Climbing Mt Fuji 

Climbing Mt Fuji

View from the bus on the way to 5th station.
View from the bus on the way to 5th station.
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The upper portion of Mt Fuji from Kawaguchi-ko 5th station (2205m).
The upper portion of Mt Fuji from Kawaguchi-ko 5th station (2205m).
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The first part of the track. I'm sure the girls in front of us were lost - they looked like they were heading for the mall.
The first part of the track. I'm sure the girls in front of us were lost - they looked like they were heading for the mall.
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Not too long after 5th station, we were already wrapped in cloud.
Not too long after 5th station, we were already wrapped in cloud.
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So very danger. And it was; the slope on the other side of this very weak fence was quite steep.
So very danger. And it was; the slope on the other side of this very weak fence was quite steep.
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6th station, at 2390m.
6th station, at 2390m.
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The track begins doing the up thing a bit more seriously after 6th station, and the diagonal climbing begins.
The track begins doing the up thing a bit more seriously after 6th station, and the diagonal climbing begins.
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Looking back towards 6th station.
Looking back towards 6th station.
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Looking up the mountain. In the distance are the many huts that dot the trail from about 7th station up (there's only one below 7th). The trail gets incresingly rugged and narrow as it gets higher.
Looking up the mountain. In the distance are the many huts that dot the trail from about 7th station up (there's only one below 7th). The trail gets incresingly rugged and narrow as it gets higher.
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