Albert Leichtfried, Markus Bendler and photographer Hermann Erber have just returned from an ice climbing trip to Hokkaido, Japan, during which they made the first ascent of Lector WI7 at Chiyoshibetu ...

JAPAN — Faced with the first steep incline on the Yoshida Trail that leads to Mount Fuji’s summit, Daiki Nishikawa dramatically steadies his pace to less than 40 steps per minute. Dodging clumps of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese medal contender Miho Nonaka is regrouping before the women's final after a tough bouldering round during climbing qualifiers on Wednesday in the sport's Olympic debut.

Japan on Friday staked out its position in the climbing world when Miho Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi claimed silver and bronze in women's climbing at the Tokyo Games on Friday, a day after the host nation ...

TOKYO, Japan – Climbing Mt. Fuji has always been on my Japan bucket list. And finally, on August 8 this year (about 2 weeks ago), I made that dream happen. But how did I do it? The planning? The ...

TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Host nation Japan aim to hit new heights in competitive climbing when the sport makes its Olympic debut in Tokyo with their maximum of four athletes launching an assault on ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Starting in the summer of 2025, Japan will double the cost of climbing Mount Fuji. Previously, climbers were charged 2,000 yen, approximately Rp220,000. This fee will now increase ...

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The 2019 Climbing World Championships kicked off in in Hachioji, Japan, yesterday with over 253 athletes from 39 different countries registered to compete in the 12-day event that includes Bouldering, ...

You don't need to climb Mount Fuji to see the beautiful scenery of Japan's highest mountain. Just come to these seven places.

In this Friday, June 15, 2012 photo provided by the National Park Service, climbers hike through the area where an avalanche swept a Japanese climbing team off a hill during their descent from ...

Japanese search-and-rescue personnel in separate recent instances rescued two U.S. military members in distress while climbing Mount Fuji, Japan’s highest mountain. The first rescue involved an ...