A mountain climber reached the height of the Odd News Summit when he recently had to be rescued twice within a week. A university student, 27, perhaps majoring in Persistence Despite Hard Truths, was ...

Authorities in Japan have rescued the same climber from the slopes of Mount Fuji twice in the space of a week.

The 27-year-old university student was carried down the iconic Japanese mountain on a stretcher days after being airlifted ...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday.

Officials said the unnamed mountaineer was alone on the Fujinomiya trail on April 22. He had to be rescued again just four ...

People are discouraged from climbing Mount Fuji outside of the official climbing season that runs from July to September A 27-year-old university student who climbed Mount Fuji outside of its ...

In 1707 Mount Fuji erupted. The disaster came on the heels ... outside their residential area if it reaches 30 cm (12 in) in height, as the combined weight together with rain may bring down ...