Continuing on from Mt Fuji: The Long Climb. This tale commences from the 7th Station on the Yoshidaguchi Trail. Our snooze should have been a long and peaceful one having reached our homely mountain hut at 5pm. But it was stuffy inside and at 2,700m above sea level, my heart wasn’t buying into this ‘resting’ […]
Tag Archives: Mt Fuji
August
17
Mt Fuji: The Long Climb (Part 1)
posted by Claire Usmar
It’s impossible to miss Mt Fuji. Stepping off the bus at Kawakuchiko Station, it stands right there to the south, lording over the landscape with absolute dominion, awaiting it’s next round of conquerors and victims. At night, back-lit by city lights, it assumes something of an uneasy presence weighing on your mind just like the […]
August
03
Myth and reality – Climbing Mt Fuji from the very base
posted by Claire Usmar
Myth 1 – Climbing Mt Fuji from the base is impossibly hard. Reality – It might be a lot longer (20km as opposed to about 6km) but you will have far fewer issues with altitude sickness. Besides, the route to the 5th Station (where most being their climb) isn’t busy nor taxing, and it’s remarkably beautiful. Myth 2 – […]
July
16
Sunset on Mount Fuji
posted by Claire Usmar
The view from Tomoe-Kan Mountain Lodge (7th station) on the Yoshida Trail as the sun set. More about my adventure/ordeal on the slopes of Japan’s newest World Heritage Site to follow soon.
