Climbing Mt Fuji PART ONE: The Hike Up Fuji Mountain Begins & Yes, It's Difficult!

[@HawaiiJapan808]

Is the info center that helped you at 5th station or kawaguchio station?

[@ChaseforAdventure]

5th Station :)

[@eleanorheptinstall3499]

If you've not been told already, it's because of the iron inside the rock, it gets weathered and the iron oxidises from magnetite (darker crystals) to haematite (rusty red). Not to be confused with red-pink feldspar crystals or if its weathered reddish clay (softer sediment). Try heading up Vesuvius if you're ever in Naples, visit Herculaneum too if you can, its a more complete Roman town than Pompei, often cloud-free between summer and early-mid Autumn. Great videos

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Wow, I literally knew absolutely NONE of that! Lol thank you so much for the information friend ☺️ Huh, we will hopefully be going to Europe soon so we will have to check that out!

[@eleanorheptinstall3499]

@@ChaseforAdventure that's ok, Japan is high up my list. I think your Instagram show's you still to be in SE Asia. I used to live in Singapore, so if you happen to pass through Changi for a layover, try heading to a rooftop bar & microbrewery called Level 33 (ie. 33rd floor) in the business district (Raffles place MRT) next to Marina Bay. They do their own craft beer, some good (if pricy) food and great views without forking out 21 Sing 💵 for a view without beer at Marina Bay Sands, best thing no tourists.

[@ChaseforAdventure]

I can see and yea we are in Thailand, about to go to India 🇮🇳 Oh wow, we want to make a layover in Singapore with the new additions to Changi so we’ll have to check that out. Thank you ☺️

[@KristenAbroad]

I've been trying to figure out why those stupid rocks are red myself!!!

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Waiting patiently for someone to educate us!!

[@KristenAbroad]

I scoured Googlesan before posting the pic because it has to be SOMEWHERE right? Nope. Nothing. As soon as you find out let me know! lol

[@mrdan242w8]

This is the red variety of scoria. The basaltic lava starts out black, but oxidation of iron during eruption and emplacement of the scoria turns it red. www.pitt.edu/~cejones/GeoImages/2IgneousRocks/IgneousTextures/8PumiceScoria.html So, seems like the rock rusts during or after eruption?

[@prakashshedole7548]

wow amazing guys

[@ujjwalprakash1361]

Seriously started watching suddenly and now i am addicted to your vlogs♥♥ Keep it up.❤

[@ruchishah6661]

What month did y’all climb

[@ChaseforAdventure]

We climbed on July 12th!

[@eri6219]

Love the video, but just wanna point out that in Japan it is considered rude to talk on public transportation. Even answering a phone/having the phone ring. Just wish more foreigners would know especially in touristy areas just to give the local people a easier time.

[@deathdoor]

May I ask a question? Do you thing a person with Acrofobia (not fear, FOBIA of heights) can climb this?

[@ChaseforAdventure]

I think so! I’m terrified of heights (you can hear me whimpering on a cable car in Malaysia). The difference with a mountain is that even if you’re high up, your feet are still on the ground. There are going to be a couple of parts where you shouldn’t look down, but overall it’s not bad!

[@deathdoor]

I was trying to have an idea of the inclination by videos and google "street" view but it's hard to have sure. That trail path looks nice, half of it is through vegetation that blocks the view, which helps. I'm asking because in my case I can't even climb slopes, so... I was thinking it with practice I could get used, enough to climb a mountain, and if I were to climb a mountain then it has to be Fuji. But there's another problem... once up there... the descent is the worst part because you have to look down.

[@GrubTrotting]

Great vlog guys! I started binge watching your older videos and they are very inspirational. My wife and I just started our travel vlogging channel.

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Thank you so much! Aww I am so happy to hear that. Thank you for sharing ☺️ No way! Check it out now! 😝

[@kannapiranr.p9607]

Nice vlog, thanks

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Thank you ☺️😁

[@davidfrancis949]

ANY RED CHERRIES ? DRIPPING JUICE THROUGH ROCK ?

[@yolyyg3739]

"this is like exercise" - me lmao

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Right?! 😂 she was cracking jokes the whole way up the mountain!

[@daioshou008]

Nice picture quality. Weren't there Crap everywhere? Mt Fuji was called the crap mountain.

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Thank you so much! To be honest, there wants any crap on the mountain. It was extremely clean and so much fun to hike! Really intense too 😂

[@daioshou008]

Oh, you need crap ! Me too,(^O^)

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Haha yes you need crap 😁

[@bakabaka2061]

Climbing mount fuji is not hard. Honestly it's peanuts at least for me. Just come prepared eat smart and having the proper foot wear makes the world of a difference.

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Fair enough...you are definitely in better shape than us then 😂 I also was altitude sick the entire time. There was one time I looked over the edge, the world literally went upside down, and I fell head first into the wall...thankfully not off the side lol Do you climb mountains regularly?

[@NotUsedAnymore182]

hardest things ever? lol Did in flipflops from the sea to summut, was hard... hardest thing ever done, nah man, we went up with a 70 year old japanese lady, she was hardcore.

[@ChaseforAdventure]

Good for you man 👍🏽

[@NotUsedAnymore182]

Chase for Adventure you too mate

[@clementine7582]

More of the mountain, less of the camera crazy chick, please!