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

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

A climber was airlifted from Japan's Mount Fuji with altitude sickness last week, but returned to the mountain days later, ...

A Chinese national had to be rescued twice in one week from Mount Fuji after he returned to the mountain peak to collect his ...

The climber, who was not publicly identified, was first airlifted with altitude sickness near the peak of Mount Fuji.

To make reservations to enter the Yoshida Trail on the Yamanashi side of the mountain, climbers are required to pay an ...

Overcrowding and other problems prompted officials in Shizuoka and Yamanashi prefectures — which share Mount Fuji — to institute new rules ahead of the 2025 climbing season. Among the measures ...

Earlier, only the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi prefecture had a ¥2,000 (£10) fee. Now, Shizuoka prefecture will also charge for its three trails, which were previously free. Shizuoka is home to ...