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A specialist active in multiple fields on the global stage
Naoyuki Kato is a mountain and snowboard guide who travels the world and finds joy in sharing his passion with others through guiding. In addition to guiding mountains throughout Japan year-round as a private guide, he also serves as director and head guide of TENGU CAT-SKI GUIDES in Hokkaido's Kitadaisetsu region in winter. In spring, he ski guides not only in Japan but also in Alaska, Canada, and the European Alps.
He fell in love with the mountains through snowboarding during his university days, and after graduating, he enrolled at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. While enjoying a life in the wilderness, he also developed his own unique mountaineering style, using splitboards to climb and descend glaciers. Having made his mark on challenging mountains such as Denali (6,194m) in Alaska, after returning to Japan, he has devoted himself to the 6,000-8,000m peaks of the Himalayas.
"STEEP DEEP"
Various tours and services as a personal guide
In recent years, he has been working as a guide in Europe, the US, and Japan, especially Hokkaido, finding value in fair mountain trips that return to basics. He is based in Kitadaisetsu and conducts private guided tours in the surrounding area with small groups
- Meets all needs from beginners to advanced users
- English support available, so Japanese organizers can feel at ease
- Various training courses (splitboarding, self-rescue, etc.) are also available
Profile
Naoyuki Kato
[Qualifications]
IFMGA/UIAGM International Mountain Guide
, JAN Avalanche Worker Level II, Professional Member
, Wilderness Medicine Institute Wilderness First Responder
, Patagonia Snow Ambassador
, Karakoram Ambassador
, Japan Backcountry Ski Guide Association President
guide area
| main guide area | Hokkaido (eastern and northern Hokkaido, including Kitadaisetsu) |
| Other areas | Overseas and Honshu are also possible |
| Representative name (guide qualification) | Naoyuki Kato (International Mountain Guide) |
| Main guide name (guide qualification) | Naoyuki Kato (International Mountain Guide) |
| Number of affiliated guides | 1 full-time employee (including 1 qualified employee) |
| guide ratio | 1 guide: 5 guests *Up to 2 people allowed for rope mountaineering |
| percentage of guests | Skiing/Snowboarding (4 vs. 6) / Men and Women (5 vs. 5) |
rental
Gear rental is available upon requestprice
| 1DAY | From 50,000 yen (varies depending on the number of people) |
| other | Rope mountaineering is also available |
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address
- 730 Shirataki, Engaru-cho, Monbetsu-gun, Hokkaido
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Telephone
- 09075847238
*The information on this page is as of November 2020.
