THE ONLY WINTER NIGHT ASCENTS OF mt FUJI AVAILABLE
Faster, Lighter & Safer. Mt Fuji Night Ascents
+15 Years and almost 100 winter ascents of Mt Fuji has made us experts in the various styles of climbing it possible. Every winter we do versions of night ascents, reserving the fastest & lightest version for special teams training for the Himalayas, but now we will open this up to anyone thinking they have what it takes.
In many ways this is climbing Mt Fuji at it’s best, when the mountain is most stable, the climbing it’s most sublime and the timeline the fastest. Climbing Mt Fuji at night in winter allows us to use special strategies unavailable to day ascents, with the fastest times we have seen on Mt Fuji being done this way.
NOTE; these are not ‘sunrise’ ascents, and follow a very different timeline and strategy.
01. Why?
Elite-style ascents
Night climbing is a regular but often over-looked part of alpinism, despite its advantages. For big ascents such as Mt Fuji it makes sense as a way to cover a lot of ground fast and safely.
02. How?
Strategy & timeline
Our specifics of strategy are closely held secrets, developed with Japan’s top alpinists. We use our dozens of Mt Fuji winter summits to inform us of the best routes, with every trip unique to the day and team.
03. Who?
alpinists & adventurers
Years of trips has shown us that there is not just one type of climber who succeeds on Mt Fuji in winter, and that character and motivation matter as much as endurance and technical ability.
04. When?
real winter ascents
Mt Fuji winter night ascents are arranged over all of true winter (December to March), plus when ‘winter conditions’ exist which often includes November and April.