https://photos.rymc.io/2014-09-12T00:00:00+00:00Ryan McGrathhttps://rymc.io/Some Rights Reserved. © 2005 - 2026 Ryan McGrath.Motorsports, travel, and random photos from around the world. Rally driver, car #91 in ARA National L2WD. Life is too short to just sit around and wait.https://photos.rymc.io/1jedh8zjvfa1956x0sw2c8aa72014-09-12T00:00:00+00:00Ryan McGrathhttps://rymc.io/2014-09-12T00:00:00+00:00RYMC License: https://photos.rymc.io/license

This was thankfully less stressful. A selfie to commemorate the journey.

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We struggle up Mt. Fuji in a lightning storm, only to be told we need to descend immediately as the conditions were getting too dangerous. We were given 5 minutes to eat something and then told we needed to get a move on. Luckily, going down was easier than going up...

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We had the adventure - or misfortune - of climbing Mt. Fuji at night, in a lightning storm. The final torii gate at the top here was an eerie - but welcome - sight!