If you're going to go completely counter-clockwise, you're going to have to wall hug your way past the house of hero NM area. You can't reach the BLM NM at Yukan-Puratan's Manor (the guy who craves rare Mandragora specimens) without wallhugging in some way or another.
Easiest way to get people to do the wall hug thing is to just tell them to run like you would getting to the top of Attohwa Chasm. There really is no better example then that. But basically, if you're consistantly getting aggro at the death house, you might run into the same problem going counter-clockwise hitting the house of hero NM. One way or another, you all have to get it done right.