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1. Free climbing (face) tour: Otaru Akaiwa and other Hokkaido crags. Bolted face routes, mostly on top rope. Required: Free climbing (face) course, basic.
2. Trad climbing (crack) tour: Mt. Ishigaki (Aibetsu). Crack climbing on cams and nuts. Required: Trad climbing (crack) course, basic.
3. Alpine (multi-pitch) tour: Otaru Akaiwa. Walls of several tens to over a hundred metres, climbed in many pitches. Required: Alpine (multi-pitch) course, basic.
- Some tours require the intermediate or advanced course
- Time: about 6 hours of activity between 6:00 and 16:00
- Included: guide fee, shared gear (rope, cams)
- Bring: climbing shoes, helmet, harness, approach shoes, clothes you can move in, warm layer, food and drink
Waist up to 90 cm (measured in thick clothing), weight under 80 kg. Beyond this we may have to decline for safety.
After you apply, we ask for height, weight, waist and shoe size. Used only to fit the harness and helmet and for safety in an emergency.
Arrange your own mountain and liability insurance. Insurance is not included in the fee.
[Natural hazards and personal responsibility]
Mountain and climbing areas carry natural risks such as bad weather, rockfall, landslides and avalanches that cannot be fully removed. I understand these risks, have the consent of my family, and take part at my own responsibility.
- Instructions: I will follow the guide's and the association staff's instructions on site.
- Liability: if an accident, injury, theft or loss occurs during the tour, even as a result of following the guide's instructions, I will not claim damages against the guide or the Hokkaido Climbing Guide Association unless there is intent or gross negligence.
- Changes: the course may be changed, cancelled or postponed because of weather or other force majeure.
- Insurance: take out mountain, hiking and liability insurance before taking part. Accident and injury insurance is not included in the guide fee.
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