Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most of the year. Its hiking trails are open from early July to early September, a period when crowds trudge up the ...

TOKYO — A climber was rescued twice in one week from Japan’s Mount ... Fuji after he lost his crampons — spiky metal frames that are attached to shoes to make it easier to walk on ice and ...

It translates roughly as, “A wise person climbs Mount Fuji once; only a fool climbs it ... time to retrieve a smartphone lost during the first attempt. But that’s exactly what happened.

TOKYO — (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned ... temperatures and is covered in snow even in spring.

It was not known whether he was able to find his phone in the end Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most ... him during the first rescue.

A man in his 20s was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji then rescued again from its steep slopes just days later because he returned to find his phone.