Singaporeans with special needs summit Mt Fuji in Japan

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They scaled the 3,776m mountain on Aug 26 as part of the YMCA Special Needs Inclusive Challenge. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - A group of Singaporean climbers with special needs recently reached the peak of fabled Mount Fuji.

Participants completed 12 weeks of intensive training beforehand, which included hiking at Dairy Farm Nature Park and climbing up and down the 47-storey Housing Board project, SkyVille@Dawson, several times a session. He also took part in the YMCA Inclusive Challenge 2021, which was held in Singapore because of pandemic border closures at the time.

The 25-year-old adds that she and other members of the group had experienced nausea, headaches and other symptoms of altitude sickness. The Mount Fuji hike took three days.

 

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