TOKYO — A climber was rescued twice in one week from Japan’s Mount ... Fuji after he lost his crampons — spiky metal frames that are attached to shoes to make it easier to walk on ice and ...

It was not known whether he was able to find his phone in the end Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most ... him during the first rescue.

A man had to be rescued from Mount Fuji not once but twice and the second ... are spikes or spurs that are worn to help a person climb on snow and ice slopes. He was airlifted from the mountain.

Mount Fuji, an active volcano and Japan's highest peak, is covered in snow for most of the year. Its hiking trails are open from early July to early September, a period when crowds trudge up the ...