May 10, 2012, 8:42 AM 🔗

Preparing for the Oxfam TrailWalker 2012 event!
Check list… CHECK!

Ready for 100km hike over a 48 hour period?

May 10, 2012, 1:31 PM 🔗

Have your bags packed?
Mine are. ;)

Gallary 🔗

Train ride down with friends
Walking to the event start line
Walking to the event start line
Walking to the event start line

Team Registration
Team Registration
Team Registration
Team Registration
Team Registration
Team Registration

Support Crew

Starting line
Starting line
Starting line
Starting line
Starting line
Starting line
Ready to start?

Start!
Start!
Start!
Start!
Start!
Start!
RBS & KVH movin'
Is this the right way? ;)
Starting in reverse
Who let the cats out?
Let's have fun!
Here we go!

Fishing place sign
Goregous country side
This way?
Mountains and farms
Mountains and farms
The crew
The crew
Reststop
Checkin' the map
Creek from the mountains
Everyone is ready
Everyone is ready
On the course
Waiting to go
Let's go


High or low?
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
Moving on

Spring trees
Place: Hakone (35.601369806288, 139.58099271426)
Place: Hakone (35.601369806288, 139.58099271426)
Central Park
Central Park map
Logging on the trail?
Logging on the trail?
Trail break


Day one: lunch break
Day one: lunch break
Photo bombing
Photo bombing
Photo op
Bring your own kitchen

Mountain view
Ready to move
Peace



Mountain view
Sakura tree
Inaka
Inaka road
Inaka
Dirt road
Dirt road

More Sakura
More Sakura
Near a major check point
Bus stop near check point

Weather forecast

May 11, 2012, 6:16 AM 🔗

I’m (sort of) awake… :)

May 11, 2012, 11:54 AM 🔗

CP1 check out

May 11, 2012, 12:39 PM 🔗

Kat & I are 20min ahead of everyone
I’m going to take a snack break now…

May 11, 2012, 1:53 PM 🔗

My bag is getting too heavy. Need to lighten the load…

I’m probably 20min from CP2.

It’s also starting to rain.
Kat is in the lead.
Rohit has past me.
I hear that Michael is dropping out… :(

May 11, 2012, 2:15 PM 🔗

Leg cramped up badly.
Hard to move.

Must rest. (T-T)

May 11, 2012, 6:12 PM 🔗

On way to CP4

May 11, 2012, 8:29 PM 🔗

I’m at CP4.

I beat everyone here!

:P

May 12, 2012, 5:42 AM 🔗

Currently between CP4 & CP5 @ Lawson.

Just before the grueling assent through the mountain.

Time for some “happy” climbing.

May 12, 2012, 10:57 AM 🔗

I injured my left ankle badly enough to drop out at CP5…

(T-T)

The team will regroup and push forward.

May 12, 2012, 7:52 PM 🔗

CP7 snack time. :P

May 12, 2012, 7:54 PM 🔗

At the peak between CP4 & CP5

May 12, 2012, 7:55 PM 🔗

Mt. Fuji at sunset from CP7

May 13, 2012, 11:49 AM 🔗

Returning to Tokyo! Excellent photo of Mt.Fuji!