Apparently, Thera Sze wasn’t the only person who decided to go for the summit push at Mt. Fuji at 2 AM. Her video of a mind-bogglingly long line of Mt. Fuji hikers trying to summit Japan’s highest peak has nearly 10 million views.
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“one hour hike turned into two hours due to the traffic from hut to top,” wrote Sze in her Instagram post sharing the footage.
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Sze completed the full Fuji hike in about 24 hours. She chose to sleep in a hut on the mountain and summit early in the morning. However, this was a popular plan among others as well, and she hit a traffic jam between the hut and the summit.
Many people note that waiting in a line to summit a mountain feels so wrong.
“Being stuck in line on a mountain is embarrassing,” wrote one person in the comments section.
However, Sze appears to have had an overall good experience climbing the 3,776-meter (12,389-foot) peak. She enjoyed a nice sunrise near the summit and participated in some cultural experiences as she climbed the mountain.
Check out a long line to summit Mt. Fuji here:
Here’s some additional context into Sze’s 24-hour Mt. Fuji hike:
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