Events May 2007
2007-05-03 09:00:00 - 2007-05-04 18:00:00 | Hiking **Oomine camp and hike, May 3-4th
Come and enjoy a camp and hike in Oomine which is inNara prefecture!
I plan to camp at Dorogawa camp site on 5/3, then
hike to Inamuragatake (1725m) on 5/4. The walking time is about 8 hours, so you need to be well in shape.
If you are interested, please contact me.
Yoshimi
Leader : Yoshimi Suzuki (yoshimi.s) | send e-mail
2007-05-06 09:00:00 - 2007-05-06 18:00:00 | Watersports *
Day rafting, Nara May 6th
Day rafting.At Gojo Nara Yoshino river, run by mont-bell.
Scheduled May 6th.
http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
http://www.montbell.com/www/japanese/moc/rafting_nara.html
Bring ; shoes for the rafting.
If you are interested, please contact me zzzmauricio@hotmail.com
or 090-2596-8142.
I need your name and birthday. Please sigh up by April 16th. I already reseved for 7 people for the rafting.
Transportation Information at
http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi
Accommodation - (if applicable) Youth Hostels
If anybody wants to come the night before on May 5th,
Youth Hostel member; 3,300yen
If not ; 3,900yen
Leader : Mauricio Rosa Lima (Mauricio) | send e-mail
Meet :
meeting place is JR GOJO at 8:30am free pick up by mont-bell at 9:15 am.
Cost :
mont-bell club member is 10,000yen, if not 11,500yen. You can pay direct to mont-bell store.
2007-05-12 09:00:00 - 2007-05-13 18:00:00 | Hiking **
Hike Mt. Daisen (Shimane) , Weekend of May 12th
I would like to organize a weekend hiking trip theweekend of May 12th. My idea is to go to Mt. Daisen,
since we saw it on the way to Shimane-Ken a few weeks
ago.
I'm not sure of the exact details (will depend on who
is interested) but I'm thinking of leaving Friday the
11th and coming back Sunday the 13th.
If you are free that weekend and would like to go to
the countryside and maybe see Mt. Diasen please write
me vogue44@yahoo.com
Leader : Eric Vogelsang (vogelsang) | send e-mail
Cost :
Cost will depend on transportation.
2007-05-12 18:30:00 - 2007-05-12 20:00:00 | IOC Meetings
IOC Monthly Meeting, May.12th (Sat)
Come to our general meeting, and meet nice folks who enjoy the outdoors just like you do.6:00pm - new member information meeting
6:30pm - our regular meeting
For directions to our meeting location in Umeda, see our web site at
http://iockansai.com/event/meeting/
If you did any fun outdoor activities during Golden Week please bring along some photos on CD/USB to present at the meeting.
If you're free after the meeting, join us for dinner and drinks.
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/k752014/
Leader : Lisa Perry (Lisa) | send e-mail
2007-05-19 09:00:00 - 2007-05-19 18:00:00 | Hiking **
Yatsubuchi-no-taki hike in Omi-Takashima,Shiga-ken,May 19th
Join me on a fun and challenging hike that crosseswaterfalls and has a
great ridge hike.
It is about 6 hours of hiking and in some parts you
have to climb using ropes, chains and ladders so you need to be fit and ok with heights. We'll have to walk fairly quickly to finish before dark.
We'll take a bus from OmiTakashima to Gulliver Village and start hiking from there. Finish at JR Kitakomatsu
What to bring:
Clothing suitable for hiking and hiking boots
Lunch, snacks and plenty of water
Sunscreen
Rain gear
Gloves (for climbing using the ropes and ladders)
Headlamp - in case we finish late
Email Lisa if you're interested
nzlisaperry@hotmail.com
Leader : Lisa Perry (Lisa) | send e-mail
Meet :
Meet at the bus stop outside OmiTakashima Station station at 10:25 on Saturday May 19.
There is a 09:15 train from Osaka that arrives at 10:23.
The bus leaves at 10:28 so don't miss it!
If you're late, we can't wait.
Cost :
Train from Osaka - OmiTakashima = 1450yen
Bus to Gulliver = approx 800yen
Train from Kitakomatsu to Osaka = 1450yen
2007-05-20 08:00:00 - 2007-05-20 18:00:00 | Other **1/2
Rock Climbing / Aid Climbing May 20th
I was thinking of going climbing at a place near Dojoin Hyogo-ken. There is a sport-climbing crag that's
rated for Beginners to Intermediate Climbers. I was
thinking of trying a few routes at the lower grades of
around 5.9 (UIAA: 6-, French: 5+, British: 5a hvs,
Australian: 17). I also wanted to try aid-climbing,
rather than free-climbing, some of the harder routes
around 5.14 (A1).
I have a lot of the equipment we need but the
following would be useful.
Equipment Needed:
(Essential)
1. Rock-climbing Harness
2. Rock-climbing Shoes
(Recommended)
3. Rock-climbing Helmet
4. Quickdraws, Carabiners, etc.*
5. Climbing rope*
6. Rock-climbing protection (nuts, hexes, cams.
etc.)*
* I have these items, but if people have their own
then they should bring them as well.
If you're interested then email me at:
frozenduck@rice.ocn.ne.jp
If the weather isn't great then we might either just
go to Osaka Rock Gym or Crux Kyoto, or just aid-climb
depending on people's preferences.
Dominic
P.S. For an explanation of climbing grades, etc. see:
http://www17.big.or.jp/~yuuko/climbing/dict/ratings.html
Leader : Dominic Edsall (Dom) | send e-mail
2007-05-20 12:00:00 - 2007-05-20 18:00:00 | Other
Party/get - together in Osaka, Sunday 20th May
Party time!Hello Everyone,
Tired from all those hikes and camps and monthly
meetings?! Reeling from the summer heat?! Reeling from
mucho beer?! Pulling your hair out at the sound of
Japanese?! What's that? - no hair to pull out?! Aww!!
Learning English?! Demented Boss?! Crazy colleagues?!
Never mind the cause - Its time to take a breather
and have a PARTY! Pavan and I will russle up the food
and those of you who are interested may explore
Pavan's claim that Zen is in chillies and beer.
The event is a limited member event, so do sign up
early. The deadline for sign-up is May 18. Further
details will be emailed to those who sign up. Our
apartment is in Katanoshi, about 7 min walk from Keihan
Katanoshi station and about 10-12 min walk from JR
Kawachi-Iwafune station. Let us know if anyone wants to
drive, we can find out parking (if any) details and let
you know.
Have a nice week,
Meetal.
Leader : Meetal Salunkhe (salunkhe.m) | send e-mail
Co-leader : Pavan Suri (suri.p) | send e-mail
2007-05-26 12:00:00 - 2007-05-27 18:00:00 | Hiking **
New Green Hike and Camp in North Kyoto on May 26th and 27th
Why don't you feel new green forest before rainy season and hot crazy summer?I would like to organize to hike and camp in Miyama ( North Kyoto). This event is 8 members. We'll go by car.
If you join this event, please contact Rie by May 22nd.
Here's the schedule.
26th Saturday
7-8 am ; leave Osaka
10 am ; start hiking Sangokudake
http://homepage3.nifty.com/komachans3/yama3/mikuni0505.htm
5 pm ; camp site in Miyama
http://www.m-kajika.jp/shisetsu/shisetsu.htm
( The campsite has a bath not shower.)
We 'll cook together.
27th Sunday
9 am ; start hiking Shiraosan
http://homepage1.nifty.com/komachans/yama4/suginamidaniyama.htm
After hiking, probably we'll go to onsen.
Bring; tent, sleeping bag/towel kit, mattress, raingear and hiking shoes, onsen-kit, Saturday and Sunday lunch , Sunday breakfast, plate, cup, spoon, fork and chopsticks, torch.
Leader : Rie James (rie.j) | send e-mail
Co-leader : Kaori Asada (kaori.a) | send e-mail
Meet :
I'll tell the participants later.
Cost :
campsite ; approx 1,000yen / per person
rent-a-car, highway and gas ; approx 4,000yen / per person
food and onsen
2007-05-26 12:00:00 - 2007-05-26 18:00:00 | Hiking *
Beginner Hike- Mino-o hiking; Sat May 26th
There is already a multi-day hike planned but here's one for those who are only free on Saturday.The hike itself will be very easy - 3 to 5 hours, depending on how we're feeling...
Since only 3 people have signed up, I've joined some other friends for a hike in Mino-o, including a waterfall (we can then try to convince to join IOC!!!).
Number of People: Any
MEETING: WE ARE NOW MEETING AT MINO-O STATION; HANKYU LINE. 11 AM
Bring: Raingear and Lunch.
Pls contact me before coming....
Leader : Eric Vogelsang (vogelsang) | send e-mail
