Alpine Climbing Japan

Japans Best Climbing Trips Since 2009

Winter Mt Fuji Experts

12 Questions About Climbing Mt Fuji in Winter

Why we can do what others won’t

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EXPERIENCE

Himalayan Perspective

Mt Fuji in winter is like a 6000m peak, and anybody who says otherwise doesn’t know either. Our high altitude pedigree means we know what big mountains are like, and we have seen Mt Fuji and both it’s best and worst.

02

STRATEGY

Alpine Style

We climb Mt Fuji how she was meant to be climbed, by the most elegant and direct line, forgoing the ugly infrastructure. We use routes developed over years, adapted to the conditions, to be safe and fast and have contingency for a safe descent.

03

LIGHT & FAST

Proper Alpine Technique

This is not a hike, this is real alpine climbing, and we use exactly the same methods we use in Tibet & the Karakoram. This means moving fast, with the correct alpine gear, and optimizing on conditions to reduce risk and wasted energy.

04

RESPONSIBILITY

Keeping Everybody Safe

What we started others have followed, but we can only be accountable for the trips we run, and though we work with the Yamanashi police, how we do things we keep guarded so that others don’t try what they don’t know the finer details of.

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NOTICE: Mt Fuji in winter is serious climbing, it is not a place to be in sneakers. Sources that say it is easy and things like taxis will go there are talking about summer, not between October & April. Every year there are accidents because people are unprepared, unlucky or under-estimate the conditions. We cannot advise on trips we are not running, and our teams cannot take responsibility for others not on our remit. This includes rides back to town. Unless a genuine emergency, we cannot be responsible for the misadventures of other climbers.