Last updated Nov 4, 2018
Thanks for your interest in contributing to The Hokkaido Wilds. We only just recently launched the site (November 2018), so once the dust has settled, we’ll consider opening things up for contributions from individuals, guides, and companies.
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REGION: The general mountain/geographical region the route is in.
BEST MONTH(S): Time of year a route is suited to visiting. Some pop all season, some are more limited.
DIFFICULTY: How strenuous a route is, and how technical it is. Full details here.
FREERIDE/SKITOUR: Very subjective, but is a route more-of-a-walk-than-a-ski or the other way around? Some routes are all about the screaming downhill (freeride), some are more about the hunt for a peak or nice forest (ski-tour). Some are in between.
MAIN ASPECT: Which cardinal direction the primary consequential slope is facing, that you might encounter on the route. More details here.
ROUTE TAGS: An eclectic picking of other categories that routes might belong to.
SEARCH BY LOCATION: You can find routes near your current location – just click on the crosshairs (). You may need to give permission to HokkaidoWilds.org to know your GPS location (don’t worry, we won’t track you). Or, type in a destination, such as Niseko or Sapporo or Asahikawa etc.
Please let us know how we can make it easier to narrow down your search. Contact Rob at rob@hokkaidowilds.org with your suggestions.
Category
Grade
Points
Strenuousness
Vertical Gain
25
Time ascending
0
Technicality
Altitude
0
Hazards
Navigation
Totals
25/100
GRADES range from A (very difficult) to D (easy). Hazards include exposure to avalanche and fall risk. More details here. Rating rubric adapted from Hokkaido Yukiyama Guidebook 北海道雪山ガイド.
2 thoughts on “How to Contribute to The Hokkaido Wilds”
I’ve got a lot of great content written and images from Hokkaido. Spent six years mostly in daisetsuzan
Hi Ryan, thank you for the message. I took a quick look at your website and travels – impressive! We’ve got Rick working on writing up hikes at the moment, so he will likely have most of Daisetsuzan covered, as far as route guides go. We’re always looking for non-route guide informational posts about Hokkaido though (https://hokkaidowilds.org/tag/education). A recent example would be Rick’s summary of the Tomuraushi Incident (https://hokkaidowilds.org/the-mt-tomuraushi-incident). I’ll shoot you an email.