Anyone ever climb Mt. Fuji?

SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 20:10:55 -0500

While stationed at Camp Fuji Japan, I climbed Mt. Fuji twice. They say if you climb it once you are a wise man, but if you climb it twice you are a fool! Anyone climb it once, twice or more?

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 16 at 2014 11:22 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 16 Dec 2014 23:22:28 -0500

SMSgt Private RallyPoint Member I climbed it a few months ago. Going down is the hardest part. Altitude got to me a bit. Dinner at the Station 8 was good, not so much coming up.
Definitely true on the climbing it twice being a fool. Guess I'll be a fool next summer.

Response by SrA Andrea West made Dec 17 at 2014 12:48 AM

SrA Andrea West — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 00:48:59 -0500

I went with a group but didn't make it to the top. Not sure what that makes me, but I did meet a nice Australian guy on the way down!

Response by SGT James Hastings made Oct 2 at 2015 9:56 AM

SGT James Hastings — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 09:56:36 -0400

I climbed it in around 1952 with 4 young Japanese employees from my office while stationed in Yokohama. Yes, being covered with a lot of lava, going down was very tiring but much faster than climbing up. We climbed as far as we could during the night with a flashlight focused ahead then the last person climbed up while someone else held their flashlight, lighting a path. We were tired on the train going back home.

Response by MSgt Daniel Attilio made Oct 27 at 2015 7:35 PM

MSgt Daniel Attilio — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:35:39 -0400

I passed on the opportunity to climb Mt. Fuji while on my first deployment. I had much better things to do (as I thought then) and my priorities were Tokyo - Roppongi!
Subsequent deployments, the mountain was not open for climbing, it was the off season.
Thus to right the wrongs the wife and I are planning a trip there in couple years time once both of us are done with school and after I get a job.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 28 at 2015 9:07 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:07:54 -0400

Yes. Start early. Coming down in the dark is a not good thing. I feel no need to do it again.