Again the Niseko Pizza bus rolls into Fuji Rock and again Cezar twists my arm to come along for the sleepless adventure that is 7000 pizzas in 5 days. Without question the La Andy crew are the busiest in the business of food at Fuji. They are flat strapped from the day before the gates […]
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I finally made the pilgrimage to the most summited mountain on earth. Together with hundreds of brightly clad enthusiasts we hiked from the 5th station on Fuji, stayed overnight at 3500m and then made the morning hike to the summit and walked around the crater. More of a pilgrimage than a hike but all together […]
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I wandered down to Country Resort this morning to sample some delicious Gaijin pan! Julian has a passion for pan and I can vouch for delicious bread and a perfect Sunday morning. Breakfast was toasted assorted breads, fresh local marmalade and honey and of course, coffee! Gaijin Pan is only open on Sunday mornings from […]
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Well I’ve been enjoying a bit of sun after the winter to end all winters in Niseko this year. A month in Indonesia does the trick and as such TheSpud has been a bit quiet… To kick off for summer here’s a quick post from Bali. A quick bit of island hopping – Hokkaido, Honshu, […]
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This day was one of the highlights. I drove to the most easterly point of Japan, climbed out onto the rocks and watched the sun rise over an ocean of ice meeting the warmer waters of southern Hokkaido. In the distance the disputed Russian/Japanese islands materialised into view… A morning I won’t forget!… and that […]
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Sitting on the tatami in my hotel I had a few maps spread out and was deciding where to next…!? When I spotted this tiny spit of sand my decision was made… just looking at the geography of this place I knew I had to check it out. I didn’t know much about it, or […]
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Last week I took off for 2 days to shoot up to Abashiri and check out the sea ice. 1 week and 2000k’s later I made it home with a huge smile and and incredibly dirty car. I was lucky enough to have great weather most days meaning I shot every roll of film, used […]
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Today I swore that I was going to sleep in. I was dedicated to it. I woke up to the call ‘…Az. It’s bluebird…’ So I didn’t sleep in – thank god. Heading a little further afield after some nice turns off the peak we scored fresh tracks all day and a good battering of […]
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The pow is back! We spent the morning in Mihirashi getting plenty of pow in the face. After a week of dribs and drabs of snow it’s fair to say the pow is back.
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Today was perfect weather for another little backcountry adventure. Still found some dry fresh and plenty of sun. These shots are from a photo shoot with the Martin family – cheers for an epic day guys!
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