A look at the growing popularity of hiking, celebrity involvement, and the risks involved in trails like Mount Snowdon and ...

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

so even as Shizuoka and Yamanashi (the two prefectures Mount Fuji straddles the border of) tell people to refrain from hiking its upper trails during the off season, every year a number of people ...

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

Hidetada Sudo, the mayor of the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, expressed anger over people’s defiance of rules ...

In response, Shizuoka prefecture — the starting point for three of the four Mount Fuji trails — has added a further measure. Prospective hikers will have to take a brief class about hiking ...

and this summer a number of new regulations are going into effect in an attempt to address overtourism and safety fears on Mount Fuji’s hiking trails. The most impactful change is that every single ...

TOKYO (AP) — A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope ... police said. The mountain's hiking trails are officially open only ...

At 3,776 meters high, Mount Fuji is Japan's tallest peak. During the closure period, Shizuoka Prefecture will repair the mountain trails and work on preventative measures against rockslides.