"Climbed Mt. Fuji (Fujisan) with Dennis Broadwell of Mountain Gurus in his August 22 2018 summit group. We climbed up using the Fujinomiya-Gotemba routs and stayed in a hut up on the mountain. We forewent the "sunrise summit" as it was raining at 3 AM and instead saw sunrise from the hut and had a bluebird summit day. We descended via the Prince route. Cole joined me and he also circumnavigated the crater with Dennis since they both had more energy than the rest of us. " — 40in40 • Aug 22, 2018

"Climbing with a friend, we both bought a staff with an attached bell that was meant to scare off bears that lived in the mountain. Luckily (and in some way unluckily) we didn't see any. Mid-way on the mountain, there was a small town where on our way back we couldn't find the route we came from and got a little lost. Luckily, there were someone who could help us get on the right track going down. " — RyuuTenshi • Jul 17, 2018

"Taking the nature trail and going through the forest, the humidity became extremely high. On the way up, there were multiple signs showing how far one has made up the mountain, which was very fun to keep track of. A cat was chilling on the summit (begging for food from people, of course). But it was very cute, though XD. " — RyuuTenshi • Jul 9, 2018

"Yoshida trail “bullet”. http://www.fujisan-climb.jp/en/trails/yoshida.html Caught a late express bus from Shinjuku to Mt Fuji 5th Station https://highway-buses.jp/ Eked out time eating noodles in the warmth of the base station cafe before setting off at an ultra slow plod in the pitch black at 2145hrs local after the cafe closed. Arrived at the crater rim over 2hrs before sunrise. Found a spot and waited it out with the gathering numbers to view the sunrise “Goraiko”. Curled up and tried to doze but the wait was unpleasant in the chill gusting wind amid sandblasting swirls of volcanic grit. I ended up wearing every piece of clothing in a vain effort to stay warm despite having left Tokyo in sticky 84 degree heat just hours before. The grit got everywhere including the zoom mechanism of my camera lens which jammed. Top tip: pack breathing mask, ski goggles and space blanket. The sunrise was fab after which I set off on a clockwise circuit of the crater. Finished back down at the 5th Station at 0820hrs and lazed in warm sun with an ice cream for an hour waiting for my bus back to Tokyo. I’d bought a return ticket but were I to repeat I’d go down on the Gotemba trail ‘great sand run..." — davidb • Aug 24, 2017

"Amazing! We came at a good time- no crowds. It was steep on the way up and fun to stop at the huts. The post office at the top was closed when we got to the top. Cloudy and misty so we couldn’t see much. The weather turned quickly so we had to go back down." — hanawalton • Jul 4, 2017