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[bushpig 0]

cheers, will check it out.

[veronica 2]

Is there a particular part of Fuji-san that is supposed to be more special than others?

 

From what I have read, many people don't seem to take the best care of it when they are walking up there. It looks very nice from a distance though.

[dizzy 0]

went up this wkend w/ a few co-workers, mostly the same guys i go snowboarding with sometimes. we took the Fujinomiyaguchi Track up, 4 hours from Station 5 to Station 9, where we had reservations at a hut.

 

 

the weather cooperated and we were treated to a sunrise above some low-lying clouds.

 

 

coming down the switchbacks on the Kawaguchi track seemed tedious, but maybe it was the altitude and only getting 3 hours of sleep at the hut.

 

i was impressed that there was much less garbage than i thought there'd be on both trails. Ken Noguchi and his group just had a simulatenous Fuji/Manaslu clean up in May, so maybe that had sth to do w/ it.

the sunrise was all worth it

[Curt 1]

Nice pictures

[dizzy 0]

thx curt

oops, re-post w/ better hosting of my pics:

just below Station 9 where we stayed overnight

 

 

5:04 am sunrise over the clouds:

 

 

the sunrise WAS all worth it

[cdninkyoto 0]

Sweet! That has been on the list of things to do before I leave Japan. If you'd like to organize a trip I would be more than happy to pay for it!

[dizzy 0]

check the english magazines--if ur in kyoto, check Time Out and Flea Market. or Out door Japan. y pay? just do it yourself

 

do u know the mountain officially "closed" at the end of august? but u can still do it if u really want to.

 

third pic is a still from video. u really can see the halo from the top. 5:12 am