NAGANO ADVENTURES

(I originally wrote this article for GoNagano, Nagano Prefecture's Official Tourism Site.) The massive form of Mt. Ontake looms large...

This year I have the privilege of guiding the Trail Run Adventures (TRA) Japan trip in August. I'm excited, but also feel a little...

A video record of my second ZERO FUJI ZERO climb; a solo sea-to-summit-to-sea hike from the ocean in Shizuoka to the sea in Kanagawa.

Last year, Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, in association with Discovery, commissioned the Shinetsu Broadcasting...

The Shionomichi is a beautiful historical trail on par with the Nakasendo and Kumano Kodo, waiting to be discovered by intrepid travelers.

The previous day of fastpacking had proven to be an unexpectedly eventful one, but little did we know that the adventure quotient on this...

Our run up and down Mt. Kurohime on Friday was just a warm-up for the bigger, bolder adventure we had lined up over the next two days....

Shinetsu (信越) refers to the region of central Japan comprised of Nagano and Niigata prefectures. The term is derived from a combination...

The name raicho (雷鳥) literally translates to "thunder bird," and refers to members of the population of Japanese Rock Ptarmigan that...

Hakuba has long been known as a major center of Japan's mountain culture, and looking up from the endless rice paddies and pastoral homes...