Kirishima National Park (Japan)

...Kyushu and climbing its volcanoes. Kirishima National Park was by far the winner in terms of beauty and satisfaction gained from the climbing. However, it was not the safest adventure I have ever had. I would not recommend other young women to try this climb alone as I did. I spent a few days climbing up volcanoes and over volcanic chains in the area. I had a few adventures along the way. The first was when I found myself on a crater rim in the fog ...
...I was unable to see the path, and had to use my compass and map-reading skills to find the right way. Then later on a volcano in the chain I was climbing seemed to start to billow smoke. Unwilling to turn back and climb back over the snowy peak behind me, I carried on. This was a rather crazy decision. It is said that the biggest danger volcanoes present is not to the locals living on and around them, but to climbers who breathe in the noxious fumes. ...

cllanwarne 04.06.2003 · Read full review
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