When was the first man-made ascent of Mount Fuji recorded?
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The first known recorded ascent of Mount Fuji by a non-Buddhist pilgrim was in 1603, and the earliest documented climb by a foreigner was in 1860.
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Mount Fuji has a long climbing history tied to pilgrimage, so exact 'firsts' are difficult to pin down. One widely cited early recorded ascent by a foreigner was made in 1860 by Sir Rutherford Alcock, the British diplomat. However, Japanese religious pilgrims had been climbing the volcano centuries earlier, and by the early modern period the mountain was already a major sacred destination. Today, Mount Fuji stands at 3,776 meters and remains one of Japan’s most iconic landscapes.
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