Like many people I am a lover of adventure and am always on the lookout for the next challenge/experience to partake in. Unfortunately my schedule doesn’t always permit the time for me to be adventurous as I’d like, so by the time summer came along I was craving a big adventure and I only went and climbed Japan’s #1 Mountain! Now I must admit I probably didn’t do as much preparation and precision planning as I should have (I’m guilty of being impulsive as well as adventurous) and though it was a once in a lifetime experience as you’ll read further on some better preparation wouldn’t have gone amiss!
Before I recount my personal adventure up Mount Fuji, I thought I’d give some basic background info on the mountain and the various climbing options. The Mountain is 3,776m tall and is very famously the tallest in Japan! Climbing season is from July-September each year and there are 4 trails to choose from. The trails all differ in distance, terrain, busyness and are all accessible from different areas of Japan. Each trail has several stations (rest points), mountain huts, food services, vending machines, costly toilets (300 yen to use at the top!), but most importantly all mark …show more content…
Neither of us had climbed a mountain before so this was a pretty big challenge for us both. We decided to climb the Fujinomiya trail (a notoriously rocky trail, but the easiest for us to travel to) and as aforementioned we boldly decided to bullet climb to the top. Pre climb research warned us of altitude sickness, low energy and drastic weather changes, so our backpacks were stuffed with water, sports drinks, snacks, clothes etc. and of course climbing in pitch black meant a torch was necessary too. Using the estimated climbing time we planned when to begin and arrived at the starting point around 7pm. As recommended we gave ourselves time to adjust to the altitude, took a few pre-climb selfies and then set off on our highly anticipated
Before I recount my personal adventure up Mount Fuji, I thought I’d give some basic background info on the mountain and the various climbing options. The Mountain is 3,776m tall and is very famously the tallest in Japan! Climbing season is from July-September each year and there are 4 trails to choose from. The trails all differ in distance, terrain, busyness and are all accessible from different areas of Japan. Each trail has several stations (rest points), mountain huts, food services, vending machines, costly toilets (300 yen to use at the top!), but most importantly all mark …show more content…
Neither of us had climbed a mountain before so this was a pretty big challenge for us both. We decided to climb the Fujinomiya trail (a notoriously rocky trail, but the easiest for us to travel to) and as aforementioned we boldly decided to bullet climb to the top. Pre climb research warned us of altitude sickness, low energy and drastic weather changes, so our backpacks were stuffed with water, sports drinks, snacks, clothes etc. and of course climbing in pitch black meant a torch was necessary too. Using the estimated climbing time we planned when to begin and arrived at the starting point around 7pm. As recommended we gave ourselves time to adjust to the altitude, took a few pre-climb selfies and then set off on our highly anticipated