Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Mt Shiraoi-dake & Mt Sapporo-dake BC Video

Here is a video made by Maxwell Downman of our Back Country Ski Trip to Mt Shiraoi-dake & Mt Sapporo-dake on Feb 9th - 10th - 11th of 2013.

Click this link for the video of the BC trip to Mt Shiraoi-dake & Mt Sapporo-dake


Monday, February 25, 2013

Wakasagi Ice Fishing

On Saturday Feb 23rd 2013. 6 members of H.I.O.C enjoyed a fun time ice fishing for "Wakasagi" on the river at Shintotsu town. When we got there the weather was very windy and really cold so we decided to fish in the glass huts they there which made things comfortable and was very warm.
We were all beginners at Wakasagi fishing so we didn't catch so much but had a good time and enjoyed

Leon at the office with the fishing gear
The fishing huts on the river
The fishing huts
Our fishing hut, nice and warm
inside the fishing hut
Leon trying to bait his hook and not doing a good job
All the rods in the water waiting to catch a fish
Got one !
Got another wakasagi
More wakasagi
Leon got one
The fishing huts
Ice fishing outside
Ice fishing outside but really cold
Everyone trying ard to catch a fish
All done for the day and ready for an onsen
Waiting to eat our catch
Wakasagi
Yummy wakasagi !
The fishing huts in the early evening
Outside the onsen
The onsen

Monday, February 18, 2013

Haykujoijki Cave Snowshoe Trip

On Feb 17th 2013 The Hokkaido International Outdoor Club enjoyed a fantastic trip to one of Hokkaido's magical places the 'Haykujoijki Cave' with it's magnificent natural ice sculptures .
It took about an hour to snowshoe to the cave. Once there we spent about two hours there looking around and having lunch. After lunch we snowshoed out taking a different from the one to cave. We took a route that lead us to the top and above the cave to a flat plateau which had a great view of nearby mountains and area. From there we snowshoed down and out and back to where our cars were parked. The route back took about 2 hours.

At the start of the trip to the cave
The group on the way to the cave
The route to the cave
In front of the cave
Haykujoijki Cave
Haykujoijki Cave
Haykujoijki Cave
Haykujoijki Cave
Inside Haykujoijki Cave
Inside Haykujoijki Cave
Inside Haykujoijki Cave
Haykujoijki Cave
Haykujoijki Cave
Leon Roode at Haykujoijki Cave
Outside Haykujoijki Cave
Having lunch outside Haykujoijki Cave
Having lunch outside Haykujoijki Cave
Having lunch outside Haykujoijki Cave
Heading up to the top of Haykujoijki Cave
Snowshoeing up to the top of Haykujoijki Cave
Snowshoeing up to the top of Haykujoijki Cave
On top of Haykujoijki Cave
On top of Haykujoijki Cave
On top of Haykujoijki Cave
On top of Haykujoijki Cave
Heading down from top of Haykujoijki Cave
The route down and out
Snowshoeing out from Haykujoijki Cave
Snowshoeing out from Haykujoijki Cave
Snowshoeing out from Haykujoijki Cave
Snowshoeing out from Haykujoijki Cave
Snowshoeing out from Haykujoijki Cave
Back at the car park from Haykujoijki Cave
Back in Sapporo after a 3 hour drive from Haykujoijki Cave