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.

Following the man's rescue, police in Shizuoka prefecture ... In 2023, more than 220,000 people climbed Mount Fuji between July and September, according to the BBC.

(CNN) — 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 man was first rescued on Tuesday after falling ill ...

A 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan was rescued twice from Mount Fuji within days of each other – the second time after reascending for his phone.

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week was rescued again just four days later after returning to the slope to retrieve his cell phone ...

A local mayor is so frustrated by climbers needing rescues during Mount Fuji's off-season that he suggested they pay for ...

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second time was all over a lost phone. Officials only identified the man as a 27-year-old Chinese student who lived in Japan ...