About Who We Are: Working Climbers
Alpine Climbing Japan is run by climbers. It is who we are and what we are about. We spend the year in the most remote parts of Tibet & the Karakoram running Feeding the Rat Expeditions, the only company doing high altitude trips north of the Himalaya, calling Japan home in between. We see Japanese alpinism as having a unique contribution to world climbing, forged in the countries terrain and culture.
We run our Japan trips the same way we run trips in the greater ranges; committed, authentic, detailed and no bulls#!t. As real climbers we present real climbing. We carry qualifications from the worlds leading organizations like IFMGA, AMGA, CIC, Wilderness First Responder and the military, but what matters more is the years running remote trips in different cultures.
Over the years we have initiated international alpine climbing in Japan.
Alpine Climbing Japan Firsts
01
First Mt Fuji Winter Ascents
Before we began our Mt Fuji Winter trips, ascents were haphazard, often accident prone and without alpine expertise.
02
New Ice Routes in the Southern Alps
Using the old maps and guide books we went deeper into the Southern Alps than most did in winter, climbing old routes faster and discovering a true Lost Kingdom of ice.
03
The Hardest Ice routes in Asia
Working with the industry’s top sponsored climbers. we have run trips that found and developed Asia’s only true WI7 grade ice routes.
04
Ice Climbing for International Schools
Long term relations with UWC ISAK Japan lets us develop ice climbing for students as part of their innovative Baccalaureate curriculum that includes outdoor education
05
First Foreign Ascents of Japans Biggest Objectives
Discussions with Japan’s elite climbers gives us the insights into the world class objectives they use, getting the first foreign climbers onto the Japanese test-pieces that helped define Japanese alpinism
06
First Provider to Exclusively International Climbers
Until we started, there was no international interface to Japan as a climbing destination. Now, what we have started others have followed, putting Japan on the map for a new generation of foreign alpinists.