Yama no Makochan
Avalanche course instructor, backcountry guide, climbing guide, mountain guide, YouTuber
- Base
- Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Disciplines
- Summer hiking, stream climbing, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, ice climbing, winter mountaineering
I also share safety information, hoping to prevent even one mountain accident. YouTube channel "Yama no Makochan": about 19,500 subscribers, about 7.4 million views (as of Nov 2023). Blog: about 8,000 page views a month (as of Nov 2019).
As the one who started it, I love ski mountaineering most, so it is officially our main activity, but we do stream climbing, rock climbing and hiking too.
— Yama no Makochan 山岳クラブを作ってみた (blog in Japanese; translated) When I started hiking I weighed 103 kg, and hiking took me down to 80 kg.
— Yama no Makochan 登山ダイエット 私はこれで-23kg！ジムの運動が続かないあなたにおすすめ！ (blog in Japanese; translated) Raised in the city of Sapporo, I knew nothing at all about wild mountain vegetables until about two years ago (age 30).
— Yama no Makochan 春は山菜の時期 (blog in Japanese; translated)
Qualifications
- Instructor, Hokkaido Avalanche Course (北海道雪崩講習会)
- Hokkaido Backcountry Guide Association Master Guide
- Instructor, Anatomeet (palpation anatomy workshop)
Affiliations
- Hokkaido Avalanche Research Group (NPO)
- Founder, Hokkaido Mountaineers
- Founder, Hokkaido Backcountry Guide Association
- Founder, Hokkaido Climbing Guide Association
- Founder, Anatomeet
Organizations
Mountain history
- 2014.4Started hiking (age 29)
- 2016.11Started backcountry skiing
- 2017.4Joined an alpine club
- 2017.5Started rock climbing
- 2017.6Started stream climbing
- 2019.1Started ice climbing
- 2019.4Founded Hokkaido Mountaineers
- 2022–23Taught at the Hokkaido Avalanche Course as instructor candidate
- 2023.4Qualified as instructor, Hokkaido Avalanche Course
- 2025.12Founded the Hokkaido Backcountry Guide Association
- 2026.9Founded Anatomeet
Ways to go to the mountains together
Hokkaido Mountaineers
A club, like a school club: members train together to improve each other. Teaching is not promised. If you want to be taught, see the school or guided tours.
Club pageMountain school
One or two field or online sessions a month. For people who do not want an alpine club but want proper safety skills.
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