Hiking Mount Yotei - Hokkaido, Japan

[@northbadger]

Looks amazing even though it was a tough one. I've had a few of those experiences....hard work but one you'll never forget. Kevin the taskmaster 🤣😲🏂🏂

[@ChrisEyres]

You got it! This was the hardest snowboard hike Ive ever done, and apparently the hardest Kev has done, and thats saying something

[@ellstackeradventures]

Epic !

[@bananadude9642]

That's an adventure of a life time!!!

[@ellstackeradventures]

Woooooo

[@NickandRachel]

It's so nice out there!

[@ChrisEyres]

The mountain was looking down on us and granted us safe passage for sure

[@matthewcaulfield4371]

What a great experience Chris. That view...

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks Matthew, it was super crazy cray

[@inmotion_snow]

incredible to get up that mountain! looks so menacing from the bottom

[@CJ-yl2nu]

Seriously I love the panic in your voice, real deal! If it weren’t for those times... I just had the same experience at Kirkwood, real deal scariness. Keep it up bud!!

[@ChrisEyres]

Haha, you love the panic in my voice?! Yeah it was equally fun, stressful and painful ride down

[@Lauren-yn9ze]

Amazing! Although that crust looks gnarly 😬And outstanding use of A Fish Called Wanda 😉

[@ChrisEyres]

I was gonna use the Hercules: Disappointed!!!! But this one worked great too

[@sistajj]

I love these rad travel vlogs with the boys! Get it!

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks 🙏🙏

[@ellstackeradventures]

Can't believe you went for such a beast hike omg

[@ChrisEyres]

It was dreadfully painful, my legs still think I'm their enemy

[@ellstackeradventures]

@@ChrisEyres so true

[@WantonMyth]

Yotei San done and done - in the nick of time! Dot super jel.

[@ChrisEyres]

Haha ignorance is bliss I this case

[@melly8567]

Sweet!

[@ChrisEyres]

... and sour, dank and nasty

[@melly8567]

Chris Eyres Haha I bet!

[@ethankemp4910]

These videos are so sick

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks homie, glad you enjoyed it!

[@bertman4]

What a grand adventure!

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks Bert, it was a mission and a half

[@PlantiPal]

Great weather for it too. That window can be elusive.

[@ChrisEyres]

That's what I've heard, and hence why we went for it on only our second day. Legs still sore 2 days later

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Nice one Chris, hike looked awesome. Can’t wait to get over there to goats foot! Fist Bump Club!

[@ChrisEyres]

Leave early! It was grueling, legs done, could barely ride down

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Great stuff, when you guys there until?

[@ChrisEyres]

31st January

[@KeeponCreatingTV]

Dam, just miss you guys. Was printing up some tour shirts to bring along.

[@gillianmariepearce]

Wow! So impressive that you guys made it all the way up. Gorgeous views!

[@ChrisEyres]

Gill I was so close but didn't quite make it. But I couldn't go any higher, the climbing was the hardest at the end and I was totally spent

[@gillianmariepearce]

@@ChrisEyres You made it SO far up! Still impressed. All that crazy hiking last summer definitely paid off!!

[@Bad_Riders]

Kev in safety yellow makes me feel safer. The yotei hike has become a right of passage and it’s awesome you and Kev got to the summit...

[@ChrisEyres]

I got within a stone's throw but not quite. I didn't realize how close we were, and it was getting late so we made the safe call to ride down. But I gave it all I could, the ride down was tough with legs that barely work. You can see it in my riding

[@Bad_Riders]

Chris Eyres yeah but you got further than most of the group did man and that’s a fair effort. Respect ✊

[@gruumpf1]

Now that my epileptical attack is over 😉I just wanna say: Great vid dude! In my experience when you push your limits and "suffer" like you guys did, those are the days one remebers and talks about even years later. (Xcuze my english)

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks man! Yeah pretty bummed about the shaky camera, but I think you right about the experience. I pushed myself to my limit and will have happy and long memory of this day

[@ellstackeradventures]

:)

[@kent847]

What a beautiful hike

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks

[@Shred1904]

Insane views at the top. Another awesome video dude!!

[@ChrisEyres]

Shabadoo

[@RobGams]

Awesome experience man. The turns on the way down were well worth the hike I’m sure. 🤙🏼👍

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks Rob, such a tough day but totally worth it... Legs still hurting though. Can't have a rest day because the snow is so dang good

[@lylehenrich5263]

Epic hike guys. Awesome views. Cool carving. Well done team. 👏 BTW Chris, awesome haircut dude. Looks great. Keep it. 👍

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks! My legs were barely working on the way down but tj was killing it as usual

[@lylehenrich5263]

Chris, it was a courageous effort by everyone. I was exhausted just watching it. Glad to see you're having so much fun on your first trip to Japan. Keep em coming... 🤩

[@PiMpiNx187]

How many miles did kev hike holy

[@ChrisEyres]

He was only 5-10 minutes ahead, but we weren't to know. But he was leading the charge which is always tougher

[@BoardObsession]

Hey dude, this is the first of you Vlogs I have watched and it was awesome! Hooked now.

[@ChrisEyres]

Thanks! That was a fun day and so many cool cats to help make a good vid

[@BoardObsession]

@@ChrisEyres love that you done it with no music. Just the sweet sound of snow!

[@spifffffff]

What route was this? Looked fricken amazing!

[@SKULLKR3W]

what happened to andreas

[@ChrisEyres]

He was suffering from the trip to the onsen night before. We was there at the end but staying inside the car to stay warm

[@sgazzz]

Maybe a dumb question, but did you guys snowshoe with normal hiking boots or your snowboard boots? I assume regular boots and you carried the board boots up?

[@ChrisEyres]

Yeah, snowboard boots, they fit great, and just keep them loose for a bit of flexibility

[@toddanderson4644]

Hey Chris - great vid. What board were you riding that day?

[@osvaldo554]

How many hours was the hike? And how long did it take to come down.

[@ChrisEyres]

About 5 hours up, and we flew down, I think about 45mins Inc a couple short breaks

[@TheBrotherPrime]

@@ChrisEyres If we can find a way to reverse those numbers, we might be onto something...

[@TonyApfelbeck]

Love your content, bro! I'm gonna be in Whistler next week + weekend. Let's ride together if you're around. That would be absolutely legendary

[@ChrisEyres]

Sick dude, not sure atm what I'm doing. Definitely gonna be a little r&r after this Japan trip. Hit me up a little closer to the date... Do you have me on Instagram?

[@G_Dawg]

Awesome Chris, looked like an epic adventure. Any idea the reason why the GoPro went buggy?

[@ChrisEyres]

No, not really. Especially as it happened part way through a clip and the shots before and after looked fine.

[@paul88calin]

Nice video man! Did u use a GoPro hero 8 at the beginning of the vlog?

[@144brad]

Just curious about how long do you think It took you to get to the top and about how long was the ride down? Looked amazing!

[@ChrisEyres]

About 5 hours up and 45mins down, totally worth it

[@144brad]

Yeah it’s a long hike I can see why those turns were so hard for those 45 minutes

[@gryphon123456]

So odd seeing those green leaf plants thriving in the snow. What are they?

[@Shred1904]

I think they are bamboo shoots!

[@ChrisEyres]

They tasted like bamboo 😋

[@C4Note]

Totally would have made it to the top if dot was there!

[@ChrisEyres]

She would have made it for sure

[@DaKasten]

Hey Chris, i'm looking forward to buy me a new snowboard. I go with the T-Rice Pro HP but I don't know which size I should choose. Maybe you can help me out (you rode the t-rice pro last season). I'm 5'11 (181cm) tall, weight 170-180lbs (75-80kg), bootsize 11. Should I go with the 157Wide or with the 161.5Wide. I don't know if the 161.5 might be too slow edge to edge in comparison to the 157Wide. I ride groomers, powder, trees and carve a little bit. Which one would you recommend? Thank you a lot for your help!

[@ChrisEyres]

I'm about 195lb, w 161.5w plenty of float. I'd say go for 157w

[@DaKasten]

@@ChrisEyres thanks bro!

[@berkeo.3772]

Any board reviews coming from any of the guy's channels?

[@ChrisEyres]

I will hopefully get a few turns on some boards while I'm here but happy to shred at the moment. Comor Whistler has lots of great demo boards I should be able to get my hands on. But TJ is riding a new board every day but he is doing the board reviews once he gets back to Canada

[@marekmagyar5119]

korua dart or storm chaser? what are the differences?

[@ChrisEyres]

Storm Chaser feels stiffer. Jeremy Jones says he uses SC for low angle medium speed cruising which is what I think it's best for. You can carve on it and it's quite good, but Dart is better at carving and just a bit more versatile around the mountain IMO

[@fatedestiny1397]

Aren't there suppose to be bears around there?

[@ChrisEyres]

Yes, but like most bears they are hibernating so all good

[@fatedestiny1397]

@@ChrisEyres That's kl. I saw an old video of some bears in the area running around while people where skiing.

[@ChrisEyres]

@@fatedestiny1397 I know sometimes bears won't hibernate but it's rare. There was a viral clip of a bear chasing a snowboarder but it was a fake

[@fatedestiny1397]

@@ChrisEyres I actually just did a little search, took me ages to find, but this was the video I was referencing. I watched it so long ago I forgot it wasn't Niseko, but Norikura. It's a bit of a click bait title but here's the video anyway. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX21Y2qCrpZqobM

[@adam69_]

Dude you guys just left Kev alone? What if something had happened to him? Kinda scary to separate in a place like this.

[@ChrisEyres]

Just flip that whole situation and you've got it right. It the responsibility of the fast person to stay with the slow people. My body started to shut down near the top. Keeping up with Kev to just before the peak and I physically couldn't keep up but he wanted to summit. I could barely ride down, definitely the hardest hike up and most painful ride down I've had. I didn't manage to summit (so so close, but I couldn't tell from where I was) but believe me, if I could have I would have

[@adam69_]

Chris Eyres sure man, I get it and understand that Kevin was too far ahead of you guys. That’s on him. Still, just basing my opinion on the video (and I’m aware that it doesn’t show the full story) I’d probably have waited for him before riding down. Anyway, have a blast over there and stay safe 🤙🏻

[@inmotion_snow]

@@adam69_ he came down with another local shredder

[@ChrisEyres]

I hear you. We did wait, he went down down a slightly different area with the local rider he met at the top so we didn't cross paths

[@Kimber9758]

first

[@ChrisEyres]

Very big congratulations, super happy fun time

[@Kimber9758]

@@ChrisEyres Thanks I worked really hard to get to this point. So excited