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SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG FOR THE VIDEO TO GET UPLOADED,

then I went to sleep....
Here's a Patreon version of Episode 3 Exclusive if you want to watch it here :)
- Matara

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Suigintou

desire is stored in the balls

lumisula

Just caught up to this and I can relate my experiences climbing Mt. Fuji since I've climbed it twice now with some friends. tl;dr: Be in good aerobic shape, book a hut near the top and stay the night, watch the weather report, prepare about 15000 yen per person in cash (more won't hurt but this should suffice), have rainproof clothes, a headlamp, a small waterproof bag with essentials, plenty to drink (3 liters per person if you can comfortably carry it), and some compact high-calorie snacks like snickers bars. The climb is not technical at all, but is very physically demanding. If you've never been to comparable altitudes, watch out for signs of altitude sickness as it CANNOT be counteracted by being in good shape. Some people get it and some don't, and it can be fatal in the worst case. Both times we booked accommodation at one of the mountain huts ahead of time, as we wanted to see the sunrise from the summit and the most beginner-friendly way to do that is to stay the night at a hut, wake up at around 3am and climb the rest of the way to the top. The accommodation we used consisted of a unisex dorm with several rows of bunk beds with mattresses and sleeping bags, and a small cafe area serving expensive cup noodles. First ascent The first time was with a friend of mine in 2015, we were in really good shape and took the Subashiri route which took us 4 hours from the 5th station (where the bus line ends) to the 8th station (our accommodation). Subashiri has vegetation the furthest up, keeping the surroundings interesting to look at for quite a while. Unfortunately for us, a typhoon coincided with our ascent; we were also very young and very stupid and decided to proceed with the climb regardless. We did reach the hut before the typhoon really started picking up, and fortunately there was still some staff at the hut. There was also precisely one local hiker who wasn't deterred by the upcoming 60km/h winds. We spent the night in the log hut which was shaking in the wind, played cards with the staff and shivered under blankets trying to dry up our woefully inadequate clothing--usually the hut is warmed up by the body heat of the 100+ people staying there. In the morning the typhoon had passed but it had completely destroyed the route up so we decided to just descend instead of attempting to the reach the peak. Thankfully we had good visibility of buildings downhill the entire time so there was little chance of getting lost, and we got to practice "skiing" downhill with our boots on volcanic sand, which was great fun for that day (the muscle soreness for the next few days was the worst I've experienced in my life; I was sweating and grunting in pain every time I took a step down a staircase). Second ascent The second attempt was some years later (2018 I think) with another group of friends. We took the Subashiri route again, but this time we had good weather on the day of ascent, and while two people decided to stay at the hut, myself and another friend ended up going up all the way to the summit on the first day. We were all in reasonable shape and took about 5 hours from the 5th station to the 8th station. Sadly once we reached the summit it was too late to do a full circuit of the rim as it was getting dark, but we got to see some spectacular views before descending back to the hut. At around 3am the entire hut's worth of people started waking up and preparing to climb to the summit in a long snaking queue of people with headlamps turned on. Once at the top, seeing the queue behind us extend so far down that we could not distinguish individuals from up above was breathtaking. Sadly soon after we ran into unfortunate weather once again, as a thick mist rose up about half an hour before sunrise. We only had about 10 meters of visibility in the mist. The other unfortunate part was that we didn't anticipate quite how cold it would get with the extremely moist air, and we were basically huddling together for a few hours waiting to see if the mist would abate. There's a cafe with heating at the top but it is for paying customers only, and at the time it was cash only. We didn't have enough cash on hand to bask in the luxurious warmth of the cafe so things were pretty miserable. Eventually we had enough and descended as the mist didn't seem to be going anywhere, but I still consider the trip a win since I got to see the view from the top on the first day and the night-time final ascent was truly magical. Hope that's helpful!