Climbing a Few of Japan's 100 Famous Mountains - Volume 3: Mt. Gassan - Softcover

Wieczorek, Daniel H.; Numazawa, Kazuya

Softcover

ISBN 10: 149487217X ISBN 13: 9781494872175

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

Not everyone summits mountains and not everyone is capable of capturing the experience in stunning photographs. Daniel and Kazuya have done just that! Join them in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan and view through their camera’s eye the amazing scenery of Mt. Gassan (Moon Mountain). They’ve captured this mountain in unique photos. On both occasions that they summited, they spent the night in the hut which is available for use during the summer months and were therefore able to capture the most amazing sunset and sunrise colors that you’ve probably ever seen. Mt. Gassan is the highest peak in the Dewa Sanzan trio of sacred mountains. Being a sacred mountain it is famous for the shrine at the very summit. It lies between Mt. Chokai to the north and Mt. Asahi to the south. No matter where you are in the world you’ll savor this one-of-a-kind armchair adventure. You’re sure to find a favorite among their sixty-three photographs and enjoy reading their accompanying informative comments on each of their climbs here.

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From the Author:

If you're purchasing the Kindle Edition of this book please keep in mind that it is a book of color photographs - it will probably not be worth looking at on a b/w Kindle.  Please be sure that you intend to read it on either your Kindle Reader on your computer or else have a Kindle Fire or another Kindle which supports color.

About the Author:

Daniel Wieczorek was born in 1947 in Ionia, Michigan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.S. in Forestry in 1969. He moved to Oregon to work in the field of forestry in 1971. That was followed by a move to Alaska in 1975, where he continued his career in forestry. After about a 14 year career in forestry, Daniel decided to do something different and he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in The Philippines from 1985 - 1987. Upon completion of his Peace Corps service he returned to Alaska, where he attended the University of Alaska - Fairbanks and received an M.B.A. in 1991. This was followed by a move to South Korea in 1992, where Daniel taught English to Korean people wishing to improve their English Language skills. Daniel's next stop was in New York City, where he worked as temporary staff at Deutsche Bank from 1998 - 2001. He left NYC in March 2001 and moved on to his present home in Mitaka City, Tokyo, Japan. He is teaching English in Japan and at this time he's been teaching as a career for about 17 years. He has been hiking, climbing and doing photography since he was about 12 years old. At the present time he likes to go hiking/mountain climbing at every possible opportunity with his partner Kazuya Numazawa.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 149487217X
• ISBN 13: 9781494872175
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 70