As the time for my yearly climb up Mt. Fuji, Sea to Summit is closely approaching, I wanted to reach out to you all via my Instagram ( ) and collect as many of your questions as I could.
In this video, I hope to answer as many of them as I could and will continue to answer questions in the comments.
Here is a list of the questions answered within this video:
1) 0:34
What is the best option for a first time climber? Solo climb or be part of a tour?
2) 1:39
How hards is it for a beginner to hike Mt. Fuji?
3) 2:26
How do/did you prepare for the hike? If you did, what gear (camera & clothing) are you taking?
4) 5:12
What if any wildlife are you likely to run into on the hike? Are there bears?!
5) 6:25
How long do you expect the hike to be?
6) 7:32
When is the best season to hike Mt. Fuji?
7) 8:11
Have you climbed up during rainy season?
8) 9:41
What’s the thing you should mind the most while hiking it?
9) 10:22
Which route would you be taking?
10) 10:40
What kind of training have you done in preparation? How far in advance did you start prep?
11) 11:21
It’s not a question, but good luck man!
12) 11:26
What’s your favorite snack/food/drink that they only serve there?
13) 12:13
Which trail would you recommend would be the “easier”? Yoshida or Subashiri?
14) 12:32
How do you survive in this heat?
15) 13:07
Have you ran into danger/ghosts in the night/early morning at the start?
16) 13:58
What’s your favorite part of the hike? And have you traveled all the routes?
17) 14:30
Do you experience any altitude sickness when climbing Fuji-san?
18) 14:46
How hard is a Mt Fuji hike?
19) 15:49
What will you be eating to keep you fueled up for this hike?
20) 16:33
Is there a drink vending machine on the top of Mt Fuji?
21) 16:57
What do you think about while doing hiking Mt Fuji?
22) 18:40
What’s more difficult, the way up or down?
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*Special Note*
This video was pretty fun to make! You all had some great questions and I enjoyed answering them all!
If you want me to write up a few articles about this information in a bit more in depth, please let me know in the comments below!
Also, make sure to keep your eyes on my Instagram, as I will be doing stories and Q & A as I climb Mt Fuji this year (2019). If you miss the live sessions, then I will make sure to add it as a Highlight on my Instagram page.
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