German woman rescued from Mt. Fuji after suffering altitude sickness symptoms, hiking to peak anyway
Visited same medical center on way up and down the mountain. August 20 was a bad day for good judgement on Mt. Fuji. We already looked at the story of a 7-year-old Japanese boy whose dad left him to fend for himself on the side of Japan’s tallest mountain, and it turns out that on […]
On August 20, a German woman had to be rescued from Mt. Fuji after suffering altitude sickness symptoms while attempting to hike to the summit. She began her hike on the Fujinomiya Trail on August 19 at the fifth station, beginning her ascent from an elevation of 2,400 meters. By the eighth station, she reached an elevation of 3,250 meters, but began experiencing altitude sickness symptoms including dizziness, fatigue, and nausea.
After receiving a medical examination at the eighth station, she stayed at a mountain hut overnight and resumed her hike early the next morning, ultimately reaching the summit after an additional 526 meters of climbing. However, she was unable to return home on her own and had to be transported down to the fifth station by rescue workers using a bulldozer.
She was then taken to the hospital for further treatment. The Shizuoka Prefectural Police reminded hikers to listen to their bodies and avoid hiking to the summit if they feel unwell.
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