team members
features
①In addition to knowledge and abilities regarding mountains, many staff members can speak foreign languages. Their specialty is mountain, so although their foreign language ability is not professional but general communication is possible. Therefore, they are good at communicating in emergencies.
②When we have staff members who cannot speak a foreign language, we prepare another staff who can speak customer’s native language on standby as an emergency base manager. In case of that, you can always communicate via satellite phone.
③Our staff members include many film crews of NHK BS's popular mountaineering TV program “Nippon 100 Famous Mountains”.
INTRODUction SOME OF OUR MEMBERS
Name: Takaaki Tsukada
Climbing experience: 30 years. Started mountain climbing in high school. Going mountaineering throughout the year, including stream climbing, and snowy mountains.
Qualification: Mountain sports instructor coach 1
Safety measures: first aid
Others: A technical professional of using climbing ropes to ensure safety. His skills are so advanced that guide examinees come to receive his guidance for rope work practice.
Member of the NHK BS Premium “Japan 100 Famous Mountains” film support team.
Name: Jeong Eichul
Mountain history: Conquered the highest peaks on the world's seven continents (3 years and 3 months),
Japan's 100 famous mountains, 200 famous mountains, and 300 famous mountains,
100 high mountains in Japan,
8000m 8th place (Cho Oyu, Everest, Manaslu, Makalu, Gasherbrum II Annapurna, Lhotse, K2)
Others: Member of the NHK BS Premium “Japan 100 Famous Mountains” film support team
Available languages: Japanese, Korean
Name: Gen Kasuga
Climbing experience: 15 years
Qualification: Climbing guide stage II belonging to the Japan Mountain Guide Association
Safety measures: Everyday training and making efforts to improve own skills with the JMGA, rescue teams, etc.
Insurance: Liability insurance
Risk management: Before guiding, we preview the route to check the risks, carefully examine the weather conditions, understand enough the escape route, etc.
Others: Member of the NHK BS Premium “Japan 100 Famous Mountains” film support team
Available languages: Japanese, English
Name: Tomohide Hosaka
Climbing experience: Ladakh(India) Chadar trekking(corridor of ice),
Luye Valley - Beinan Main Mountain –Bora Creek(first upstream and descent),
Climbed in Yosemite National Park(US),
First upstream 十粒渓(Taiwan),
Alpine climbing at Ak-Sai Glacier(Kyrgyzstan),
Arawahata river-Waipara river-Mt. Aspiring(New Zealand),
Kamen volcano(4570m, Kamchatka, Russia)
Shivling West Ridge(India), defeated at 5900m point,
Many other domestic mountains, Mt. Fuji exclusive guide for 6years
Qualification: Climbing guide stage I certified by the Japan Mountain Guide Association, Network avalanche worker level 1, Completed advanced course of the Wilderness Medical Associates Japan.
Safety measures: Advanced emergency response training available. Carries a satellite phone and established contact with mountain rescue teams. Joined COCOHELI.
Insurance: JRO, COCOHELI
Others: Member of the NHK BS “Japan 100 Famous Mountains” filming team
Name: Takahiro Ishikawa
Climbing experience: 10 years. Experienced climbing all over Japan, mainly in the Japan Alps,
Experienced climbing in the Himalayas and overseas,
Also works as a photography porter for TV programs, cameraman for mountain photography, and trail running races.
Qualification: Climbing guide stage II certified by the Japan Mountain Guide Association.
Safety measures: Emergency response training available. Contact with the mountain rescue team has been secured. Necessary medical equipment available anytime.
Insurance: Liability insurance
Risk management: Assessment of local weather and terrain before climbing to choose a safe course. Plans are flexibly changeable.
Others: Member of the NHK BS “Japan 100 Famous Mountains” filming team,
Accompany as a mountain climbing photographer.
Name: So Kokubo
Climbing experience: 42 years. Visited various parts of the world as a filming support staff for TV programs of mountaineering, adventure programs, etc.
Safety measures: Advanced emergency response training available. Carries a contact with mountain rescue teams has been secured. Joined COCOHELI.
Insurance: Liability insurance and participant insurance
Risk management: Assessment local weather and terrain before climbing to choose a safe course. Plans are flexibly returnable.
Others: Member of the NHK BS Premium “Japan 100 Famous Mountains” film support team.
Also a hunter.
Available languages: Japanese, Russian