24+ Mount Fuji Risk Background. Fuji is twice as fast as climbing up, it is also considered by many to be be twice as difficult. Fuji has the highest elevation in japan, and is considered as a symbol of spaciousness, apotheosis, and dynamism.
Mount fuji is a dormant volcano that is considered long overdue for eruption.
The trails turn into ice and you won't be able to dig your ice axe or crampon for support. Japan's mount fuji, covered with snow and surrounded by cloud, is seen from an airplane in this february 2, 2010 file photo. All the snow accumulates on the mountain and it becomes necessary to use crampons and ice axes to climb the mountain during autumn and winter. (4)division of human environmental science, mt.