How Much Higher Can Ideals Be Than Reality? Exploring the Gap Between Dreams and Real Life

Are today’s kids really this daring?

Just stumbled upon a wild post where someone openly admitted they’ve never traveled internationally, don’t speak a word of Japanese, yet are dead set on conquering Mount Fuji [lol]. The kicker? They couldn’t even map out their own route and turned to xhs for planning help… Their determination is laser-focused—summit or bust—and every cautionary comment either got blocked or met with fierce rebuttals.

One particularly savage reply claimed they’d “taken the bus up Fuji last time”—though whether that was shade or serious remains a mystery [lol].

Let’s get real for a second. Mount Fuji isn’t some casual hike—it’s a 3,800-meter active volcano where the terrain above the fifth station transforms into an unforgiving landscape of shifting rocks and barren slopes. Every climbing season claims lives. When I attempted the climb, I went with a professional tour group (gear included, safety in numbers, two experienced guides) and still counted myself lucky to return in one piece.

Even the super-fit foreigners in our group who skimped on equipment struggled.

All this to say—the new generation’s audacity knows no bounds. Here’s hoping that OP actually survives their adventure.
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