Mount Fuji crowds shrink after Japan brings in overtourism measures

TOKYO: Fewer climbers tackled Mount Fuji during this year's hiking season, preliminary figures show, after Japanese authorities introduced an entry fee and a daily cap on numbers to fight overtourism. Online reservations were also brought in this year by officials concerned about safety and environmental damage on the country's highest mountain. The number of climbers fell by...

Pakistan searching for three missing Russian climbers

ISLAMABAD: (Bernama-dpa) Pakistani authorities are continuing their search operation on Sunday (Aug 18) to rescue three Russian climbers who went missing on Gasherbrum IV - the 17th highest mountain on earth, reported German news agency (dpa). A five-member team of Russian climbers led by Sergei Nilov, who survived a tragic accident last summer, was on a...

Two Malaysians stranded on Alaskan mountain, one rescued

SHAH ALAM: One of the three Malaysian climbers who successfully reached the peak of Mount Denali, situated in Alaska, United States, was rescued after being trapped due to adverse weather conditions during their descent on Tuesday (May 28), a representative from Kelab Jelajah Alpine (KJA) said. Sinar Harian reported that Muhammad Illaham Ishak, 47, is currently...