From October 22 to 24, 2004, Wakwak climbing club attacked Mt. Naeba（2,145m）. It is located between Nagano Prefecture and Niigata Prefecture. It is a typical table mountain having vast area of table top. On October 23, they experienced heavy earthquake in a hut at the top. Distance from the centre of the earthquake was 60km.
Mr. Greenwood entered base camp in Akiyamagou village after playing golf in Karuizawa. He had driven his Jeep in a narrow winding road in darkness.
Access route to Mt. Naeba (green)
It was raining when they wakeup in the morning. But decided to climb after waiting 2 hours as weather forecast told that fine weather is waiting in the next day. They parked their car at the middle of the mountains (1,320m) and started climbing.
3D view of the Mt. Naeba
The climbing route is illustrated in the following 3D model of Mt. Naeba which was prepared by Mr. Greenwood from digital map made by Geographical Survey Institute of Japan. He used shareware program, Kashmir 3D develloped by Mr. Sugimoto. It was assumed that a camera is looking toward 134 degree and looking down 21 degree from 2,138m high point above base camp of 762m above sea level. Brown (2,900m above sea level) arrows and Point A to E show where the photos were taken.
at the summit, Point A
When they were resting in a hut near summit, a strong earthquake of the magnitude 6.8 hit the hut. They found that the hut was sound. But it was reported that the road to the parking area at the middle point of the mountain was blocked by the falling rocks.
 Rising sun from Point B |
 frozen pond from Point C |
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Looking south west from Point D |
Looking west from Point E |
Another 3D model made assuming that a camera is looking toward 253 degree and looking down 11.2 degree from 100m high point above the summit. Japan Alps is visible at a distance.
3D view of the from a point 100m above the summit of Mt. Naeba
Looking south from Point F
They found that the falling rocks to the approach road were cleaned and could come back home safely via Nagano.
November 3, 2004
Rev. November 19, 2004
