Everyone had a good meal together, and after the preparation, Lin also bought a gold and steel rod for branding and stamping as a confirmation of the trip, and after going to the shrine to pray for blessings, everyone came to the mountain entrance together.

"Ah, I brought this with me! I only went to the 8th station last time, so this time I must seal them all!" Aoi said as she took out a gold steel staff with several seals, and said with a full wit.

"Well, come on!" Lin nodded and said encouragingly.

"Aoi-chan, everyone, come on!" Kaede said shouting a slogan.

"Oh!!"

There are five trailheads to Mt. Fuji, which means that there are five trails: Yoshida Exit, Kawaguchiko Exit, Sugari, Gotemba Exit, and Fujinomiya Exit.

Yoshidaguchi:

It has the longest history, starting from Asama Shrine in Mt. Fuji City, and is a trail that has been cultivated using the roads that were opened up during the Edo period when Mt. Fuji worship was at its peak. It is the only hiking course that leads to the summit after intersecting with the Kawaguchi-Kokou Hiking Trail from **me.

Kawaguchiko Estuary:

The 5th station is 2,305 meters above sea level, and the walking distance to the summit is 15.5 kilometers (7.8 kilometers uphill and 7.7 kilometers down), and the round-trip walking time (5.5 hours uphill and 3 hours downhill). Above the 8th station, it is combined with the Sukokou route to form a single mountain trail.

Advantages: There are many rest points on the way, and the transportation is convenient. Even if you don't climb to the top, you can see the sunrise.?

Disadvantages: The walking time is long, there is a lot of traffic, and the road is very congested above the 8th station.

Walk:

The 5th station is 2,000 meters above sea level, and the walking distance to the summit is 14 kilometers (7.8 kilometers up, 6.2 kilometers down), and the round-trip walking time (5.5 hours up, 3 hours down)?

Advantages: There are fewer tourists, and you can climb the mountain at a leisurely pace. The natural landscape along the way is beautiful. Self-driving up the hill is unregulated.?

Disadvantages: The altitude of the 5th station at the starting point is low, the distance is long, and the mountain road above the 8th station is more crowded.

Gotemba Entrance:

The 5th station is 1440 meters above sea level, and the walking distance to the summit is 17 kilometers (9.4 kilometers up, 7.6 kilometers down), and the round-trip walking time (7.5 hours up, 3 hours down)?

Advantages: There are fewer tourists, and you can climb the mountain at a leisurely pace. On the way down, you can run on the wide gravel slope.

Disadvantages: The summit takes a long time, there are fewer rest points on the way, and it is easy to make people feel tired.

Fujinomiya Exit:

The 5th station is 2400 meters above sea level, and the walking distance to the summit is 10 kilometers (5 kilometers up and 5 kilometers down).

Pros: The shortest of the 4 trails and the shortest time to reach the summit (5 hours up, 2.5 hours down)?

Disadvantages: The uphill and downhill are the same walkway, which is more crowded. The parking lot is very crowded on holidays.?

The hiking route we chose this time is the mouth of Lake Kawaguchi, and at the beginning of the **eye, I will be with Yoshida** until the summit, which is a more suitable route for novices, and the walking distance to the summit is 15.5 kilometers (7.8 kilometers up, 7.7 kilometers down), and the round-trip walking time (5.5 hours up, 3 hours down). Above the 8th station, it is combined with the Sugokou route to form a mountain trail. From the mouth of Lake Kawaguchi, which is 2,305 meters from the 5th station, it takes more than 1,400 meters to reach the summit!!!

Because it is the mountaineering season, there are many climbers, and they stroll forward, and the current section of the road is still very flat, and it is the beginning of the hardships on it.

As you climb, you get in height and there are fewer people. The lake at the foot of Mt. Fuji is getting smaller and smaller, and white clouds flutter underfoot. There is a feeling of being in a dream. After sweating, the wind blowing in is very cool and comfortable.

Before you get hungry, replenishing your energy and drinking plenty of water without too much is also a kind of mountaineering trick. When used with trekking poles in both hands, it is said that it not only helps people maintain balance and reduces pressure on their knee joints, but also saves 25% of their energy. Of course, this data varies from person to person, but with it, you can really save a lot of effort. It is also convenient to shrink and wrap on both sides of the hiking bag. There is also a good backpack with a carrying system and a pair of good shoes for mountaineering. In China, the quality of a domestic rod has to be about 120 soft sister coins, the expensive can be around 2000, and there is no end to the most expensive one. And good bags and shoes still have to buy foreign ones, such as the classic Kitty Hawk bag, bird bag, of course, the price is not cheap. Mountaineering is similar to cycling, the poor have poor ways to play, the rich have the big to play, the poor can also climb to the top, and the trenches are endless.

The clouds looked beautiful from a distance, but in the clouds, they were just layers of fog beads, and now that they had reached a considerable height, everyone began to rest.

Honoka kept the rhythm of being able to see each other, taking pictures in the back, and didn't follow until she had fun. Because her foot strength has always been good, she didn't lose it.

Aoi sat down on the rock, gasping softly, rubbing her calves and relaxing her muscles.

"How are you feeling this time?" said Lin.

"Well, I feel a lot better than last time, although it's still quite tiring. But altitude sickness, I don't think it will be anymore. Aoi said with a smile.

"Well, that's good!" Lin said with a hearty smile.

"Hah~!" Aoi suddenly let out a voice of admiration.

"It's hard, it's hard!" I saw Kaede appear behind her and massage her shoulder, making Aoi's whole body feel comfortable and admired.

"Then I'll come too! The Aoi team members who climbed to the top of Mt. Fuji for the first time have worked hard, hard. Lin saw it, and walked under Aoi's seated body, rubbing her hands and rubbing her calves.

"Hah~!" Aoi let out a comfortable exclamation again.

"Ah, it looks like it's very comfortable!" Hinata said.

"Well, this is the privilege of the first-time climb to the top of Mt. Fuji. Lin said with a smile.

After resting for a while, they headed up again.

From the flat land to the stone stairs, from the stone steps to the rocky ground, and then to the top, some of the roads are already steep and you have to climb them by hand to go up, and on both sides of the trail, the iron ropes nailed with iron nails are used for marking, and they are not stable, so they cannot be used to borrow strength.

From under the clouds, to a little white clouds floating at your feet, and then to between the clouds. From the sun shining to the darkness of the sky, after a long journey, they finally saw the flat stairs again, reached the eighth station, and looked at the elevation on the red sign written in Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean, and it was already 3,100 meters above sea level. The surrounding air also becomes thinner. Except for the rocks, there is hardly any green vegetation in sight on the mountain. Everyone rested there first. The cabin they booked was at the 8th station, halfway from the 8th station to the 9th station.

Lin ran into the cabin and asked the uncle there to help brand the golden steel rod.

"Aoi is okay, right?" Hinata, a childhood sweetheart, although he usually always jokes, but now he ran over and asked with some concern. That's where she stopped last time.

"Hmm......" Aoi sat down in a chair, holding her backpack and her head down, motionless.

"What's wrong with Aoi, isn't she feeling well?" Hinata said worriedly.

"Hmm...... Yay!" Aoi suddenly stood up, put up her scissor hands, and said, "Haha, I'm in good shape!

"Really, I'm sorry I'm so worried about you. Hinata, who was taken aback, said angrily.

"Great!" Kaede said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Xinxia smiled and nodded.

"What's wrong?" asked Lin, who had just returned from printing his coat of arms, strangely.

"It's a good thing, Aoi-chan is in good shape. Kaede said to Lin.

"Well, let's work harder, let's go up!" said Lin, raising his hand.

"Oh!" said everyone, raising their hands.

It will take about 2 hours to reach the 8th station......

The sun slowly set from the top of the mountain, the sky darkened, and the brilliant Milky Way made of tens of thousands, millions, countless stars emerged from the sky, and the stars that could only be seen in the animation appeared in front of their eyes, and the breeze came out, a burst of coolness, which made people feel refreshed. On the stage of the 8th station, Lin and the others found the reserved cabin and settled down.

ps: [At 7 o'clock in the morning the day after tomorrow, my father will have surgery...... I wish him all the best. 】