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Yukinori
Otsuka

Photography / Mountain Guide

Photography / Mountain GuideHe was born in Noda shi, Chiba Prefecture, 1979. He lives in Higashikawa, a culture of photography village. Under the theme of the "Daisetsuzan National Park," he continues to photograph mountain scenery and the people who are based there. In addition to providing works to many outdoor brands, he also writes articles for mountain magazines such as "岳人".

Koichi
Toba

Mountain Guide

He organised 150 days of outdoor tours & events and private mountain guide tours. He is based in Daisetsuzan, hiking & eco-tour in summer and snowshoe tour in winter. He has many qualifications such as mountain guide stage II & Ski guide stages I by JMGA, Para-sports instructor by Japanese para-sports association, Advanced first aid course and registered park ranger of Ministry of the Environment. He also rescues and patrols around Mt. Asahidake.

Ryuta
Furuichi

Mountain Guide

Small white flowers of Cassiope glycosides living in the rocky pits of the ridge where the wind and snow are severe, the setting sun over the Niseko mountain range seen from the summit of Mt. The giant tree of Ezo pine that keeps standing, the scenery was seen from the mountaintop that I climbed while sweating. People seem to be moved by different things.

Kei
Sato 

Photography / Mountain Guide

Based in Kamifurano, Hokkaido, he mainly photoshoots skiers and snowboarders and publish his works in outdoor catalogues and magazines. He also does photo tours in the backcountry and ski areas. He carries a camera worldwide and collaborates with many riders abroad. He has achieved the summits 2012 Himalayan Shishapangma then 2016 Himalayan Everest. In 2012, he started "RIDE THE EARTH", ski trips abroad with Takeshi Kodama, a professional skier. He travelled to Lebanon, Morocco, Iceland, Kashmir, Russia, Greece, China and the snowy mountains of the world in a book. The new issue, "RIDE THE EARTH 08 HOKKAIDO POWDER BELT", is currently in production (scheduled to be released in November 2021).

Mizuki
Sugimoto

Mountain Guide

He is a qualified mountain guide by the JMGA. When he was studying abroad as a student, he visited national parks in the United States and became interested in the outdoors. He started as an assistant guide for backcountry skiing alongside office workers in 2001, and the following year he will be a trekking guide in Switzerland. In 2005, he ended his 10-year career as an office worker, and he lives in mountain guides. He is now a mountaineering school instructor, domestic mountaineering guide, snow mountaineering and backcountry skiing guide. He organises an outdoor tour in Swissland and attends many overseas expeditions from the Himalayas and South America.