Mt Fuji Sandboarding

PLEASE BUY THE U2 Song "Desire" for your Ipod. Sandboard Starts at 2m:44s. This is SAND. The name of the decent is "Suna Bashiri" in Japanese, translated that means SAND RUN. If you havent been to Mt Fuji and decended using the Sand Run then dont comment on whether its sand or not OK. Go there and then argue. It had been a dream of mine to Sandboard Mt Fuji for at least 6 years since the last time I climbed it. I've climbed twice and on the second time I came down a different route called "Sand Run". Fittingly Ive been sandboarding seriously since I was 10 and thought this would be the highlight of my whole sandboard thing. I can tell after snowboarding for 6 years and sandboarding for many more this was the ultimate thrill for myself who pretty much lives off both. Matt my good mate is in the vid and Im holding the camera...sorry for the jerky bits but I was hurtling across gravel at 60. Enjoy.

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• MtFuji
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[tomokoschwartz]

Just climbed Fuji today. Nice video. I am not concerned about the environment of the sand either, but I am curious as to whether or not you asked permission, or were at all hassled, stopped, etc. Nice one, mate.

[greencj]

@tomokoschwartz We didnt need permission but I can understand Japanese thinking we might. Hundreds snowboard down here during winter without permission. I suggest letting the Gotenba police know if you are climbing out of season as we know someone who died here getting lost climbing alone and he was on a trip for only three days.

[redneck666l]

thats amazing how long was the hike up and the ride down?

[greencj]

@redneck666l The hike up is only 1 hour because we dont go to the top. There is no where to ride at the top as I have been there twice :) The ride down is 20 minutes and a 20 minute walk out.

[BaierBryan]

I'm stoked! I want to do it! I've been sand boarding on the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado with a tramp board that had nylon straps bolted to it. Good fun. What equipment would you recommend I use? Any sand board stores in Japan?

[EGBmusic]

@ultramagneticalistic nevermind ur board. must fuck up ur ass if you hit the floor haha! awesome tho

[desantir]

is that Gotemba ?

[fermerwuvu]

would love to try it..but ofcourse not with my snowboard..dont wanna ruin it..

[greencj]

@ultramagneticalistic The intensity is in doing it. I have been snowboarding 15 years and this is much harder and scarier.

[hentaikiller]

that looks awesome, great job video.. I loved the part .,, 5.40 to 6.00

[NoChikenStrips]

geez it took us hours to go down the back side through that soft black sand/tiny rocks. i wish i could have brought a board and slide down instead of walking.