Didnโt read Part I? Climbing Up (And Pooping On) Mount Fuji (Part I). TL;DR: I'm now sitting in the freezing cold on top of Mount Fuji waiting for the sunrise after a crowded and frustrating climb up from the fifth station. I open my eyes. Yup, just as I suspected, still dark. Have I
Climbing Up (And Pooping On) Mount Fuji (Part I)
At 12,388 feet (3,776 m) Mount Fuji, or Fuji-san, claims the prize of "tallest mountain in Japan". And I'm going to poop on it. Most people are familiar with images of the symmetrical, snow-capped stratovolcano set behind some perfectly reflective lake (or superimposed behind a shot of the
Climbing Mount Aso (้ฟ่ๅฑฑ): Japan’s Largest Active Volcano
Bored with simply hiking everyday trails after the Pacific Crest Trail, I felt that my outdoor expeditions required another level of danger (because bears, dehydration, and murderers in the desert were not enough). Introducing the threat of toxic sulphuric gas and volcanic eruption was the only