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Briefing for mountain Fuji |
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Wednesday, 19.July 2006, 11:30 in Tokyo |
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Fully equipped
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in the bus from Shinjuky to Kawaguchiko. Wednesday, 19. July 2006, 13:00 |
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From Kawaguchiko (800m) to 5th station (2300m). |
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Wednesday, 19. July 2006, 16:20.
Just one Japanese in the bus. Our dear Project Fuji Leader. A girl from Seattle and a man from Scotland.
Yes, we took the photos by ourselves :-)
Click and see ;-) |
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At 5th base. 2300m from sea level. |
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Wednesday, 19. July 2006, 17:40.
No more rain but cloudy. Tomorrow should be better here. Lower it is still raining. |
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At the 5th sation. |
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Wednesday, 19. July 2006, 18:00. |
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Hotel room at 5th station. |
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Wednesday night. Time to get some energy.
Sleeping on futon and tatami makes good to the your back. |
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This will be the route. One way up, and one way down. See red arrows.
Up at the edge only about 50m, and then turn back again. |
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First few kilometers. |
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Thursday morning 20. July. 2006. Se started at 08:05.
At 08:30 the road still has asphalt cover. |
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Easy piece of cake. Almost flat. Though due to the thinn air, at least my breath was fast like when jogging. |
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20.07.2006. 09:15 |
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Is it going to turn like that? |
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Thursday, 20. July. 2006. 09:35 |
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7th station. |
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2700m, 20. July. 2006. 09:45 |
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7th station. 2700m |
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Thursday, 20. July. 2006. 09:45 |
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Getting steeper. |
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Thursday, 20. July. 2006. 09:55
My steps are getting shorter to keep synchronized to the heavy and fast breath. |
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Puolukka. Lingonberry |
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Every Finn must know puolukka, lingonberry (isn't it?). |
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3000 m. |
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At 10:40 we reached 3000 meters level. |
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8th station. The "new" one. ８合目. 3020 m. |
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At 11:20 we arrived 8th station. |
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At Haku-unso Hut. 白雲荘 3200m. |
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11:42. |
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Old 8th station,本８合目 , in sight at 3360 m. |
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At 11:44 the original 8th Station was already visible. |
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Last proper stop, with proper food:-) |
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At 12:26. Is this 8th station or somewhere close, I can't find out. |
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Top of Japan |
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At 14:10.
This is it. The top of Mountain Fuji. 3700 m. |
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top of Japan.
Yes, we feel great :-) |
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Top of Japan |
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This you can find at the top of mountain Fuji. Come and see. |
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At the edge of the crater. |
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At 14:55 mountain was concured, joy bursted out as well as cries were consumed. Time to return. Just 50 meters at the edge and then start decending. |
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Sayonara Mt. Fuji. |
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Return trip was two times easier and two times faster. Climbing took 4000kcal, descending 2000kcal. |
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Almost down. still 45 minutes to go. |
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Thursday, 20. July 2006. At 17:15
We arrived the 5th level at 18:00 |
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Hotel Route Inn. |
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Bus from 5th station to Kawaguchiko. Nice, a very good hotel in 6400 JPY. |
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River Mouth Lake,
Kawaguchiko,
河口湖 |
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