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・Canyoning Training Day Four Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 29th, it was the fourth day of the training, and we went to the canyon to check the Full Day course and to practice how to set up the rope systems we use. We set up a guided …

・Canyoning Training Day Three Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 28th, it was the third day of the canyoning training, and we went to the climbing wall to practice rappelling, lowering other people, and using a “shunt” (rope ascender). On a canyoning tour, when guests cannot slide down …

・Canyoning Training Day Two Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 27th, we had the second day of the canyoning training and practiced rappelling. On Evergreen Canyoning tours, guests sometimes need to rappel from the waterfall when the level of the water is high. Canyoning assistant guides need to …

Canyoning Training Day One Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 26th, we had canyoning guide training. It was the first day of the training, and in the morning, we learned guide principles, the whole process of the tour, and what gear we use on the tour.     …

・Canoe Training Day One Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 23rd, we had the canoe training, and it was the first day of the training. James, the Evergreen’s general manager and a guide, was the trainer. First of all, James taught us the difference between canoes and kayaks. …

・Tree Climbing Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 17th and 18th, Evergreen ran some tree climbing at the Hakuba Craft Beer Festival.             Tree climbing originated in the US, and tree climbing uses a rope, a harness, carabiner, a foot loop, and break’s …

・Kayak Training Day 3 Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 14th, I participated in the kayaking training with other new staff, and it was the last day of the training. We practiced three fundamental strokes, towing other kayaks and T-Rescues. As we have built confidence in a kayak, …

・Kayak Training Day 2 Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 13th, we had kayak training again, and it was the second day of the training. On the second day, we learned how to tow one kayak or two kayaks and how to rescue a capsized kayak. When a …

・Kayak Training Day One Hi, my name is Hibiki and I’m doing an internship at Evergreen Outdoor Center in Hakuba. On June 12th, all the Evergreen’s trainees had kayak training, and they have to go through three days of the Evergreen’s kayak training to become a junior kayaking guide. On the first day of the training, we learned basic skills …