Could you guys see how much pain Roy was in? What do you think - worth it? 😂 Another big shout out to our new editor who is CRUSHING IT and helping us get videos out this fast!
definitely agree with Roy in the beginning that Aimee shouldn’t been hiking on her birthday 😂 But the viewsss… its all worth it guys! happy belated birthday Aimee 🍰
Thank you!! Haha at the start, I was super excited to be hiking on my birthday. By the end, I was ready to get off the mountain 😂 But now all I can remember are the great views and am ready to do it again 😆
Happy Birthday Aimee and a huge congrats on your 15th hyakumeizan! The weather you got for your hike was incredible and the views are insane! What an amazing video!😍
Thank you Ruth! Only 85 to go! 😅 Yeah we were incredibly lucky with the weather on the second day. Even though it was hard, the good views keep bringing us back for more 😆
Hiya guys congratulations on completing another of the ‘100’ and what amazing scenes too! Also wishing a very happy belated birthday to Aimee. Thank you for sharing this brilliant experience with everyone. Safe travels and best wishes to the two of you
Thank you for the belated birthday wishes! Yup still working through the '100' haha but this one sure did have some good views 😊 Thank you for watching!
Beautiful hike guys! You seem like a lot of fun to hike with 🤩 Hard relate on the heavy backpack thing though. What really saved weight in my bag is replacing my meals with dehydrated meals that you can grab off Amazon! Then you only need to carry a burner and pot for water 👌🏼
Thanks for watching! 😍 Haha well we bring the snacks and frequent breaks so if that's your vibe, then we could be fun 😆 Oh thank you, that's a great tip! We want to do some bigger hikes this year so that's going to be really helpful, along with a more lightweight camping setup I think.
Oh, wow, that were beautiful views! What I nice hike. I also like to go hiking on my birthday - but in my area it's just a low mountain range. So no need for a tent - you always get back home. ;)
Hahah yes! Another birthday hike enthusiast! Although Roy would certainly agree the way you do it is the better way to go 😉 Thank you so much for watching & enjoying the views with us!
Hahaha Roy would agree with you there 😆 There were definitely a range of emotions from “I’m so happy” to “Why did I think this was a good idea for my birthday?” 😂 Thanks for the belated birthday wishes!
I once hiked from Mt. Jōnen to Mt. Chōgatake when there was snow on the ground, and it was mentally taxing to reach a peak and then see a descent that ruined all the hard work and a wall of snow beyond.
Belated happy birthday, Aimee! ❤️ We climbed Chougatake I think a week after you guys and I also said the same thing about Godzilla Tree! Hahaha looks more like a T-Rex! Haha We didn’t get to see unkai like you did but the views were just as unreal. ☺️ Awesome job on climbing Jonen! Jonen is a beast! Haha
Hahaha thank you for your understanding! 😂 Ooh so glad to hear you got good views as well! Did you stay in the lodge or at the campground? Maybe we'll have to team up sometime for an outdoor adventure!
@@RoyandAimee Oh, absolutely! I would totally love that! Always awesome to meet mountain climbing outdoor loving people haha We stayed at a mountain lodge! I have a bit of an obsession over mountain lodges/huts in Japan in general. lol
Awesome! Totally agree - it’s great to meet other mountain, outdoor loving people haha 😁 Oh? An obsession haha! I want to hear more about this. I’m curious to know what the best lodge is you’ve stayed in so far!
Thank you for watching and the lovely comment! So we stayed the night in our tent at the summit of Chougatake, and hiked from Chogatake to the summit of Jonen-dake the next morning, and then went straight down the mountain after summiting Jonen-dake returning to our starting point from the day before. On the course we took Jonen hut was a 40 minute trek down Mt. Jonen, and then if we wanted to finish our round trip, we would've had to hike 40 minutes back UP Jonen, so we decided to skip the detour and keep going on our return course. Truth be told, going from Chogatake to Jonen and then straight down was very, veryyyyyy hard work for us. (You could probably see the pain in the video towards the end). If we had the time and the right conditions, staying at Jonen hut would've probably helped make the hike less painful. Hope this helps!
@@RoyandAimee Oh wow, so now I understand, this is really tough, having to do so much in 1 day is no joke. Hats off to you guys. We were at Jonen Hut and trekked to Chogatake traversing over Mount Jonen dake on 15 Sep last year (very much about the same time as you). This leg alone was tiring, but we stayed at Chogatake hut for that night, and trek down to Kamikochi the next morning. This year in July, we trekked to Yarigatake via Kamikochi and Yarisawa, it was raining and windy for the most part. Luckily on that early morning 4.30am, the day of ascent to Yari peak, the sky cleared for us. ;-) Have fun and good luck to you guys in achieving all 100 famous Japanese peaks.
Thanks for watching! From our experience, pitching your tent anywhere is not something that is done in Japan very much. Generally, hikers stick to pitching their tent in the dedicated spaces.
Hi there! We're wearing some Salomon hiking shoes. The exact model probably outdated because we've been using them on all of our hikes since 2014! Roy's shoes have just fallen apart, but Aimees are still going strong. We've been very happy with them and wouldn't think twice about getting them again!
Yes beautiful views but a lot of work haha. If you just did the first peak up and back without the second, then it’s probably a bit more doable 😊 Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed watching your hiking videos in Japan. But I realised that many UA-camrs like yourself, never indicate the exact date of the video taken but rather just the date the video was uploaded on UA-cam. Or did I miss out somewhere? I apologized if I did miss out. If not, appreciate very much that you can indicate your dates on your itinerary so that we know what is the appropriate hiking dates available in Japan, as I understand March to early April may not be opened for Japan Alps hike. I’m heading there in early April next year. Thank you guys 🙏
Hi there! Thanks so much for watching and for the comment! Really appreciate that dates on the video could be helpful, thanks for bringing it up. We’ll try and add those in on our hiking videos from now on 😊 This hike was on September 14/15. Yeah for March and early April, the alps are still completely covered in snow. For that time of year, mountains up to 2,000m (6,500ft) are your best bet. The taller of those will still have some snow on top so crampons would be good to have too.
Could you guys see how much pain Roy was in? What do you think - worth it? 😂
Another big shout out to our new editor who is CRUSHING IT and helping us get videos out this fast!
THANK YOU SO MUCH GUYS!!!
Roy CRUSHED IT!💪🏼
definitely agree with Roy in the beginning that Aimee shouldn’t been hiking on her birthday 😂 But the viewsss… its all worth it guys! happy belated birthday Aimee 🍰
Thank you!! Haha at the start, I was super excited to be hiking on my birthday. By the end, I was ready to get off the mountain 😂 But now all I can remember are the great views and am ready to do it again 😆
Happy Birthday Aimee and a huge congrats on your 15th hyakumeizan! The weather you got for your hike was incredible and the views are insane! What an amazing video!😍
Thank you Ruth! Only 85 to go! 😅 Yeah we were incredibly lucky with the weather on the second day. Even though it was hard, the good views keep bringing us back for more 😆
The Video is amazing and so relaxing watching your travel vlogs guys Keep the Good work ⛰💌
Thank you for your lovely comment! 😊
Hiya guys congratulations on completing another of the ‘100’ and what amazing scenes too! Also wishing a very happy belated birthday to Aimee. Thank you for sharing this brilliant experience with everyone. Safe travels and best wishes to the two of you
Thank you for the belated birthday wishes! Yup still working through the '100' haha but this one sure did have some good views 😊 Thank you for watching!
Beautiful hike guys! You seem like a lot of fun to hike with 🤩 Hard relate on the heavy backpack thing though. What really saved weight in my bag is replacing my meals with dehydrated meals that you can grab off Amazon! Then you only need to carry a burner and pot for water 👌🏼
Thanks for watching! 😍 Haha well we bring the snacks and frequent breaks so if that's your vibe, then we could be fun 😆 Oh thank you, that's a great tip! We want to do some bigger hikes this year so that's going to be really helpful, along with a more lightweight camping setup I think.
What a wonderful adventure!!
Thank you for watching! 😊
Wow, I have to be there. That’s amazing
It truly was breathtaking. We recommend going there for yourself & taking it all in!
this was so well done I love the video thanks for sharing this with us!! Happy belated birthday~
Thanks so much for watching and leaving such a lovely comment! 🤩
Hi! Roy Hi Aimee, I am your fan!
Oh, wow, that were beautiful views! What I nice hike. I also like to go hiking on my birthday - but in my area it's just a low mountain range. So no need for a tent - you always get back home. ;)
Hahah yes! Another birthday hike enthusiast! Although Roy would certainly agree the way you do it is the better way to go 😉
Thank you so much for watching & enjoying the views with us!
Hiking on the birthday is a bit over the top lol, but the views from the top are amazing! Happy belated birthday, Aimee!🎉
Hahaha Roy would agree with you there 😆 There were definitely a range of emotions from “I’m so happy” to “Why did I think this was a good idea for my birthday?” 😂 Thanks for the belated birthday wishes!
very great moment.
I really loved this time in Japan. I wish to do the same one day"
thank you for the sharing
PS: Happy birthday
Thank you for your comment! Hope you can do something similar one day 😊
You guys deserve 1M subs
Thank you for the lovely comment! 😭😊
What wonderful hiking on Birthday ! Thank you for sharing this brilliant experience with everyone.
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So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching 😊
HBD. Interesting trail. Thanks
Thanks for watching and for the birthday wishes 😊
Great job
Thank you!
I once hiked from Mt. Jōnen to Mt. Chōgatake when there was snow on the ground, and it was mentally taxing to reach a peak and then see a descent that ruined all the hard work and a wall of snow beyond.
Oh boy can totally understand that feeling! Except the snow would have made it feel so much worse, I'm sure!
Belated happy birthday, Aimee! ❤️
We climbed Chougatake I think a week after you guys and I also said the same thing about Godzilla Tree! Hahaha looks more like a T-Rex! Haha We didn’t get to see unkai like you did but the views were just as unreal. ☺️
Awesome job on climbing Jonen! Jonen is a beast! Haha
Oh, I would also totally climb on my birthday! Hahahaha I feel you 🤩
Hahaha thank you for your understanding! 😂 Ooh so glad to hear you got good views as well! Did you stay in the lodge or at the campground? Maybe we'll have to team up sometime for an outdoor adventure!
@@RoyandAimee Oh, absolutely! I would totally love that! Always awesome to meet mountain climbing outdoor loving people haha
We stayed at a mountain lodge! I have a bit of an obsession over mountain lodges/huts in Japan in general. lol
Awesome! Totally agree - it’s great to meet other mountain, outdoor loving people haha 😁
Oh? An obsession haha! I want to hear more about this. I’m curious to know what the best lodge is you’ve stayed in so far!
Hi congratulations, great video. Did you guys stay at Jonen hut for the night before getting down the next morning?
Thank you for watching and the lovely comment! So we stayed the night in our tent at the summit of Chougatake, and hiked from Chogatake to the summit of Jonen-dake the next morning, and then went straight down the mountain after summiting Jonen-dake returning to our starting point from the day before. On the course we took Jonen hut was a 40 minute trek down Mt. Jonen, and then if we wanted to finish our round trip, we would've had to hike 40 minutes back UP Jonen, so we decided to skip the detour and keep going on our return course.
Truth be told, going from Chogatake to Jonen and then straight down was very, veryyyyyy hard work for us. (You could probably see the pain in the video towards the end). If we had the time and the right conditions, staying at Jonen hut would've probably helped make the hike less painful.
Hope this helps!
@@RoyandAimee Oh wow, so now I understand, this is really tough, having to do so much in 1 day is no joke. Hats off to you guys. We were at Jonen Hut and trekked to Chogatake traversing over Mount Jonen dake on 15 Sep last year (very much about the same time as you). This leg alone was tiring, but we stayed at Chogatake hut for that night, and trek down to Kamikochi the next morning.
This year in July, we trekked to Yarigatake via Kamikochi and Yarisawa, it was raining and windy for the most part. Luckily on that early morning 4.30am, the day of ascent to Yari peak, the sky cleared for us. ;-)
Have fun and good luck to you guys in achieving all 100 famous Japanese peaks.
Great video! Is it compulsory to pitch your tent in the dedicated space? Or can you put your tent wherever? Thank you
Thanks for watching! From our experience, pitching your tent anywhere is not something that is done in Japan very much. Generally, hikers stick to pitching their tent in the dedicated spaces.
Hi! What are the names of the shoes you two are wearing?
Hi there! We're wearing some Salomon hiking shoes. The exact model probably outdated because we've been using them on all of our hikes since 2014! Roy's shoes have just fallen apart, but Aimees are still going strong. We've been very happy with them and wouldn't think twice about getting them again!
Very nice place at the top but i think it's hard to get there
Yes beautiful views but a lot of work haha. If you just did the first peak up and back without the second, then it’s probably a bit more doable 😊 Thanks for watching!
I enjoyed watching your hiking videos in Japan. But I realised that many UA-camrs like yourself, never indicate the exact date of the video taken but rather just the date the video was uploaded on UA-cam. Or did I miss out somewhere? I apologized if I did miss out. If not, appreciate very much that you can indicate your dates on your itinerary so that we know what is the appropriate hiking dates available in Japan, as I understand March to early April may not be opened for Japan Alps hike. I’m heading there in early April next year.
Thank you guys 🙏
Hi there! Thanks so much for watching and for the comment! Really appreciate that dates on the video could be helpful, thanks for bringing it up. We’ll try and add those in on our hiking videos from now on 😊 This hike was on September 14/15. Yeah for March and early April, the alps are still completely covered in snow. For that time of year, mountains up to 2,000m (6,500ft) are your best bet. The taller of those will still have some snow on top so crampons would be good to have too.