Fuji Climbers Pay for Helicopter Rescue | Global News

Starting next year, climbing Mount Fuji off-season? Think twice—helicopter rescues will cost you. Yamanashi Prefecture is charging around $51 per five minutes of flight time to deter risky climbs during winter and early summer. The governor’s urging climbers to avoid the off-season, which runs from July through early September, as officials see more unprepared hikers getting stranded. Both Yamanashi and Shizuoka are ramping up measures: mandatory climb plans, penalties for skipping registration, and restricted access to dangerous zones.

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