I am seeking the time to climb from the final vehicle crop off - at point #5(?). How long to get up? How long to come down?
2007-02-07 18:07:06 · 3 answers · asked by erok2020 3 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
I am pretty much out of shape, and a bit clumsy, my main exercise in Tokyo was just walking a few miles a day, so I went really slow, didn't want to risk getting one of those oxygen depreivation headaches or twisting an ankle. Also I liked stopping and appreciating the view or the stars (while drinking Aquarius and eating Snickers bars).
I went on a weekday and didn't have to compete with lines of other climbers. Went alone to set my own pace.
Time up to top overnight from station 5, about 9 hours. I felt fine! A bit tired, but fine.
Time down. 4 hours on that boring zigzag vehicle access path which strangely resembles the surface of Mars.
2007-02-08 06:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by Ken O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took us about 5 hours to climb about 80% of the mountain from station 5. The rest of the climb was slow due to the many people who were all trying to reach the top by sunrise. The remainder 20% took 2 hours, but it could have easily taken us 1 hour. If you leave to early then you have to wait around up top in the cold until the sun rises. Coming back down took about 5 hours. In total, we left Shinjuku by bus at 1700 on Friday and returned back to Shinjuku by about 1600 Saturday.
2007-02-08 06:13:33 · answer #2 · answered by wuzaracer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It took me five hours to go up and six to go down, but I didn't like it from step one so I was dragging my feet.
2007-02-08 00:34:32 · answer #3 · answered by Mickey22_jp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋