: 2 hours 11 minutes

Moving average speed: 3.7 km/h

Overall average: 2.6 km/h

Total Ascent: 1277m

Max elevation: 868m

Paul M’s report here

Takao-san to Jinba-san