Frellnik Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Saturday the 21st, I went to Mount Fuji with some friends. I climbed all the way to the summit!! It took me 12 hours to get to the top, and then 5 hours to get back down again. I've been home for 3 days and I am still having trouble walking, but it was absolutely amazing! The feeling of triumph when I got to the top (or maybe that was just relief that I didn't have to climb anymore) was exhilarating and it didn't really feel like 12 hours. I am really proud of myself for not giving up and making it to the top. Now I'm going to train for the next year and work on stairs (Fuji has a lot of stairs of all different heights) and I'm hoping that next time I climb Fuji (because, yeah, I think I am going to do it again) I hope to make it up in less than 10 hours.Anyone want to climb Fuji next year? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Level 2 Half-Elf Adventurer STR: 2 | DEX: 1 | CON: 3 | STA: 3 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 2 "We are only undefeated because we have gone on trying" - T.S. Eliot Link to comment
JediJem Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Anyone want to climb Fuji next year?I SO would! Japan is the place I'd most like to revisit out of all the places I've been, and it would be so awesome to be able to say "I've climbed Mt Fuji!".Woot for you! Always kick higher Link to comment
Frellnik Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thanks If you get back to Japan in the next 3 years, I'll be here Being able to say that "I climbed Mount Fuji" was one of the big reasons that I did it too! That, and I wanted to prove to myself that I could! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Level 2 Half-Elf Adventurer STR: 2 | DEX: 1 | CON: 3 | STA: 3 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 2 "We are only undefeated because we have gone on trying" - T.S. Eliot Link to comment
surana16 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Fantastic! Sounds like an amazing feat, congratulations! Human Ranger 2.5 STR | 2 DEX | 1.5 STA | 1.5 CON | 4 WIS | 3.5 CHA Link to comment
Zorch Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Saturday the 21st, I went to Mount Fuji with some friends. I climbed all the way to the summit!! It took me 12 hours to get to the top, and then 5 hours to get back down again. I've been home for 3 days and I am still having trouble walking, but it was absolutely amazing! The feeling of triumph when I got to the top (or maybe that was just relief that I didn't have to climb anymore) was exhilarating and it didn't really feel like 12 hours. I am really proud of myself for not giving up and making it to the top. Now I'm going to train for the next year and work on stairs (Fuji has a lot of stairs of all different heights) and I'm hoping that next time I climb Fuji (because, yeah, I think I am going to do it again) I hope to make it up in less than 10 hours.Anyone want to climb Fuji next year?I climbed Fuji in 2010 and 2011; Not in Japan to do it this year, sadly. Went with a few friends/co-workers - myself and a couple others actually made it to the top in a little under 4 hours last year - through we might have taken a different/shorter trail from you. Regarding the soreness, the best thing to do is keep moving(slowly) the next day. I did that in 2010 and was totally fine. In 2011 I had to hop on a plane back to the USA the next morning - the net result was barely being able to walk for 5 days.There are actually 4(I think?) different trails up the mountain with different lengths and difficulties - we took different trails from 2010 and 2011. At least one of them(the northern one I think) has a nice base camp with shops, restaurants, etc - to start/end at. I'd suggest considering a different trail next year to see a different side of the mountain. "Restlessness is discontent - and discontent is the first necessity of progress. Show me a thoroughly satisfied man-and I will show you a failure." -Thomas Edison Link to comment
Frellnik Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Regarding the soreness, the best thing to do is keep moving(slowly) the next day. I did that in 2010 and was totally fine. In 2011 I had to hop on a plane back to the USA the next morning - the net result was barely being able to walk for 5 days.There are actually 4(I think?) different trails up the mountain with different lengths and difficulties - we took different trails from 2010 and 2011. At least one of them(the northern one I think) has a nice base camp with shops, restaurants, etc - to start/end at. I'd suggest considering a different trail next year to see a different side of the mountain.Yeah, I climbed up during the night so we could watch the sun rise from the top and we climbed down Sunday and arrived back at 5th station around noon. Then I travelled 8 hours to get back to Iwaki (1 bus and 6 trains). So not much moving around was done. By Monday morning I could hardly stand lol. We took the Yoshida trail. It's the most direct route from where I live. Next time I'll see if we can do a different trail. I was told that most people can climb that trail in about 8 or 9 hours. I was very slow. Despite going that slow we still lost one of our friends at the 8th station to altitude sickness. I was quite pleased not to have had any problems. Hopefully that will hold true for next time too [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Level 2 Half-Elf Adventurer STR: 2 | DEX: 1 | CON: 3 | STA: 3 | WIS: 4 | CHA: 2 "We are only undefeated because we have gone on trying" - T.S. Eliot Link to comment
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