tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post2275128550759282194..comments2024-03-28T22:18:49.598+01:00Comments on One Hundred Mountains: Another mountain (2)Project Hyakumeizanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-3332282469763980962012-02-14T19:08:20.449+01:002012-02-14T19:08:20.449+01:00Mitch様:thanks for reading. Yes, the dangers of Fuj...Mitch様:thanks for reading. Yes, the dangers of Fuji in the winter are well-known. Yet, sad to say, the accidents continue year after year. Those slopes look so easy, but they are so treacherous.... I once saw a friend slide several hundred metres down the mountain in November. Fortunately, he was stopped by the snow-covered roof of a hut and escaped with bruises. It was a lesson to us.Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-89024434819029206472012-02-14T18:14:50.761+01:002012-02-14T18:14:50.761+01:00I've heard about the strong gusts which blow i...I've heard about the strong gusts which blow in winter, but I did'nt know the precise types and places where they blow. I could learn much from the diagram you cited here. You've experienced that severe winds... I was said "Once you slip, you cannot stop". Every climber/treker who wants to climb Mt. Fuji might have better read your blog before they climb!<br /><br />MitchMitchhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/25093506@N02/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-67159080167785939902011-05-22T11:36:57.755+02:002011-05-22T11:36:57.755+02:00Tony: many thanks for your support for the Hyakume...Tony: many thanks for your support for the Hyakumeizan translation project - can't be too specific at the moment, but things are looking not-too-bad on the publication front. Self-publishing has many merits, but I think Hyakumeizan might benefit from a more traditional approach, complete with a full introduction, footnotes, bibliography, chrome exhaust pipes and all the other apparatus of a skollarly edition ....Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-52292428125216087082011-05-22T04:15:07.267+02:002011-05-22T04:15:07.267+02:00Hi Project H
Yeah, the Fuji Tozan race starts at ...Hi Project H<br /><br />Yeah, the Fuji Tozan race starts at the bottom in Fujiyoshida, so the 2:32 is for the full height of the mountain. Like I said, Messner was no slouch, and certainly a very fit mountaineer AND mountain runner, but this race has been run for a fair number of years, pitting the best of Japanese mountain runners against the mountain. If you've run any big trail races in Japan you'll know that there are some seriously fit and strong dudes roaming the hills out here :-) and the 2:32 time is the best of the best up to now.<br /><br />I've got no objection at all to a fit runner hitting the top from the 5th station in an hour, but the 5th station is hardly the benchmark for a proper claim to have run up and down Mt Fuji.<br /><br />Anyway, it's all minor details... A superb mountain, however and whenever you choose to go up it.<br /><br />I've enjoyed these posts so much! You're leaving quite a legacy on this site, it really is something special and quite unique :-)<br /><br />Tony<br /><br />PS Please keep trying to find a publisher for your book... I for one would buy a copy at the drop of a hat, and I'm sure there are many others out there who would too... Have you thought about self-publishing sites like Lulu?Tonyhttp://climbjapan.blogpost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-62778231527859239142011-05-20T20:57:08.545+02:002011-05-20T20:57:08.545+02:00Kamoshika - many thanks for reading: yes, the aero...Kamoshika - many thanks for reading: yes, the aerodynamics are anarchic. The wind on Fuji in the winter has to be experienced to be believed. Worse than standing on the wing of an aeroplane, as it's so turbulent. You never know what's going to hit you next, and where it will be coming from. As for the next instalment, well, it's already there!<br /><br />Tony: if Messner was starting Fuji from the Subaru Line 5th station, it's "only" 1,300 metres to the top from there. I think a fit and acclimatised climber might be able to do that in an hour - given that the 2:32 time you quote must be for the full height of the mountain from Yoshida - something like 2,600 metres ... (gasp).Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-7455217605721272362011-05-20T03:17:34.463+02:002011-05-20T03:17:34.463+02:00interesting story, looking forward to the next ins...interesting story, looking forward to the next installment.<br /><br />that diagram from the handbook is rather enlightening. I also like "aerodynamic anarchy"!Kamoshika Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-59617050278829990092011-05-08T06:50:58.995+02:002011-05-08T06:50:58.995+02:00Excellent series, Project H... I can't wait t...Excellent series, Project H... I can't wait to read the next instalment!<br /><br />Iain, the following is taken from the website of the Fuji Tozan race:<br />"The record time for the Summit Race is 2:32:40 (2006, MIYAHARA Touru)"<br /><br />Messner was a tough man for sure, and no doubt a pretty handy mountain runner as well as mountaineer, but it seems unlikely that he would have nipped up in little over an hour at any time of year... :-)<br /><br />TonyTonyhttp://climbjapan.blogpost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-13436107960898394052011-05-07T14:50:17.554+02:002011-05-07T14:50:17.554+02:00Iain: thanks for reading and for providing much of...Iain: thanks for reading and for providing much of the input for this post - you'll recognise the "Dream of Ages" and the ascent by Francis Lowe and a Mr. G. Guelta - both from your invaluable researches. It seems that people didn't wait until modern crampons etc became available to tackle Fuji in mid-winter. Impressive....Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-40550242665609560972011-05-06T22:58:09.563+02:002011-05-06T22:58:09.563+02:00good to start with some theory before starting the...good to start with some theory before starting the serious adventure. thanks for suggestionmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7618037172759094056.post-22678716885194330992011-05-06T22:01:58.306+02:002011-05-06T22:01:58.306+02:00Excellent post. You can't have too many posti...Excellent post. You can't have too many postings on Fuji climbing history.<br />Was interested to read about Cook and also see the photo of the Mont Blanc observatory. I wonder how it was anchored down.<br />On the subject of other famous Fuji climbers, I remember once hearing a word of mouth account that Messner had raced up it in little over an hour, presumably not in winter.Iainhwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593667640067919728noreply@blogger.com