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Akaiwadake (赤岩岳)

Elevation 2,769m. 1 routes go up this mountain.

The easiest route starts at Nakabusa Onsen trailhead: 2 nights / 3 days, 25h18 of walking (stamina 9, technical C). 6 huts to stay at.

Routes up Akaiwadake

3D map of Omote-Ginza traverse (Nakabusa to Yari to Kamikochi)

Map: GSI Japan, EOxCloudless 2025 (Copernicus Sentinel) Yarigatake 3,180m

Omote-Ginza traverse (Nakabusa to Yari to Kamikochi) The classic Northern Alps ridge line: up to Tsubakuro-dake, along to Daitenjo, the Higashi-Kama ridge to Yarigatake, then down the Yarisawa valley to Kamikochi.

2 nights / 3 days
Walking 25h18
Stamina 9 / Technical C
Bus
Places to sleep 6 huts

Huts to stay at

Enzanso (燕山荘) Mountain hut / 2,712m
Daitenso (大天荘) Mountain hut / 2,870m
Otensho Hutte (大天井ヒュッテ) Mountain hut
Hutte Nishidake (ヒュッテ西岳) Mountain hut / 2,680m
Hutte Oyari (ヒュッテ大槍) Mountain hut / 2,884m
Yarigatake Sanso (槍ヶ岳山荘) Mountain hut

Each route page gives the sources for times and grades.