Mt. Fuji is a breeze during the climbing season, but can be deadly if you try to climb it earlier.
Add the fact that a whole bunch of senior citizens climb it all the time and it’s no surprise that there are some deaths.
Shame, it can be a tough climb and it’s sad it claimed 3 lives. I think tougher restrictions are to come. Â
One of the climbers was an ambassador for Patagonia so by no means inexperienced.Â
Heart condition was said to have played a role, but still, an experienced climber dying says a lot about the climb itself.Â
This isn’t anything new. Every year there are a few deaths involving people climbing before the season. It’s unfortunate but some people just don’t heed the warnings or just don’t care
Be aware that many of Japan’s mountains, even at low elevations, are more demanding than you might imagine. Fuji is also climbed by many people, so it is easy to think that there is no problem, but accidents due to lack of oxygen and falling accidents do occur. Fuji out of season is also a very dangerous mountain.
Last summer, 809 people were lost and 61 were dead or missing.
edit: haha, sorry, I didn’t explain myself well enough. It’s not just Mt Fuji, it’s all of Japan lol.
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Mt. Fuji is a breeze during the climbing season, but can be deadly if you try to climb it earlier.
Add the fact that a whole bunch of senior citizens climb it all the time and it’s no surprise that there are some deaths.
Shame, it can be a tough climb and it’s sad it claimed 3 lives. I think tougher restrictions are to come. Â
One of the climbers was an ambassador for Patagonia so by no means inexperienced.Â
Heart condition was said to have played a role, but still, an experienced climber dying says a lot about the climb itself.Â
This isn’t anything new. Every year there are a few deaths involving people climbing before the season. It’s unfortunate but some people just don’t heed the warnings or just don’t care
Be aware that many of Japan’s mountains, even at low elevations, are more demanding than you might imagine. Fuji is also climbed by many people, so it is easy to think that there is no problem, but accidents due to lack of oxygen and falling accidents do occur. Fuji out of season is also a very dangerous mountain.
Last summer, 809 people were lost and 61 were dead or missing.
edit: haha, sorry, I didn’t explain myself well enough. It’s not just Mt Fuji, it’s all of Japan lol.
The article I referred to is below.
[https://www.yamakei-online.com/yama-ya/detail.php?id=2721](https://www.yamakei-online.com/yama-ya/detail.php?id=2721)
[https://www.nippon.com/ja/japan-data/h02025/](https://www.nippon.com/ja/japan-data/h02025/)
Humanity sometimes forgets that nature is a force not to be taken for granted.
Sad for the family of those departed.
RIP to the three. Nature always has her risks.