The author and Fumitaka Ichimura play Pachinko on the Kurobe Traverse, Japanese Alps. The apex of the traverse, Mt. Tsurugi (2999m), symbol of Japanese mountaineering, is visible as the highpoint in the distance. From where they are in this photo, the climbers have to descend to the Kurobe River, cross the next mountain and then keep climbing to Mt. Tsurugi. They managed the traverse in the heart of winter in fourteen days. [Photo] Yusuke Sato
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