Waaay back in Switzerland when I decided to send my bike back to New Zealand, I got a shock when I did some research on how much it was going to cost to get a regular sized bike box to New Zealand. I was even considering just leaving the bike […]
As indicated in the Hokkaido Snowy Mountain Guidebook (Hokkaido Yuki-yama Gaido – ISBN: 978-4894538047).
Difficulty as assessed by the Hokkaido Snowy Mountain Guidebook, p. 10 (Hokkaido Yuki-yama Gaido – ISBN: 978-4894538047). This overall index takes into account route-finding, altitude, ascent in vertical gain, time on the mountain, and technical aspects.