Mexican Andy hiked to the top of Mount Fuji alongside Ice Poseidon and a group of other streamers, then struggled to hold back tears while talking about what he had just finished.
The clip shows Andy visibly overwhelmed, barely able to speak. He said that around the second station he had thought about giving up. He kept going anyway.
Andy was hours behind the rest of the group for most of the day. That left him doing large parts of the trek on his own, both going up and coming back down.
According to those same viewers, the full trip from the start of the ascent to his return at the bottom took more than 18 hours. Other streamers in the group reportedly expected the day to last seven or eight hours. Several needed 12 hours or more, and not everyone finished.
The descent is where it got tense. Viewers said Andy was still on the mountain long after sunset, spending roughly the last three hours in the dark. One account claimed he was using his phone flashlight instead of a headlamp, fell repeatedly on the loose volcanic ground, and at times had no other hikers in sight. He reached the foot of the mountain safely at around 11 p.m. No injuries or rescue were reported.
For context, Mount Fuji stands 3,776 meters, or about 12,389 feet, above sea level. It is an active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707, and UNESCO listed it as a World Heritage Site in 2013. Most people start from a Fifth Station reached by road, with the popular Yoshida Trail beginning at roughly 2,300 meters, so nobody is walking the full 12,000 feet.
During the official summer season, the standard routes aren’t technical. No ropes, no mountaineering skills. They are just long, steep, and physically brutal. Experienced hikers usually report 8-12 hours for a round trip, and the main risks are altitude sickness, exhaustion, sudden weather changes, loose rock, and losing the trail in poor light. A headlamp is standard equipment for a reason.
