DR #202 Climbing Mount Fuji 6 Times in 2014
I climbed Mount Fuji (up to the summit) for the first time in 2006. Since then, I have climbed the same mountain for 8 years, every year.
For these hiking, I used “Package Tour” planned by bus companies. The route I took was only one: starting from Yoshida-guchi “Subaru”Gogome.
Since I live in Japan now, I tried different trails this year. As a result, I climbed Mt. Fuji 6 times this year.
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1st (7/26-27) Alone hike from “Umagaeshi”at the foot of Mt. Fuji. Stayed at “Taishikan” Lodge, and came down to Subaru Gogome.
2nd (8/1-2) With Professors and students of Daedeok University in Daejeon, So called Bullet Climbing from Subaru Gogome, and came down to Shin-Gotemba Gogome.
3rd (8/4-5) Alone hike from Shin-Gotemba Gogome to the top, then came down to Fujinomiyaguchi Gogome, without staying at a lodge (Bullet Climbing).
4th (8/8-9) With 4 guests from Korea (and Egypt), using a bus-company package. Starting from Subaru Gogome, staying at Hachigome (Fujisan Hotel), and coming down to Subaru Gogome.
5th (9/1) Alone to check Subashiri Trail. It was raining and I gave up at Rokugome.
6th (9/8-9) With 2 friends from Korea, using Subashiri Trail. It turned out to be the best hike among 6 times.
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My first hike on Mt. Fuji this year was on July 25 and 26, alone, starting from the foot of Mt. Fuji.
I took an express bus from Shinjuku to Fujisan Station. Then I took a taxi from Fujisan Station to Umagaeshi (since it was a day for Fujisan Trail Marathon, and there was no shuttle bus service that day.)
I enjoyed the nature of Mt. Fuji, esp. for trees and flowers up to Rokugome(六合目).
I stayed overnight at Taishikan Lodge(太子館) on Hachigome, and could see a beautiful sunrise as well as “Shadow of Mt. Fuji” next morning.
The 2nd hike for me for this year was Aug. 1 and 2, with 8 Daedeok College (大徳大学) students and 2 professors from “Subaru Gogome.”
It was so called “Bullet Climbing(弾丸登山)” starting at night, and without staying at lodge, and coming down next morning.
That day, weather was terrible; thunder and lightening and rain!
When we began climbing at “Subaru Gogome” at 21:50, it was raining.
It was like a scene of the movie “Ten Commandments.” We could see the lightening in the darkness.
Fortunately, it stopped raining when we passed through “Rokugome.”
When we reached at “Hachigome” one of the professors and two students got sick because of high altitude and their walking pace became extremely slow.
We decided to go separately. I led the healthy hikers and reached at the top of Mt. Fuji, while others (three students and one professor) climbed slowly.
I could see the sunrise on the summit with healthy hikers, but we had to wait for the slow hikers for nearly 2 hours on the summit. It was really cold for just waiting, but not walking.
That day, we had to go down to “Gotembaguchi Shin-Gogome” the longest trail to the bus stop.
I felt sorry for those who were not in good condition.
My 3rd hike on Mt. Fuji this year was on Aug. 4 – 5.
That time, I climbed alone starting at Gotembaguchi Shin-Gogome at 17:30. I walked through “Oosunabashiri” all night and reached at the summit next day morning. I walked around the crater and came down to Fujinomiya-guchi. It was also the “Bullet Climbing.”
The weather was not good that day. I could not see the sun-rise, and while I was coming down, it rained a bit.
The 4th hike on Mt. Fuji, this year, was the main hike with 4 friends from Korea: a German couple and a Korean couple on Aug. 8 - 9.
This hike was the only ordinary hike using bus company packages this year.
We took the chartered bus from Shinjuku at 8 am and arrived at Subaru Gogome at 11 am.
We could see Mt. Fuji clearly from the high way.
We had lunch at the Gogome, and had a little sightseeing at the shrine there.
We started walking at 12:50 and arrived at the lodge named “Fujisan Hotel” at 5:30 pm.
After the supper, we went to bed soon and got up before 2 am.
We reached at the summit a little before 4 am. We had breakfast at the lodge on the summit and saw beautiful sunrise.
It brew quite strongly, so we felt very cold. Yet we had “toast” with sham pain which Mario brought (from Germany?)
I had wonderful time with 4 nice friends. We also enjoyed taking a hot spring on the way back to Shinjuku.
The last trail I had not experienced was “Subashiri Trail.”
One of my best hiking friend, Bernardo planned to visit Japan for climbing Mt. Fuji during “Chuseok” holidays. Mario, another hiking friend joined us.
So, I planned to climb Mt. Fuji using “Subashiri Trail.”
My 5th hike on Mt. Fuji was this “Subashiri Trail” alone on Sep. 1st. The purpose of this hike was for checking this route before I guide them.
The weather was very bad on Sep. 1. I walked from Subashiriguchi Gogome to Rokugome in rain.
I could check the nature of this trail. It was the best among 4 trails I climbed this year; a lot of trees and beautiful flowers. Yet I gave up climbing Mt. Fuji in rain at around Rokugome. So, this hike was only a failure among 6 Mt. Fuji-hike this year.
My last hike on Mt. Fuji this year was Sep. 8 – 9 with Bernardo and Mario.
It turned out to be the best hike among 6 times. We arrived at Subashiriguchi Gogome at 1:40 pm. We began climbing at 2 pm.
It rained a bit at around Shichigome, but it stopped there and we could see a rainbow, together with the shadow of Mt. Fuji by evening sunset.
Actually it was my first time to see the shadow of Mt. Fuji by evening sunset. It was just beautiful.
We arrived at the lodge (Upper Edoya) at 6:30 pm. We climbed from 1900m point to 3400m point in 4.5 hours.
Next day, we got up at 2 am, but began climbing at 3 am. While climbing up in the darkness, we could see the shadow of Mt. Fuji by Super Moon!
We arrived at the summit at around 5 am, then we walked around the crater. We saw the shadow of Mt. Fuji by morning sun very clearly.
So we could see three different shadows of Mt. Fuji during the same hike! It was my 14th hike on Mt. Fuji, yet for the first time.
I am very much grateful for God that I could climb Mt. Fuji 6 times, and among them, 3 times with my guests/friends safely.
Climbing mountains are fun, esp. with good companies.
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DR 202号 2014年富士山登山
私は2006年以来、毎年富士山に登っている。昨年まで、年1回で8年連続で8回登山した。
しかし、毎年、バス会社が企画するパッケージツアーで、東京を朝8時ごろ出発し、午前中にスバル五合目に到着、午後登山開始し、八合目の山小屋で一泊し、翌朝未明に頂上に到達、ご来光を見て、状況によりお鉢めぐりをしてからスバル五合目へ下山、バスで東京へ戻る途中で温泉に入るというものだ。
今年は4月1日に帰国したので、富士山登山はいろいろ試すことができた。
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1回目(7/26-7) 単独で山梨県吉田口の麓の馬返しからのルート。八合目の太子館で一泊し、スバル五合目へ下山。
2回目(8/1-2) 大徳大学教授・学生ら10人とスバル口から無泊で登山後、新御殿場五合目へ下山。
3回目(8/4-5) 単独で夕方新御殿場五合目から登山し、無泊で登山後、富士宮口下山。
4回目(8/8-9) 韓国からのゲスト4人とスバル口五合目から登山。八合目富士山ホテルで泊まり、頂上一周後、スバル口五合目へ下山。
5回目(9/1) 単独で須走りルート下見。この日は悪天候で六合目で引き返した。
6回目(9/8-9) 韓国から来た友人二人と須走口五合目から登山。本八合目の江戸屋で宿泊後、火口を一周してから須走口五合目へ下山。
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第1回目の単独登山では、馬返しから歩き始め、六合目でいつものスバル口からの登山道に合流し、八合目の太子館で宿泊、翌日ご来光とお鉢めぐりをしてスバル登山口へ下山し、河口湖駅から大月経由で帰宅した。
新宿発8:10の急行バスで富士山駅に到着した。
この日はたまたま富士山登山マラソンの日で、通常運行されている富士山駅から馬返しまでのシャトルバスが運休で、やむを得ずタクシーを使って馬返しへ行かざるを得なかった。
[Umagaeshi Bus Stop, 『馬返し』バス停、"우마가에`@」버스 정류장]
馬返しから歩き始め、一合目、二合目と快適な登山道を歩き、六合目でいつものスバル口からの登山道に合流し、八合目の太子館で宿泊した。
2回目は8月1日~2日の弾丸登山で、今思えばもっとも危険な登山だった。
この時は大徳大学の学生8人と教授2人の10人を引率し、スバル登山口へ雷雨の中、21:50に到着。五合目から六合目まで雷鳴を聞き、稲妻の閃光を見ながら雨中登山を強行した。
幸いにも六合目を過ぎた時点で雷雨は止み、事故はなかったが、八合目付近で学生2名と教授1名の体調が悪化、彼らのペースが極端に遅くなった。
残りの学生や教授を連れて先に頂上に登ったが、頂上で待つこと約2時間、かなり寒い思いをした。
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また、この時の下山ルートは大砂走りを経て御殿場の新五合目(旧二合目)という長いルートとなり、特に体調が悪かった3人には気の毒なことをした。
私の3度目の富士登山は8月4日~5日でこの時は単独弾丸登山を試みた。
出発は御殿場の新五合目からで夕刻の5時30分。大砂走りを夜中に登山し、頂上で日の出を迎え、富士宮口へ下山するというものだった。
この時は頂上での天候が悪く、日の出は見えず、また雨にも降られ、富士宮口からの復路のコースも三島周りと非効率だった。
私の今年4度目の富士山登山は8月8-9日で、韓国の登山会の仲間の夫婦2組みを案内し、従来のバス会社のパッケージを利用したものだ。
バス会社のチャーターしたバスに新宿を朝8時に乗車し、スバル口五合目に11時に到着した。この日は麓から富士山がよく見えた。
ゆっくりと五合目で昼食をとり、御嶽神社を見学してから八合目の富士山ホテルを目指した。
1日目は天候にも恵まれ、ほぼ予定通り5時過ぎに山小屋に到着した。
翌朝は2時前に起床して頂上をめざした。頂上には4時少し前に到着し日の出を見た。
この日の頂上は大変な強風で体感温度がかなり低かったが日の出とともに気温も上がり、帰路の温泉も楽しんで終わった。
今年の5回目と6回目は、これまで唯一、試していなかった須走口を利用するコースで、9月に入ってからである。
一人で下見に出かけた9月1日の天候は雨。五合目から六合目まで雨の中を強行登山したが、どうにも不快で今年唯一、途中で断念した。
一週間後の9月8日~9日は、韓国からの友人二人(ドイツ人とメキシコ人)との須走ルートを使った登山。この時は七合目から八合目まで、小雨に降られはしたが、大事には至らず、夕日による影富士や虹がみえてすばらしかった。
また、本八合目に宿泊して未明の頂上への登山では満月(スーパームーン)による夜間の影富士までみることができ、すばらしかった。
お鉢めぐりでは、朝日による本来の影富士もくっきりと見え、最高に恵まれた登山となった。
結果として、今年の富士山登山は、単独で3回、ゲストを案内しての登山は3回で、案内したゲストはすべて韓国からであり、その延べ数は16人であった。
これらの登山が無事であったこと、また健康が守られたことを心から神様に感謝したい。
I like hiking very much. I used to go hiking with a Korean hiking club named “AhToSan.” This blog introduces mostly my hiking activities in Korea and Japan, and Sydney in Australia. As of January 2020, I live in Sydney suburb. I go Blue Mountains and bush walk in Sydney area. 私は2003年から2014年まで韓国の大田(テジョン)に住んだ日本人である。11年間、週末は主に「アトサン山岳会」に参加した。14年4月に帰国したが、2020年以降はおもにシドニーで暮らし、時折、日本へ帰国する程度である。したがって最近の記事はSR(Sydney Report)としてブルーマウンテンのトレッキングを中心に書いている。
About pictures/当ブログ内の写真について/당 블로그내의 사진에 대해서
Most of the pictures in this blog are taken by my camera, yet some of them were downloaded from the website of the hiking club. If you click any pictures, they become the original size.
当ブログ内の写真の大部分は筆者のカメラで撮影したものですが、一部、山岳会の共有写真からダウンロードしたものを含みます。すべて、各写真をクリックすれば、元のサイズに拡大します。
당 블로그내 사진의 대부분은 필자의 카메라로 촬영한 것입니다만 일부 산악회 공유 사진으로부터 다운한 것도 포함합니다. 모두 각 사진을 클릭하면, 원래 사이즈에 확대합니다.
当ブログ内の写真の大部分は筆者のカメラで撮影したものですが、一部、山岳会の共有写真からダウンロードしたものを含みます。すべて、各写真をクリックすれば、元のサイズに拡大します。
당 블로그내 사진의 대부분은 필자의 카메라로 촬영한 것입니다만 일부 산악회 공유 사진으로부터 다운한 것도 포함합니다. 모두 각 사진을 클릭하면, 원래 사이즈에 확대합니다.
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