We have been planning for this Visit 10 days back since the final day.
Our preparetion included, trekking shoes, good quality torch, winter clothes, rain coats, hand gloves, head cap, 1.5 ltr water, 3 apples, boiled eggs, meal for night and morning, oxygen cylinder, disprin, asprin, pain killer.
Our plan was to reach the Summit around 0400 hrs on 13 August so that we can see the sunrise.
We were a group of 11 people. (Tri,Vijayan,Anu,Nasir,Ashu,Dheeraj,
Kapil,Quan,Sanjay,Budh,Vinod)
-Anti clockwise from the right.
Vinodsan not in picture.
At the 5th Station.
At the 5th Station.
We started our journey on 12 August 2007 at 1530 hrs from the Hamamatsu Station and reached the Fujinomiya Station at 1815 hrs. From Fujinomiya Station we reached Fujinomiya trail at 1930 hrs by bus.
At 2015 hrs we started trekking from the 5th Station of the Fujinomiya trail.
At 2015 hrs we started trekking from the 5th Station of the Fujinomiya trail.
At the 7th Station.We reached the 9th Station at 0200 hrs had a rest for 30~40 minutes over there. By the time we reached 10th station it started raining and weather was too chilly and windy over the there.
At the TOP
Reached there 1545 hrs, took a rest of 15~20 minutes.
Shivering in chilly weather. Air was flowing appx 20kmph. Hands were freezed not even press the camera button.
Around 0410 hrs.
Before Sunrise.
On Top of the clouds.
Around 0430 hrs sunrise..
That night we had a rocking, thrilling, boozing, exhilirating party in the Karoake Room. All of us (24 Indians + 5 Thais + 3 Vietnamese), dance till the zenith, drink a lot, enjoy a lot, and made unforgotable memories......
J
