Yamap, which operates the mountaineering map GPS app “YAMAP,” released climber trends for July-August 2022 for YAMAP users prior to the release of the annual “Overview of Mountain Distresses in Summer” by the Metropolitan Police Department in early September.
The number of climbers by prefecture increased the most in Yamanashi, Nagano, and Shizuoka prefectures compared to 2021. Fuji and the Japanese Alps, and this is thought to have been influenced by the increase in the number of climbers visiting these mountains.
The proportion of climbers by age group, in descending order, is as follows: 50s (29.4%), 40s (26.6%), 60s (14.6%), and 30s (14.2%). A comparison with data from the Statistics Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, “Status of people who climbed mountains and hiked,” shows that a higher percentage of people in younger age groups use smartphones to climb mountains.
The distance traveled for mountaineering returned to the same level as before the Corona, suggesting that climbers were more active in the summer, when there were no restrictions on activities for the first time in three years. the percentage of climbers who visited high mountains over 2500 m increased from last year (2021), but did not reach the same level as before the Corona. This is partly due to the fact that the number of people in mountain lodges is limited and a complete reservation system is stipulated for high mountains that involve overnight stays.
On the other hand, the percentage of planned solo mountaineering trips is on the rise compared to the pre-Corona period. The trend of avoiding density in mountaineering is also continuing.
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