Mt. Kaimondake climbing record

For this climb 　Exertion Level：★★☆☆☆ 　Difficulty Level：★☆☆☆☆ 　Scenic Level：★★★★★

For this climb
Exertion Level：★★☆☆☆
Difficulty Level：★☆☆☆☆
Scenic Level：★★★★★

This Mountain's Information

□ Altitude：924m
□ Location：Ibusuki volcanic region of southern Kyushu (Click to view larger map)

Schedule

□ Duration：1 Day
□ Term of Climbing：05.07.2017 ～ 05.07.2017
□ Date at Summit： 05.07.2017

Weather

□ Weather：Mostly Sunny
□ Highest Temperature：23.0°C
□ Lowest Temperature：15.0°C

Climbing Course

□ Distance：8.3km
□ Cumulative Elevation：838m
□ Course：Kaimondake Course
□ Further Information：Overall, it was super easy to climb because the path was made for beginners, and there is no risk of getting lost beacause there is only one way.

Approach to Starting Point

□ Transportation：Airplane
□ Time to Starting Point：About 2 hours from Kagoshima city to Kirishima by car, and about 1.5 hours from Haneda Airport to Kagoshima Airport.
□ Further Information：There's no highway from Kagoshima City to Kaimondake or Ibusuki Spring-town and the road has just one lane. Therefore it could take more time than expected. If you go there early morning, it would take 1.5 hours. It's a bit hard to access, so I think you had better rent a car at the airport.

Location

The Map of Climbing Course

Altitude × Temperature

Download GPS Data

2017-05-07_Mt.Kaimondake.gpx　

My Impressions

Are you considering climbing some mountains in Kyushu? Congratulations! You have already found the best choice from this website. You should stop putting it off. I think Mt. Kaimondake is the top priority climb in Kyushu.
Although, it has lower altitude than other 100 famous mountains, the views from the summit were top level. This is a completely conical mountain surrounded by the sea. I’d never seen anything like this and I think humans could never make such a beautiful thing. Just one thing that I should say is that check the weather and choose a sunny day. When it’s surrounded by clouds, it could be a boring climb.