 August 4th, 1971 |
The walk up is marked as taking four and a half hours but we found that even though we were in pretty good shape it did take a lot longer than expected. Also, for saftey reasons we climbed at the pace of the slowest. It took all day to climb to the top, but that also included a number of rest stops along
Climbing down by comparision was easy. The relatively shallow slope down (which is still quite steep) allowed us to run down for a lot of the way and the scree acts as a shock absorber and protects the knees on the way down.
I also remember there were many small stores at Mt. Fuji where you could buy cokes and snacks, and of course, souviners.
Wendesday was the Mt. Fuji climb expedition. Climbing Mt Fuji is a unique adventure that only 1% of the Japanese ever experience. The biggest thing I remember about this is that if you aren't in good physical shape, you're not going to accomplish it.
the way. We were glad of our guide's to choose a different way down. We chose to climb down by what was called the "Gotenba route" which is essentially a steep slope going down the mountain.
Special Jamboree patch recieved for climbing Mt. Fuji.
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 USA Scouts at the base of Mount Fuji. |
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