蛭ヶ岳南尾根ルート（現在は廃道）

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#01

後沢右岸尾根

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 08:14:10 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/6s, ISO: 200, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 25' 43.15" N ( 35.428653° ) , Lon: 139° 7' 59.63" E (139.133230° ) , Altitude: 578.9m ]

#02

林業用の作業道なので整備されていて歩き易い

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 08:20:56 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/10s, ISO: 200, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 25' 43.45" N ( 35.428737° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 3.12" E (139.134199° ) , Altitude: 641.8m ]

#03

鹿柵に沿って登って行く（途中で数カ所潜る）

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 08:37:28 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/30s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 25' 47.79" N ( 35.429941° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 12.28" E (139.136743° ) , Altitude: 755.7m ]

#04

後半は急な尾根道が続く

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 08:55:05 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/100s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 1.86" N ( 35.433851° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 24.03" E (139.140010° ) , Altitude: 886.5m ]

#05

鍋割山登山道に合流

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 09:05:41 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 5.03" N ( 35.434730° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 29.70" E (139.141583° ) , Altitude: 983.6m ]

#06

今日は空気が澄んでいて富士山もバッチリ

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 09:27:34 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 6.3, Exposure Time: 1/400s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 26.81" N ( 35.440781° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 30.05" E (139.141681° ) , Altitude: 1193.8m ]

#07

鍋割山の頂上は結構閑散としていた

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 09:36:21 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/500s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 37.28" N ( 35.443690° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 29.46" E (139.141518° ) , Altitude: 1261.4m ]

#08

今日は南アルプスもくっきりと見えている

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 09:38:46 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 6.3, Exposure Time: 1/500s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 18.0mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 38.06" N ( 35.443907° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 28.19" E (139.141163° ) , Altitude: 1258.7m ]

#09

オガラ沢への標識は完全に撤去されてしまっていた

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 09:58:46 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 41.35" N ( 35.444819° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 24.26" E (139.140072° ) , Altitude: 1220.5m ]

#10

尾根沿いを下りていく

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 10:02:09 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/80s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 43.97" N ( 35.445548° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 23.39" E (139.139830° ) , Altitude: 1176.7m ]

#11

オガラ沢尾根の名物　ねじりパンの木

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 10:25:04 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 8.86" N ( 35.452461° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 28.80" E (139.141333° ) , Altitude: 956.2m ]

#12

オガラ沢出合い

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 10:38:43 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/30s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 19.44" N ( 35.455400° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 16.24" E (139.137845° ) , Altitude: 817.7m ]

#13

熊木沢へ渡る橋

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 10:56:59 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/80s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 27.38" N ( 35.457605° ) , Lon: 139° 7' 55.92" E (139.132201° ) , Altitude: 784.0m ]

#14

最初の堰堤は左岸（右側）の作業道を巻いていく

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:05:25 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 37.59" N ( 35.460442° ) , Lon: 139° 7' 56.47" E (139.132352° ) , Altitude: 791.8m ]

#15

熊木沢越しに蛭ヶ岳を望む

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:12:20 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/320s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 42.14" N ( 35.461705° ) , Lon: 139° 7' 56.49" E (139.132358° ) , Altitude: 818.2m ]

#16

蛭ヶ岳の南尾根は非常に険しそう

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:14:24 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/400s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 19.2mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 45.36" N ( 35.462600° ) , Lon: 139° 7' 58.10" E (139.132807° ) , Altitude: 820.1m ]

#17

途中から右岸のかつての堰堤工事用道路の残骸を歩く

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:27:20 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 3.68" N ( 35.467689° ) , Lon: 139° 7' 56.21" E (139.132281° ) , Altitude: 859.1m ]

#18

東沢と西沢の合流地点に到達

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:42:49 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 29.69" N ( 35.474914° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 1.79" E (139.133831° ) , Altitude: 966.3m ]

#19

西沢を巻くように作業道路が延びている

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:44:13 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 31.77" N ( 35.475492° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 2.75" E (139.134096° ) , Altitude: 974.0m ]

#20

西沢の最初の堰堤の前にある赤いミニバン

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:57:25 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 37.31" N ( 35.477030° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 2.07" E (139.133908° ) , Altitude: 1022.0m ]

#21

とても仰々しい西沢の堰堤群

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 11:58:11 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/400s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 37.32" N ( 35.477032° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 2.48" E (139.134023° ) , Altitude: 1022.0m ]

#22

西沢の左岸の尾根に取り付く

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 12:05:22 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/160s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 38.30" N ( 35.477305° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 4.54" E (139.134595° ) , Altitude: 1023.1m ]

#23

ガレた急斜面で相当険しい

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 12:21:45 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 41.11" N ( 35.478087° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 7.78" E (139.135494° ) , Altitude: 1109.5m ]

#24

尾根筋を外さないように登って行く

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 12:35:01 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 44.29" N ( 35.478969° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 10.13" E (139.136146° ) , Altitude: 1190.7m ]

#25

途中にある鞍部でちょっと一休み

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 12:44:22 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 48.32" N ( 35.480089° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 14.50" E (139.137360° ) , Altitude: 1242.2m ]

#26

険しい絶壁の尾根筋をよじ登って行く

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 13:21:39 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 59.48" N ( 35.483190° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 16.20" E (139.137833° ) , Altitude: 1428.7m ]

#27

ようやく頂上が近づいて来た

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 13:54:53 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 29' 6.42" N ( 35.485118° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 16.72" E (139.137978° ) , Altitude: 1592.1m ]

#28

お助けロープの助けを借りて崖を登っていく

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 13:57:31 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 29' 7.19" N ( 35.485331° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 17.23" E (139.138121° ) , Altitude: 1603.1m ]

#29

頂上付近の茨のジャングルを左に巻く

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 14:04:46 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/160s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 29' 8.56" N ( 35.485712° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 17.97" E (139.138324° ) , Altitude: 1645.4m ]

#30

ようやく頂上へ到達

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 14:06:10 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/400s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 29' 9.69" N ( 35.486025° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 17.77" E (139.138269° ) , Altitude: 1657.9m ]

#31

この時間帯では頂上は閑散としている

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 14:06:59 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 7.1, Exposure Time: 1/400s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 29' 9.87" N ( 35.486075° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 19.00" E (139.138611° ) , Altitude: 1664.1m ]

#32

丹沢主脈の尾根を塔ノ岳へ向かう

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 14:22:34 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 29' 9.78" N ( 35.486050° ) , Lon: 139° 8' 25.50" E (139.140416° ) , Altitude: 1623.2m ]

#33

溶けた雪と霜柱で道は泥沼状態

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 15:04:58 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/80s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 37.17" N ( 35.476991° ) , Lon: 139° 9' 9.85" E (139.152735° ) , Altitude: 1595.5m ]

#34

一度みやま山荘に泊まってみたい

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 15:36:52 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/125s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 28' 28.76" N ( 35.474657° ) , Lon: 139° 9' 46.67" E (139.162965° ) , Altitude: 1554.6m ]

#35

塔ノ岳の頂上へ到着

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 16:27:38 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/125s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 15.79" N ( 35.454386° ) , Lon: 139° 9' 47.56" E (139.163212° ) , Altitude: 1478.2m ]

#36

丁度富士山の左側に大陽が沈んで行く

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 16:28:20 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 5.6, Exposure Time: 1/250s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 15.19" N ( 35.454220° ) , Lon: 139° 9' 48.01" E (139.163336° ) , Altitude: 1480.1m ]

#37

暫くの間日没の富士山に見とれていた

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 16:37:16 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 4.0, Exposure Time: 1/200s, ISO: 100, Exposure Bias: -0.66Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 27' 15.01" N ( 35.454169° ) , Lon: 139° 9' 47.74" E (139.163260° ) , Altitude: 1480.6m ]

#38

富士山のシルエットを見ながら山を下りる

DateTime: [Dec 16 2012 17:14:25 (Asia/Tokyo)]
Exposures: [F Number: 2.8, Exposure Time: 1/1s, ISO: 200, Exposure Bias: 0.00Ev]
Equipments: [Focal Length: 6.3mm, Maker: Panasonic]
Location: [Lat: 35° 26' 44.01" N ( 35.445559° ) , Lon: 139° 9' 45.08" E (139.162522° ) , Altitude: 1295.5m ]

数年前までは蛭ヶ岳の頂上に熊木沢からユーシンへ下りる南尾根ルートの方向を示す指導標識が立っていたが、昨年あたりに撤去されてしまったようだ．このルートは丹沢の古い登山地図には載っているが、現在は完全な廃道扱いのため最近の登山地図には載っていない．

バリエーションルート愛好家達の間ではこのルートは一度は挑戦しなければならないルートのようで、ヤマレコや個人のホームページでこのルートのことが結構取り上げられている．私も大分前から気になっていたコースだったが、なかなか実行することができないでいた．12月としては異常なくらい暖かな快晴に恵まれたので今シーズン最後のチャンスと思い蛭ヶ岳南尾根ルートに挑戦することにした．

いつもなら寄から雨山峠経由で入るところだが、後沢の右岸尾根ルートを歩いた事がなかったのでちょっと鍋割山へ寄り道してオガラ沢から熊木沢を経て、蛭ヶ岳南斜面に取り付くことにした．熊木沢から見る蛭ヶ岳南斜面はあまりにも急な斜面でどう見ても絶壁としか思えない．果たしてあんな急斜面を本当に登る事ができるのか不安になる．

大きな石ころだらけの歩きにくい河原から堰堤工事のため作られた道路の残骸を登って行く．当然ながら廻りには誰も居ない．バリエーションルート愛好家のホームページで見た赤いミニバンの軽自動車が置かれている場所の先から南斜面へ取り付くが、ガレた急斜面で油断すると下まで石ころと一緒に落ちてしまいそうだ．途中でマーキングテープを見失いかなり足場の悪い斜面を何とかよじ登り何とか尾根筋へ辿り着いた．

尾根筋にさへ出れば後は所々に赤と黄色のビニールテープのマーキングがあるので、見失わないようにマーキングの後を辿って行く．思った以上に斜面はきつくスピードが出ない．途中何カ所か絶壁の急斜面で足を踏み外せば奈落の底へ真っ逆さまというような個所があり、緊張を強いられる．蛭ヶ岳名物のトゲトゲの灌木が容赦なく体にぶつかりとても痛い．

予定よりも大幅に遅れて蛭ヶ岳頂上に到着したが、流石に午後2時過ぎでは殆ど人は居ない．この蛭ヶ岳南尾根ルートがかつて正規の登山道だったとはちょっと信じがたいが、登りはまだしも下りにこのルートを使う場合は、命が3つくらい無いと間に合わないかもしれない．廃道になったのは当然と言えば当然なのだろう．バリエーションルート愛好家以外は決してこのルートを使わない方が良いだろう．

当初の予定では帰りは棚沢ノ頭から熊木沢に下りて、雨山峠経由で寄へ戻るつもりでいたが、日没後の寄沢は二度と歩きたくないのでそのまま丹沢主脈沿いに塔ノ岳から大倉尾根を下りる事にした．塔ノ岳に着く頃に丁度日没になりそうだったので、夕日に沈む富士山を塔ノ岳の頂上からゆっくりと味わいたかった．

塔ノ岳の頂上では毎週のように夕日に沈む富士山を眺めに来ている中年のおじさんがいて、iPadで撮影した夕日に沈む富士山の写真を見せてくれた．塔ノ岳からのダイアモンド富士は10月中だったらしく、この日は富士山の大部手前の水平線に日が沈んで行った．

塔ノ岳の頂上から見る夕日に沈む富士山は格別で、また何度も来たくなるような素晴らしい光景だった．塔ノ岳はいつも人が多すぎてなるべく近づきたくない場所だったが、夕暮れの塔ノ岳の頂上は人も少なく静かに富士山や夕暮れに沈む下界の街並みを堪能することができる．