Phone rescue mission ends in failure for ‘foolish’ Mount Fuji climber

The Japanese have a famous proverb about its highest mountain. It translates roughly as, “A wise person climbs Mount Fuji once; only a fool climbs it twice.” An even bigger goofball does it twice in the space of a few days outside of the official climbing season — the second time to retrieve a smartphone […]

Apr 29, 2025 - 05:04
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Phone rescue mission ends in failure for ‘foolish’ Mount Fuji climber
The Japanese have a famous proverb about its highest mountain. It translates roughly as, “A wise person climbs Mount Fuji once; only a fool climbs it twice.” An even bigger goofball does it twice in the space of a few days outside of the official climbing season — the second time to retrieve a smartphone […]