I finally visited Mt. Fuji , highest mountain in Japan.
It was tough and heavy experience to me.
You must have a muscle training that keep moving for 5 hours.
Partly Mt.Fuji has hard stairs of rock that has large steps.
In modern life we do not walk like that.
Mt.Fuji is popular mountain as easy climbing but highest mountain means not so casual.
I saw many people stop climbing something wrong among them.
Altitude sickness is the most popular cause.
Shortage of drinking water cause many illness.
I recommend you all for preparation.
Fulfillment to be top of the Mt.Fuji is tremendous.
Thanks for God.
Starting point, Mt.Fuji 5th gateway
It is strange when I reached Sky was blue and no cloud.
Suddenly weather changed.
Fog came down.
Mountain weather always change is true.
Temperature at the ground level was 35°C, 95°F, but at the 5th gateway it became 20°C, 68°F.
It was cool.
I thought good condition to climb and walk.
Hope not to be rain but cloud cried many times.
Among the cloud blue sky appears a little, sometimes but it went worse.
Getting higher and higher weather change to storm but lucky not many winds.
I was not able to shoot picture from 7th gateway to top because of heavy rain.
My iPhone is not water proof.
8th gateway was fall or winter.
You have to wear on something makes you warm.
Freeze and disposable heat pack helps you a lot.
It was so cold and dark.
My legs turn into sticks.
I exhausted but I drink water and sweet candy and kept climbing.
Many young climber pass through quickly.
I surprised to see they wear half pants.
European white people are so far strong for cold weather.
I thought they are german but finally to know that was no joke.
They were german, I hear what they talking.
Sweaty and heavy rain was trial of God.
Thunder flashed so many times but lucky far from me.
Giant steps of rock was tough.
In a midnight I reached to the top of the Mt.Fuji.
I ate best Cup Noodle in my life.
Cup Noodle cost me $8 but so warm and delicious.
Bad weather did not allow me to shoot any way back to ground.
I felt a holly feelings to climb up to Mt,Fuji.
It is hard but worth to do.
Verse from Bible