Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week.

A student airlifted from near the peak of Mount Fuji returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days ...

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four ...

The 27-year-old university student was carried down the iconic Japanese mountain on a stretcher days after being airlifted ...

Due to harsh conditions, people are discouraged from climbing Mount Fuji outside of the official climbing season that starts ...

A 27-year-old male student from China was rescued twice from Japan’s Mount Fuji within a span of four days after he ...

Even seasoned hikers find the off-season treacherous. Hut closures, removed signage, and the absence of medical stations make ...

Police in Japan say that climber who was airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan’s Mount Fuji last week ...

The man made the double ascent of Japan’s most famous mountain outside of the official climbing season, which runs from July 10 to September 10. According to the official Mount Fuji website ...

He climbed the Fujinomiya trail again to about 10,000 feet above sea level to retrieve his forgotten cell phone and other ...