Japan Coast to Coast: A Hike from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean Climbing All Japan's 3000-meter Peaks
Japan Coast to Coast: A Hike from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean Climbing All Japan's 3000-meter Peaks by Craig McLachlan
English | 2013 | ISBN: n/a | ASIN: B00F78BIQA | 237 pages | azw3 | 1,2 MB
English | 2013 | ISBN: n/a | ASIN: B00F78BIQA | 237 pages | azw3 | 1,2 MB
This book details the adventures of Craig McLachlan and David Joll as they hiked from the Sea of Japan to the Pacific Ocean in 1998 - climbing all 21 of Japan's 3000-meter peaks along the way!
Their Coast to Coast Challenge took 27 days and attracted sponsorship from corporate giants such as NTT and Mizuno who were keen to show the Kiwis' "challenge spirit" to a watching Japan. It was early days for the internet and Craig and David had to come to grips with new technology, sending reports by e-mail via cellphone from the top of remote Japanese mountains.
They also had to come to grips with some hilarious experiences, rotten weather, sore feet and a nasty injury!
This is the fourth of Craig McLachlan's five books about his various adventures in Japan. He has walked the 3200km length of Japan, hiked around the 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku Pilgrimage, set the record for climbing Japan's 100 Famous Mountains (78 days!) and journeyed around the Saigikou 33 Temples of Kannon Pilgrimage.