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Climber rescued from Mt Fuji twice in one week

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Leif Johnson · · Oak View, CA · Joined Nov 2017 · Points: 253

From BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0w7xx0kk5o

A 27-year-old university student who climbed Mount Fuji outside of its official climbing season was rescued twice in four days, after he returned to look for his mobile phone.

The Chinese student, who lives in Japan, was first rescued by helicopter on Tuesday while on the Fujinomiya trail, which sits about 3,000m (9,800ft) above sea level.

He was unable to descend the trail after he lost his crampons - a spiked device that is attached to the bottom of climbing shoes for better traction.

But days later, he returned to the mountain to retrieve belongings that he left behind, including his phone. He was rescued again on Saturday after suffering from altitude sickness but is now out of danger.

Returning back is quite a decision, to say the least.

ZT G · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2020 · Points: 50

All the good selfies were on the phone bruh - it was a no brainer 

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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