Huge rocks fell suddenly at Mount Fuji last week and reached a mountain trail, forcing climbers to escape. No one was injured. A man who took video of the scene said he heard a rumbling sound from above, and saw rocks rolling down. He said they were about 1 to 3 meters in diameter. The incident happened at around 2 PM on Friday. Huge rocks fell suddenly at Mount Fuji last week and reached a mountain trail, forcing climbers to escape (Image: NHK) Shizuoka University volcanology professor Masato Koyama says lava cracks around a crater at an altitude of 3,150 meters have been widening, triggering rock falls. Koyama says minor rock falls are a regular occurrence in the area. But he estimates that the rocks fell for about 1.5 kilometers in the latest case and that such a large-scale, long-distance fall is rare. Major climbing routes on Mount Fuji close in...
Join the Conversation