Mt Fuji Climb

[maximumrpm]

Hi All

Going to Japan (Osaka, Nagoya, Toyko) on the 31st of July for a couple of weeks. Just wondering if anyone has climbed Mt Fuji and if so how did you go. Im planning to go without a trip as im tight, but i have climbed overseas before and 3776m is not a big climb, as yes i will be buying car parts.

Cheers

[akeenan]

walking up a track with hundreds of other people and rubbish on the ground for a long time is what its like

[maximumrpm]

haha thanks..sounds like south american climbs...lol...but seriously is there public transport to the base? and is there facilities to stay over night for acclimatisation

[akeenan]

yes and yes

[maximumrpm]

cool, thanks for your help...do you have any pics of your climb?

[momo]

cool, thanks for your help...do you have any pics of your climb?

climbing at night its not easy to get any photos of worth, the idea is to watch the sun rise from the top but we only got a few glimpses trough the clouds and also not easy to get decent photos, the best photos of fuji are looking at it, not from it unfortunately. mind you try to get a shot of people sucking oxygen from cans, while you stand there smoking a cigarette. groups are very slow, its best to leave them and go at your own pace, (we got a bus up and back and they expected us to stay with the group, it was cheap) just make sure you let them see your face at the top. also its very cold waiting,climbing in shorts is great but have very warm jacket ect while you wait for the sun rise, the faster you go, the longer you wait and freeze!