Yama no Makochan
- Base
- Sapporo, Hokkaido
- Work
- Avalanche course instructor, backcountry guide, climbing guide, mountain guide, YouTuber
- Disciplines
- Summer hiking, stream climbing, rock climbing, backcountry skiing, ice climbing, winter mountaineering
So that there is one mountain accident fewer.From his profile
Based in Hokkaido, I share what I learned the hard way so that every hiker can enjoy the mountains in comfort, and safety information so that there is one accident fewer.
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).
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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