The BIGGEST MISTAKES when Climbing Mount Fuji | Mount Fuji Hiking advice

[@AdamRifi]

Hey guys and gals, still no hiking this week as the rain continues so all that's left was talking about hiking *sigh*. Hopefully this rainy season ends soon...

[@911skull]

Choosing light shoes can be a mistake in my opinion . You have to keep in mind that weather at Mt. Fuji can change easily. During my ascend it heavily rained and I was really thankful that at least my shoes were dry, thanks to the heavier leather boots I picked. The boots weren’t an issue at all.

[@AdamRifi]

That's true, it can change pretty quickly up there! I was lucky enough to only have snow not rain that day but I bet those boots would have been really helpful in heavy rain :)

[@seanng33]

If water is an issue, try gore-tex shoes!

[@Moi_81]

I had some light Waterproof boots on my last long climb. They kept me warm and dry.

[@KenMathTeacher]

I enjoyed your video, it brought back fond memories of my hike a decade ago. I agree with much of what you said.

[@gordoncroft2095]

Good talk, thanks but I struggled with the accompanying music.

[@Jaydev2001]

Hi , are there any accommodation available in fifth station ? I am planning to hike on either 26 th or 27th of this month . I want start from fifth station And come back on the same time . Thanks for your reply

[@lizangelicavelez3488]

great informative video. thank you for you honest input. this video helped me decide how i was goin to see Mt. Fuji and how I would climb.

[@threegenerationsoforlando6530]

Thank you for the video, now we can avoid these mistakes when we climb in the summer of 2022. Can't wait to document it all.

[@AdamRifi]

Yeay, hope you have a great time climbing Mt Fuji!

[@foodngems]

This is great information. Will be taking notes, I've always wanted to brave it and hike Mount Fuji!

[@AdamRifi]

Hope you get to climb it from next year on, when the trails reopen! :)

[@selinafahriani6959]

Hi your video helps so much my plan to climb mt Fuji, solo (idk if it is safe). I'm wondering if we need to register to climb mt Fuji? Or we can go just like that.. thank youuuuu !

[@jeffreykanemoto445]

Thanks for the info, especially about the shoes and hut - I'm a very light sleeper!

[@AdamRifi]

Ha yeah lying in that sardine can awake for almost 6 hours was one of my least favorite parts of the hike

[@williamcarter361]

@@AdamRifi Thx for the sleeping tip, I don’t fancy being cattle led into cramped sleeping areas.

[@harryclarkhulk]

I’m so pissed. It was raining this weekend so I canceled my reservation for the hut at the 8th station. I looked at off season hiking tours, but they didn’t have any sunrise observing, as they only offered one day and they start hiking from the 5th station at 6am. I wanted to see the sunrise. This weekend was my last chance before the hiking season ends. Have any tips?

[@AdamRifi]

Hmm I heard people do the hike off-season too, it's not like the trails close down. But I wouldn't recommend it if you are not experienced with hiking as facilities will be closed. If you decide to go, I'd do it early (still in September) and potentially with other people as well

[@drewdavis1962]

The music does not work. Too loud.

[@mixvids7]

Hi Adam, it’s Eyad. After watching some of your videos, I decided to re-work on my channel :)

[@AdamRifi]

Hi Eyad, glad to hear you're putting more content out there, looking forward to seeing what you can put out there :)

[@mixvids7]

@@AdamRifi Yeap. And thank you for the details on Toshima’s video though

[@stephenbradford825]

Thank you for making this video.

[@AdamRifi]

Thank you for watching Stephen :)

[@ttkn25]

Not hiking but climbing mt. fuji. If you climb mt. fuji, you must bring neccessary equipmens, like warmer jacket or rain jacket. Without them, you'll be in danger to going to die due to its lower temperature.

[@rrynamariano7826]

Hello! Do you have any idea if I hike Mt Fuji in August night trek is it okay doing alone? Is there a high possibility of rain during the trek? Thanks

[@Buggiy]

There is a high possibility. Going alone is fine in good weather. But dont do it if it is stormy or rainy as you can get lost. More so at night.

[@nurulamaliyahtanjung6195]

Is there any possibility to do hiking this August ?

[@AdamRifi]

No unfortunately not this year, they closed all the trails due to corona :( but you can do a lot of nice hikes with views of Mt Fuji in the Japanese Alps for example!

[@letsgooo1390]

Thank you Adam for information, 👍🏼

[@AdamRifi]

Thank you, appreciate it :)

[@TheFryShrimp]

Good video thank you! The background music really distract from the useful information you gave us ;(

[@timjim875]

It took me 7 hours to climb 🧗‍♀️ carrauntoohill in Ireland and Mount Fuji is 4 times bigger lol 😂

[@AdamRifi]

Haha but thankfully the climb to Mt. Fuji usually starts at 1500m, so it's "only" 2200m to get to the top ;)

[@silveriver9]

Did you take the Devil's Ladder route? 7 hours only up or 7 hours up and back total?

[@silveriver9]

​@@AdamRifi Good to know this!

[@HacksignKT]

Are you allowed to hike during March, April?

[@AdamRifi]

The official climbing dates are only between June/July and September. There is nothing stopping you from climbing it in March or April but there are no facilities and there is a lot of snow and cold temperature on the top. Unless you are very experienced with climbing high snow mountains, I would not recommend climbing during that season (as people have tried and died before)

[@HacksignKT]

@@AdamRifi cheers for the heads up.

[@ianJCanoy]

How to get updates if its open?

[@emilywalker9237]

Adam, your commentary is correct on everything* (I didn’t stay on the mountain, so I can’t comment on that part of your experience, but I believe you*). Don’t hike Fuji on August 6, especially at night. It’s the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. The mountain is painfully crowded. One of my travel partners was like a nice, Italian version of Clark Griswold from Christmas Vacation,. This guy lost it, was yelling Italian insults due his mountain confinement and anxiety due to such slow movement. The trek went so damn slow. I understand, now, that it was a spiritual trek for our fellow hikers, but we didn’t know that at the time. We didn’t understand we were amid a spiritual journey. Obviously we felt like jackasses when we found out. We hiked at night, then stayed at a B&B nearby on August 7 to rest. That night was eloquent and relaxing, perhaps better than hiking Fuji. If you’ve never hiked Fuji, you should, but you should also make indulgent plans for when you’ve descended. And don’t go on August 6-7.

[@ellemnop.88]

along with that avoid August around 2nd -3rd week, that’s the “Obon week” a major holiday season in Japan

[@harryclarkhulk]

13:04 What spot is that?

[@AdamRifi]

Hi Harry, that's just a local rice field in Hiratsuka City!

[@elas1709]

I want the stick you stamp at each point

[@AdamRifi]

You can get that at the Souvenir Store at the 5th station :)

[@elas1709]

@@AdamRifi guess i need to save up and go then haha

[@stephanieseewer8523]

Locals don't like people "bullet climbing", so please if you are planning to go, stay overnight.

[@AvatarTTfan]

are there bathrooms on the way??

[@letsgooo1390]

Yeah there is toilets cost 200 yen

[@sasakprimitive5559]

Amazing trip 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@AdamRifi]

Thank you!

[@sasakprimitive5559]

@@AdamRifi is beautifull places 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@swedensy]

Damn that music nose make me go away.

[@andreamattis4785]

I‘m planing to climb Mount Fuji alone in summer 2022. No climbing experience, normal fitness condition with 43. My plan would be to start earlier than recommended, around at 12:00pm, so I can do it very slowly and be at the 8. station around 7pm. Is it possible to spend the whole night in the hut, have breakfast and then going calmly to the summit avoiding the crowds who want to see the sunset or you must leave the hut at 2:00am? Is it true that there are no toilets when going down? Thank you very much.

[@AdamRifi]

Unfortunately I think they forcibly wake you up at 3AM in the morning to get to the top, but maybe you can ask them if you could stay longer! And yes no toilets on the way down unfortunately, there's also no other stations along the way

[@911skull]

Depends on the hut, I guess. The mountain hut I stayed at, Taishikan 8th station, wants you to leave at 5am latest. And there is one place with toilets on the way down Mt. Fuji - it’s at the height of the 7th station. But it takes some time to get there, depending on how fast you are. In the early stage of the descending trail there is at least one trail which leads you back to the ascending trail of the Yoshida trail. That’s your chance to go to one of the huts and use the toilet. I think there is even one more path, so you have at least two options and the toilet I mentioned earlier. And you have to keep in mind that in September some of the huts are already closed. As I went to the summit on September 10th everything on the summit was closed, even the toilet. If you want to stay at one of the huts, you have to do a reservation in advance. In my case they wanted me to check in by 6pm . Most important, bring a pair of hiking poles.

[@andreamattis4785]

@@911skull thank you very much for the detailed Information

[@lifestylelifeontheroad5168]

Fantastic video! I have a good friends in Japan! I have a channel about travel too if you have interesting do some colab partners please make me know!

[@vikingmetaldragon]

10:28 "like standing in queue for Disneyland". This is why I won't go to popular tourist sites. Won't do it. Instead I found a hotel on the border of France and Italy. I looked out and chose a mountain close by, and I climbed it. At the summit, I found a pole with a cross, marking that it was the goal, and then I went back down. Wasnt quick or easy. Wasn't Everest or Fuji. But it was all I needed, and it was incredible. I honestly feel that the hordes of "thrill seekers", many fools, many idiots, don't realize that you can get this same sort of experience, and it DOESN'T NEED A LABEL like "Everest", to feel so good. That shit is a tourist trap, and in my opinion... A waste of time, and way more deadly than the experience should be.

[@AdamRifi]

Yeah it can get very busy on some of the mountains in Japan as well. With Fuji you can't really avoid it but some of the more popular routes you can usually beat the crowds if you leave early and go on a weekday if possible

[@valmorcordeiro1533]

I couldn't watch till the end, the background music was too loud and annoying :(

[@albertrexhepaj7425]

Mountain Fuji Is Word of Albanian Language, Fuji meaning of the Word, in Albanian FUJI=F UJI, in Inglish FUJI=WATER, in Japan FUJI=MIZU.

[@duckmeat4674]

Nope, it's Japanese nothing to do with Albania. Your country isn't even real

[@AdamRifi]

That's cool! I'm going to Albania for the first time next week, looking forward to it :)

[@albertrexhepaj7425]

@@duckmeat4674 Fuji Is Word of Albania Language, yout like It or not it's your problem, Is Albania older than Japan.

[@duckmeat4674]

@@albertrexhepaj7425 you realise two words can exist independently of each other? Like many languages say dada, or baba for dad?

[@albertrexhepaj7425]

@@AdamRifi You are welcome.