Mt. Asama, Nagano, Japan

The first ‘big’ thing on my 43 things that I’ve accomplished.

lack of exercise for 2 years + climbing up in snow that is waist deep without snow shoes = dumb idea

However painful it was (and it was extremely painful coming back down again with a fucked up knee), it was so beautiful. I would easily do it again, and I highly recommend that you (yes, YOU) give it a go.

Thanks to Matthias, Peter, and Basti.