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Climbing Mount Fuji will now require a $27 fee and a test
To try and bring more balance to this popular tourist attraction, Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures – who share Mount Fuji – have instituted new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season, which lasts ...
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Climbing Mount Fuji can be fatal: What to know and how to prepare
Local officials and mountaineering experts are warning against risky climbing practices on Mt. Fuji as more accidents have occurred in recent years. Four hikers died there just before the season's ...
The Climbing History of Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. We look into its climbing history, spotlighting the pioneers who ...
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Experts make worrisome discovery on Mt. Everest climbing paths: 'The probability of that getting worse … increases'
Climbing season on Mount Everest was delayed 12 days this year due to treacherous conditions on the section of the climb ...
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Four die on Mount Fuji before start of climbing season
Four people were found dead on Mount Fuji on June 26, days before the official climbing season starts on Japan’s highest peak, police said. Three of the bodies were discovered in separate ...
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Surge in visitors, ‘bullet climbing’ raise concerns on Mount Fuji
FUJI-YOSHIDA, Yamanashi Prefecture--At the foot of Mount Fuji, prayers for safety in the upcoming climbing season extended to a growing concern. The number of climbers on Japan’s highest peak is ...