ALPINE Beginner Summit AsamaYama 浅間山 FEB 9

ALPINE Beginner Summit AsamaYama 浅間山 FEB 9

Take on this opportunity for your first alpine training and summit push – take things one step at a time with our careful certified JMGA guides to feel reassured and confident to reach the peak! Don’t be too overwhelmed by the idea of this day – the location is carefully picked and the day designed to achieve success for everyone, whilst in a manageable, safe environment that allows relatively easy escape if weather turns.

Training: Teaching basic mountaineering gear use, snow/ice hiking skills, reading weather & planning trip, how and what to pack. Applied in safe contained environments to practice emergency procedures, steep climbing techniques and terrain awareness.

Summit Push: With everyone set, make a push to the summit! Leaving ample time to soak up the views and make a safe descent off the mountain before sun down and our final walk out by sundown.

Price: ¥25,000* p/person
Date: February 09, 2026
Duration:1 day / Meet: 08:00 (SakuDaira Station) Finish: 15:00 (and return to SakuDaira Station by approx 16:00)
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Experience: Beginner Level (3+ Hiking / Mountain trips)
Location: Border of Nagano/Gunma, Karuizawa (Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dBYDcLJvaUXDeQmJA)
Language: Japanese, Chinese & English
Requirements: Good level of fitness, experience hiking, suitable outdoor wear.
Gear: Boots, helmet, headlamp, crampons, ice axe – Also available for rent

Access & meeting – By 08:00 at SakuDaira Station for pickup with your guide.
Getting there – From Tokyo station, take the Hokuriku shinkansen to Sakudaira station (佐久平駅)

*Training & schedule is weather dependent for safety. During extreme storms training may be delayed or postponed to another date.