Gassan 　　 月山　 　 1984m 　 difficulty~2 scenery~4

I climbed Gassan in autumn with my Dad in-law Machan. Unfortunately we got lost big time on the drive there, lost alot of time and were forced to use the ski lifts if we wanted to get to the top before night fell. I plan to climb Gassan again next autumn without cheating. Anyway the Autumn colours were amazing. The entire mountain was bright red, yellow and green. After the lift ride we still had a 3 hour climb ahead of us with plenty of stops for photos of the landscape. The climb itself was pretty relaxed most of the way. It got pretty steep on the last strech toward the summit. When we eventually got to the top dripping wet with sweat we ate some onigari (rice balls) and had a wander around a small shrine. Every now and then we got

spectacular views of the surrounding mountains and landscape.