100Summits – Susan Spann, Adventure, Mystery, and Mountains

CHAPTER 30: Water Over Rock

Susan Spann 1000 Summits, 1000 Summits Hikes, Blog, CLIMB Photo Companion July 25, 2023July 26, 20231000 summits, 100Summits, Climb, hiking in Japan, hyakumeizan, Sharidake

Sharidake (Mt. Shari) is a 1,547-meter stratovolcano in northeastern Hokkaido, near the Shiretoko Peninsula. Due to its remote location, my friend and guide Ido Gabay (of Hokkaido Nature Tours) arranged for us to spend the night before the hike in a lovely mountain hut near the trailhead, so we could get an early start…

CHAPTER 19: Even Ants Like Kakigori

Susan Spann 1000 Summits, Blog, CLIMB Photo Companion December 25, 2020December 26, 2020100Summits, Climb, hiking, kakigori, Mt. Takao, Takaosan

On the day I climbed Mt. Takao as part of the 100 Summits Project, I had friends in town from the United States. We had plenty of time, so we stopped at the Takaosan Monkey Park near the top of the cable car to see (and feed) the resident Japanese macaques.

Prepare to CLIMB!

Susan Spann 1000 Summits, Appearances, Blog July 29, 2020July 29, 2020100Summits, book release, Climb

Dare to Dream, and You Can Change Your World CLIMB – the narrative nonfiction story of my journey to overcome cancer and conquer fear by climbing 100 of Japan’s most famous mountains – releases this coming Monday, August 3, worldwide. (Purchase links for online and local bookstore sources are here.) Advance praise: “Spann’s journey is a tremendous reach into uncertainty amidst a cancer diagnosis, and ultimately her summits become a reward far more than the tops of the mountains she attains. ” — Erik Weihenmayer, Athlete, Adventurer, Bestselling Author and founder of NO BARRIERS USA Due to COVID-19, I don’t have any