Mt. Fuji: Photos 21 to 30

Quite possibly one of the hardest and most physically demanding activities I have done. A bunch of the exchange students (10 of us total) took a 7 hour bus ride over to Mt. Fuji the day after school ended. Our goal: to get to the top of the mountain!! We started the day off early, having to get to the bus station by 7 in the morning, which meant getting up at 5 to make it on time. From Osaka, we took a long bus ride towards Tokyo and finally arrived at Mt Fuji at around 5 at night. We grabbed a quick dinner and then started on our long trek. The weather, despite it being hot and humid in Osaka, was pretty cool here. We took the bus about halfway up the mountain and started on stop number 5. There are 9 stops total and after that is the summit. Already we were above the clouds at stop 5 and things were starting to get colder and colder as we went along. We climbed, which meant not just walking but using our hands as well, until about 9:00. By that time it was dark and we had to use our

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What cool pictures! Love the one of you at the top! So glad you were able to make the climb. Congrats to everyone for making it by sunrise!

What cool pictures! Love the one of you at the top! So glad you were able to make the climb. Congrats to everyone for making it by sunrise!