Record Number of Climbers Scale Japan's Mount Fuji
Charleston Daily Mail › September 04, 2008
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TOKYO - A record number of climbers scaled Japan's Mount Fuji during the summer season and deaths and injuries rose as many underestimated the trek, city officials said.
Some 247,066 people climbed the mountain in July and August, beating the previous record of 220,277, set in 1987, said Kazuwa Okuwaki, an official in Fujiyoshida, a nearby city.See the full content of this document
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Record Number of Climbers Scale Japan's Mount Fuji
Four people also died from injuries sustained while climbing, mar...
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