Mountain Area Management by Alpine Clubs in Hokkaido, Japan

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  • 北海道における山岳会による山岳地管理の現状と課題
  • ホッカイドウ ニ オケル サンガクカイ ニ ヨル サンガクチ カンリ ノ ゲンジョウ ト カダイ

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Summary: The social and ecological impacts caused by the increased number of visitors in the mountains, many of which designated as National Parks, should be considered. Though there are mountaineers involved with the management of some areas, but the structure of their organizations, the nature of their activities as well as the problems they face are unknown. In order to obtain information about this, 225 alpine clubs in Hokkaido were surveyed by a questionnaire, the response rate of which was 61.3%. It became clear that many of the alpine clubs maintain and keep tidy trails and huts, protect land, train climbers and attitudes, and arrange climbing meetings. While involved in management activities, these clubs, regional federations of alpine clubs and volunteer organizations, have played an important role in liaising with other institutions, such as local authorities and foresters. Among the difficulties these clubs had faced were the lack of volunteers, various obstacles as well as the lack of established communications between them and the administration. It could be concluded that providing administrative support and working in collaboration with these clubs could help to obtain a successful management of the mountain areas.

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