The TOP of Mt. Fuji. It rained the entire time and was freezing, but we made it to the top:
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| Author: | living dead [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:17 pm ] |
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The TOP of Mt. Fuji. It rained the entire time and was freezing, but we made it to the top:
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| Author: | liquidsky [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:39 pm ] |
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Mt. Fuji stands at 12,388 ft (3,776 m). Wow. Best that I have done is 3,165 feet (965 m). BTW, nice photos! Any idea what the stone dogs (?) are called?? |
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| Author: | nefasth [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 2:44 pm ] |
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Great How freezing was it ? Don't let the toy catch a cold ! |
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| Author: | Monkey [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:01 pm ] |
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nefasth wrote: Great How freezing was it ? Don't let the toy catch a cold ! Don't worry, it's a little known fact but you catch the common cold from germs, not cold weather. The two words are justs homonyms. |
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| Author: | living dead [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:02 pm ] |
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liquidsky wrote: Any idea what the stone dogs (?) are called?? The best I can come up with are guardian dogs, but I'll ask some of the Japanese people I work with tomorrow to see if they have an official name. nefasth wrote: Great How freezing was it ? Don't let the toy catch a cold ! Well I didn't check the temperature at the very top, but a few hundred feet from it it was 44° Fahrenheit. So technically not freezing, but with the wind and rain it sure felt freezing to me. I'm pretty sure it was colder at the top also. |
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| Author: | bannedindc [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:07 pm ] |
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shishi dogs! Love the photos! |
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| Author: | melek_taus [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 3:18 pm ] |
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Amazing pics for sure! Especially that first one with the fog in the background. Great stuff. |
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| Author: | gatchabert [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:24 pm ] |
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If you're Okinawan it would be Shisa. Open mouth (should be the one on the right) to ward off evil and closed mouth (the one on the left) to keep the good. |
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| Author: | nefasth [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:46 pm ] |
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Monkey wrote: nefasth wrote: Great How freezing was it ? Don't let the toy catch a cold ! Don't worry, it's a little known fact but you catch the common cold from germs, not cold weather. The two words are justs homonyms. Oh ! So a toy COULD catch a cold in the ideal conditions ? 
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| Author: | bansheebot [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:58 pm ] |
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I always thought they were called fu dogs. |
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| Author: | bannedindc [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:01 pm ] |
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bansheebot wrote: I always thought they were called fu dogs. foo dogs for the chinese I think. Its all the same though. |
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| Author: | akum6n [ Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:11 pm ] |
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That's pretty cool that you made it to the top- maybe GF was a good luck charm. Did you do a night climb to see the sunrise? The climb is deceptively easy and flat until you get closer to the top- then it gets crazy steep and rocky. I tried twice when I was younger, and never made it all the way to the top station. And that rain. That freezing, freezing rain. I hope you guys had the good sense to bring sturdy rain gear like all the other Japanese climbers (we did not, unfortunately). |
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| Author: | efp3 [ Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:17 am ] |
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Nice! I would love to do that climb! |
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| Author: | Grizlli [ Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:45 am ] |
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I tried hiking El Yunque in Puerto Rico and nearly died, I respect you so much for conquering that. My big ass aint fit for climbing I'm more suited for the life of a walrus, I'm great an lounging and am very see worthy. Climbing... Nope. |
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| Author: | ribbon controller [ Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:24 am ] |
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wow congrats mark!! when I was out there I knew a few people who tried but couldnt get to the top because it was too cold and they didnt have the gear for it..they asked me if I wanted to go,but as I was sipping my joo hi I said fuck it!!! |
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| Author: | living dead [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:22 pm ] |
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liquidsky wrote: Any idea what the stone dogs (?) are called?? The Japanese name for the temple dogs is Koma Inu. I think most of the other names out there are Chinese. |
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| Author: | havingmysay [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:31 pm ] |
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great pics mark! that last one is spooky |
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| Author: | jebcrow [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 1:53 pm ] |
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great stuff mark!! i commend you for making it to the top...i know i would have atleast tried (but the sound of chilly rain already turns me off)..freezing cold i can deal with...freezing rain is a different story!! how long was the hike up?? |
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| Author: | living dead [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:00 pm ] |
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jebcrow wrote: how long was the hike up?? We realized the longer we took breaks the harder it was to get moving again so we pretty much just kept moving with small breaks. We made it to the top in about four hours and twenty minutes. |
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| Author: | jebcrow [ Mon Jul 20, 2009 2:38 pm ] |
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living dead wrote: jebcrow wrote: how long was the hike up?? We realized the longer we took breaks the harder it was to get moving again so we pretty much just kept moving with small breaks. We made it to the top in about four hours and twenty minutes. that is amazing timing!!  the biggest hike i ever did was very close in height to fuji...mt humpheries in arizona which is 12,637 feet (3,852 m),,,just a little bit higher.. but i camped in a pasture about 2/3 of the way to the summit & hiked to the summit in the morning (AND this was 17years ago) that might be a bit more challenging now me thinks...good on you my man!! |
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