営業は４月２７日から１１月４日までとなります。
７月中旬までと１０月からは積雪期対応が必要です。
＜主なルート＞
・上高地（BT）〜横尾（横尾山荘）〜涸沢（涸沢ヒュッテ、涸沢小屋）〜穂高岳山荘〜奥穂高岳
・上高地（BT）〜岳沢（岳沢小屋）〜前穂高岳〜奥穂高岳〜穂高岳山荘
・新穂高温泉（P）〜白出沢出合〜白出沢〜穂高岳山荘〜奥穂
等
ルート上部では高山・岩稜帯特有の危険があります（落石、高山病、低体温症等）。
十分な装備と技術が必要です。
その他、詳細はwebサイトをご覧ください。
Japan North Alps
Mountain hut
"Hotakadake Sanso"
Open : Apr 27 - Nov 4
*Snow season(needs gears for snowy mountains like Crampons, ice axe) : until Jul mid, from early in Oct
=MAIN ROUTE=
--Kamikochi (Bus terminal) - Yokoo - Karasawa - Hotakadakesanso - Mt.Okuhotakadake(3,190m)
--Kamikochi (Bus terminal) - Dakesawa - Mt.Maehotakadake - Mt.Okuhotakadake(3,190m) - Hotakadakesanso
etc. You have to bring enough clothing and gears ; shoes to walk on way of rocks, rainwear(like Goretex), warm clothing(like Polar fleece or down jacket), etc. Even in mid summer, The temperature is 5℃ at night. You need to wear or bring long pants. Route Kamikochi - Yokoo - Karasawa is most popular course and has mountain hut in every 1-2 hours. Above Karasawa, you will go up the rock zone called 'Seitengrat' (it means 'supporting-ridge' in German). It has steel steps and steep rock steps. Another route, Kamikochi - Dakesawa, you will go up long steep trail, and have to walk ridge from Mt.Maehotaka-dake to Mt. If you have little experience to walk on mountain ridges, you may not walk there. fall of rocks, and other danger is in rock zone of both course. We know the guide book in English: 'Lonely Planet - Hiking in JAPAN', it mentions Yokoo- Karasawa course as sub-route of Yari - Hotaka course. If you feel danger, you must stop the trekking (though you started it). Difficulty of trekking may change because of the weather and seasons. Snow will remain until July mid, and It snows from Sep late - Oct mid. We are waiting for your coming but be careful enough. Please prepare an exact map, in order to avoid danger. We recommend you a mountain map by Shobunsha Publications that is popular in Japanese hiker. You can buy it from Amazon.jp (though, international shipping may cost high) :
山と高原地図 (Yama to Kogen chizu) 37． 槍ヶ岳・穂高岳 上高地 (Yarigatake, Hotakadake, Kamikochi)
Or, ask for map at "Kamikochi information center" or "Shinhotaka mountain information center".
