Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Fuji: The view from the top







5 hours and 40 minutes up. 3 hours down. Peak at 3.773 m. A great day of adventure. I am so happy that we did not choose to climb at night. 90% of all Fuji climbers start at 2200 to reach the tip at sunrise. We chose to travel in daylight. We had sunshine most of the day - and no rain! But! We were all surprised at what lack of oxygen above 3000 m does to you... dizzyness, loss of balance, out of breath.

We slowed down - and used our OXYGEN IN A CAN :-).

1 comment:

gerard said...

So down-to-earth men like you 2 get high on oxy-gin? Strange drinks at high altitude! Like the link you made on edo and japan bridge - and great, sharp pictures!
gerard