When planning for a mammoth seven-day hike across Daisetsuzan I found myself faced with all kinds of perplexing research, facts and questionable gear recommendations. Having only completed two-day hikes, with a convenient overnight stop at a mountainside hut, I was feeling the pressure to get the planning right. This gear guide is a summary of …
Daisetsuzan, the largest national park in Japan, is located in the centre of its northernmost island, Hokkaido. Measuring a gargantuan 2,267km² the expansive area hosts every biome imaginable; sprawling forests, marshland, snow drifts, shifting volcanic rock, bamboo forests, the list goes on... The landscape, wild and stunning in its sheer size, gives a hiker plenty …
