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# Yamadera: Wonderland
- URL: https://blog.novaugust.net/yamadera-wonderland/
- Published: 2012-06-27T15:03:36.000Z
- Updated: 2012-06-27T19:29:43.000Z
- Author: Matt Enlow
- Tags: Adventures, @disavlynx, post, Climbing, Japan, Photo Journal, Tohoku Journal, 山寺, #Import 2026-06-21 14:43

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_3731-700x525.jpg "Yamadera greenery and fog")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/?attachment%5Fid=1148&ref=blog.novaugust.net)

[Yet](https://blog.novaugust.net/the-color-of-leaves/ "The Color of Leaves") [another](https://blog.novaugust.net/interpreter/ "Interpreter") [trip](https://blog.novaugust.net/the-latest/ "The Latest") to Yamadera. As always, the [nature ](https://blog.novaugust.net/the-color-of-leaves/ "The Color of Leaves") did not fail to disappoint. The greenery in this country really approaches quite ridiculous levels of vibrancy.

At long last I was able to go with Disa again. Our drivers were a change up from the typical Noboyuki-san though. I went out with the wily Shigeo and the motherly Mama. Here she is climbing a warm-up route.

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_3725-700x525.jpg "Mama warms up")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/?attachment%5Fid=1146&ref=blog.novaugust.net)

Shigeo spent more time on his back than on the wall. He complained of being ailed by some sort of food poisoning, but I have a sneaking suspicion that "food poisoning" is Japanese for "hangover".

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_3732-700x525.jpg "Shigeo and Mama")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/?attachment%5Fid=1149&ref=blog.novaugust.net)

The other end of the rope Mama is holding has a big ol' fish [named Matt](https://blog.novaugust.net/whats-in-a-name/ "What’s in a Name") on it.

The new crew got me on new rock, including an especially fun route with a challenging mantle halfway up and a cruxy bouldering-like start that was really enjoyable. Here's Disa after she powered through the start, followed by her pulling through the mantle.

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_3734-700x525.jpg "Disa finishing the start")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/?attachment%5Fid=1150&ref=blog.novaugust.net)

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_3737-700x525.jpg "Mantling")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/?attachment%5Fid=1151&ref=blog.novaugust.net)

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_3738-700x525.jpg "Pulling over the mantle")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/?attachment%5Fid=1152&ref=blog.novaugust.net)

To give a bit of scale to the route, here I am about two clips after the mantle.

[![](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/IMG_3726-450x600.jpg "Matt climbing")](http://www.novaugust.net/blog/?attachment%5Fid=1147&ref=blog.novaugust.net)

After a full day of climbing, Disa, Mama, Mama's son whom we picked up along the way, and I all went and had a great dinner at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant. I'd swear I've eaten more sushi in the last month than I have the rest of the time I've been in Japan this year.