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Today is “Mountain Day”. I have many fond memories of the mountains. Now that I think about it, I did some pretty reckless climbing. There are countless accidents, such as a mountain hut on the map being flattened and rushing to the next hut, or a guidepost breaking from the base due to strong winds and getting lost. I have often come to terms with death. Still, when summer comes, I’m excited. Between Yarigatake and Okuhotaka, there is a large Kiretto (gap in a mountain ridge) with a height difference of over 300 meters. It’s a place that makes me cringe even if I look at it on Youtube now. Even in such a place, when I saw a flower in a little col, I would take out my camera from my backpack and take a picture of the flower.
今日は「山の日」。山には数々の思い出があります。今思えば、随分無謀な登山をしたこともあります。地図にある山小屋がペシャンコになっていて、次の山小屋に急いだり、道標が強風で根元から折れ、行く先に迷ったり、といったアクシデントも数知れずです。死を覚悟したこともしばしばです。それでも、夏になれば心が騒ぐのです。槍ヶ岳から奥穂高の間には高低差300メートルを越える大キレットがあります。今Youtubeでみても足がすくむような所です。そんな場所でもちょっとした鞍部に花を見かけると、リュックからカメラを取り出し、夢中でその花を撮ったものです。