Southern Alps⑤（13-15 Sep.）
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13 Sep. Kumanodaira Hut - Kita-dake Kata Hut
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14 Sep. Kitadake Kata Hut - Aino-dake - Notori Hut
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15 Sep. Notori Hut - Matsumine Hut
13 Sep. Kumanodaira Hut - Kita-dake Kata Hut
I had been waiting for this day. I had a plan to meet some of my friend at Kita-dake but I couldn't make any contact with them in the last one week for the bad connection. I was a little bit worried but anyway, left the hut to Kita-dake.
By the way, my tent got some ice on its surface in the previous night. The altitude was 2500m. It can snow or can be really cold in the Alps even in the summer. Please bring sufficient clothing and decent sleeping bags.
I got Kita-dake around 1pm. No one was there yet. I came too early, maybe I was too excited to see my friends. A few hours later, we all gathered at the camp site and had dinner together. It's much more delicious when we have meals with good friends. What a good night. The sky was full of stars. My heart was full of joy...
14 Sep. Kita-dake Kata Hut - Aino-dake - Notori Hut
How fun it is to hike with friends! I have been alone for more than a week so I was really happy to be with good friends.
Hiked up to Kita-dake and kept going to Notori-dake via Aino-dake.
One of my friend brought me some fruits because he knew I didn't have fresh food for a long time.
From Notori-dake you can enjoy the great view of Aino-dake sitting in front of Notori-dake. It's huge and outstanding.
15 Sep. Notori Hut - Matsumine Hut
The day started with breathtakingly beautiful sunrise. Said goodbye to my friend and headed to Senjogatake. Thank you my friend. I had a unforgettable precious moments with you.
Hiked towards North to Senjogatake on Senshio Ridge. It's a great hike with an amazing view and some rocky parts. This route between Aino-dake and Senjogatake is not very popular so the trace is not very obvious. The track is covered with the alpine pines in some places. But the route goes on the ridge line and no worry to get lost.
As I went further, Senjogatake got bigger and bigger. senjogatake was the last peak in this trip in the Southern Alps so I was a bit sad but at the same time I was so happy to come back to the civilization.
Went over the peak of Senjogatake and came into the ridge which leads to Komagane city. Civilization was finally there. This route, called Jizo Ridge, is not popular too. So the forest looked untouched and there were thick layer of green soft moss. what a beautiful walk.
Matsumine Hut is very basic and old. If you don't want to sleep in a hut with poo of some animals, I recommend you to put your tent outside.
