Those old Japanese hikers are awesome. While we were in Japan we did the obligatory "climb Fuji at night to see the stars and the sunrise from the top".
We didn't get started as early as we hoped, so we had to push hard to reach the top in time. 100 ft from the top I collapsed with a very painful cramp in my calf. So without a word this old Japanese guy gives me this incredible 30 second massage and I limp to the top.
The sunrise? Complete letdown. Prairie sunrises are much more spectacular, and the star view is comparable. But the climb was awesome.
I did the Fuji climb a few years ago too, and this is a quite ugly mountain when you climb. But I did find that the view, looking down watching at hundred of hikers climbing with lights at night, was quite charming.
We didn't get started as early as we hoped, so we had to push hard to reach the top in time. 100 ft from the top I collapsed with a very painful cramp in my calf. So without a word this old Japanese guy gives me this incredible 30 second massage and I limp to the top.
The sunrise? Complete letdown. Prairie sunrises are much more spectacular, and the star view is comparable. But the climb was awesome.