[Sad News] Mountain Climbing Is Way Too Dangerous as a Hobby

17 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 18:54:07 ID:ZkW5
Mountain climbers cause way too much trouble for other people.

20 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 18:54:19 ID:1kBq
Well, it is dangerous, but most people are prepared for that, right?

21 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 18:54:38 ID:Rmv2
That’s why mountain rescue insurance exists.

26 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 18:56:40 ID:69Lw
・The No. 1 cause of getting stranded is losing the trail
・Around 60% of the dead are age 60 or older
・Even low mountains see frequent accidents
・People die at almost a pace of one per day every year

31 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 18:59:22 ID:wQr8
A ropeway is good enough, honestly.

32 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 18:59:24 ID:69Lw
Mount Tomuraushi is a famous one, I guess.
A tour climb with 18 people.

Bad weather hit, and one after another they developed hypothermia.

8 people died.

It was a tour for experienced climbers.

36 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:01:35 ID:69Lw
Mount Tanigawa

More than 800 confirmed deaths from mountain accidents.

One of the world’s most notorious “man-killing mountains.”

39 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:03:21 ID:69Lw
The Mount Tomuraushi disaster (2009)

・July in Hokkaido
・15 climbing tour guests plus 3 guides
・The weather turned bad
・There was a chance to turn back
・But they kept going
・Strong wind and rain soaked them head to toe
・Hypothermia broke out one after another
・8 people died

Cause:
Apparently “It’s midsummer, so it’ll be fine” did not apply.

I saw a video about it too. Once hypothermia sets in from bad judgment, even the guides can no longer make proper decisions.

43 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:05:12 ID:CAxn
Why is it always weird shut-ins on the internet who don’t even climb mountains that desperately want to lecture everyone about how harsh climbing is?

44 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:05:35 ID:69Lw
Mount Fuji accident victims

2024
83 people

Up 62% compared to the five-year average

Even though it’s Japan’s most famous mountain, the number of people getting stranded is apparently surging.

Maybe more people are climbing it casually.

62 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:10:07 ID:69Lw
Two world-class Japanese climbers.

K2, the second-highest mountain in the world.

They slipped and fell while attempting an unclimbed route.

They were confirmed by helicopter, but rescue was impossible.

Both died.

That one was shocking.

70 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:12:00 ID:7ZZ3
Climbing low mountains is the strongest play.

75 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:13:20 ID:69Lw
>>70
People have gotten stranded on Mount Rokko and stuff too, right?

79 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:14:39 ID:7ZZ3
>>75
If you take weird routes or go in with gear that’s too casual, then yeah, of course.
On the flip side, even infamous Mount Tanigawa is basically a hike if you take the normal route.

76 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:13:38 ID:anfs
I don’t want to climb mountains, but stories about climbers getting stranded are fascinating.

81 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:15:00 ID:XWsQ
Complain after you’ve actually climbed a mountain.

82 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:15:04 ID:ftHB
Is hypothermia really that easy to get? This time of year, you can sleep in just your underwear and be fine.

88 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:16:02 ID:69Lw
>>82
It’s cold up in the mountains.

95 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:17:10 ID:7ZZ3
>>82
It’s like sitting in front of a fan while wearing wet clothes. You’ll catch a chill.

83 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:15:07 ID:ze2h
I’m slipping!!

91 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:16:45 ID:vkn8
Eventually, entering mountains outside developed campsites might get banned.

103 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:20:32 ID:0IBy
Mountain climbing is a hobby for old folks looking for a place to die.

104 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:20:40 ID:WxP1
There are a few mountain climbing manga out there, but I can never get into them because I just think, “Don’t do that in the first place.”

109 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:22:00 ID:TFGy
Cup Noodles taste amazing at the summit after you finish the climb.

116 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:23:08 ID:Na6I
I just binge-watched Yama no Susume and got really tempted to try mountain climbing.
If high school girls can climb, then Mount Fuji should be easy, right?

118 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:23:27 ID:GjKN
I think Tateyama is the most fun mountain to climb in Japan.
Even elementary school kids can easily get up to 3,015 meters, and Murodo has hotels, hot springs, beautiful lakes, alpine plants, and spring water from melting snow.
Mount Fuji is torture.

126 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:24:25 ID:XWsQ
But mountain climbing videos are pretty fun to watch.
People pitch tents on cliffs and stuff, things I’d absolutely never experience in my own life.

132 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:25:09 ID:TFGy
As a volunteer firefighter, I get pissed off every year because someone gets stranded in light clothing.

142 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:26:23 ID:RmNE
It’s funny when they tie themselves together with ropes, then one person slips and drags everyone else down too.

209 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:40:43 ID:G4n7
Because they don’t properly walk on the trail.

210 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:40:57 ID:bPfe
There are mysterious forks in the path.

211 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:40:57 ID:nVIM
During a whiteout, it honestly might have gotten really bad.

212 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:41:28 ID:bPfe
Snow mountains are way too hardcore.

214 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:41:35 ID:F3YG
That unfunny story where the experienced leader gets lost and the whole group gets wiped out.

218 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:42:04 ID:r6d4
Seriously, why do people climb mountains?

219 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:42:09 ID:GjKN
When I got caught in a whiteout at a ski resort covered in fresh snow, I almost got stranded right near the rest house.

230 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:45:49 ID:F3YG
Climber: “Huh? There’s already a maintained, relatively safe route…? Then I’m taking the high-difficulty route!”

241 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:49:39 ID:XN2J
I get it if the place is easy, but why do people do the really hard ones?

242 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:51:00 ID:a2y9
Apparently Everest is so popular that people run out of oxygen and die while waiting in line.

249 Name:Unknown Japuzz Watcher[] Posted: 26/06/13(Sat) 19:53:56 ID:xko8
As someone who almost died just climbing a tiny lame mountain near my house, I think people who climb Mount Fuji are insane.

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