TOKYO - The climber of the week was rescued twice in a week from Mount Fuji in Japan and he went back to find the lost phone number, police said on Monday.

Japanese news media Nippon TV quoted local police on Sunday as saying rescuers were loading climbers from a station about 10,170 feet high from the Fujiwara trail, which was about 10,170 feet high. The man appears to have a high degree of illness, but is not life-threatening.

Five days ago, on April 22, the same climber called the police and airlifted from the top of Mount Fuji after losing crampons - a spiked metal frame attached to the shoes to make walking on ice and snow easier and sick from nausea.

He then returned to the top of Saturday to retrieve his cell phone, as well as other personal items he left behind during his first hike.

Police said the person who has not been publicly identified is a 27-year-old college student and Chinese national living in Tokyo.

Police in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, were warned and returned Saturday when another climber reported that students were found "lying on the ground, shaking in the scrubbing." The next day, rescuers leaned the injured man on a stretcher about 2,600 feet and handed him over to the emergency team.

It is not clear whether he successfully retrieved the phone.

The rescued student is expanding Mount Fuji outside the formal climbing season, which is scheduled to begin in early July and end in early September. Off-season hiking or rescue requires no fines.

Police in Shizuoka and Yamanashi, two prefectures across the mountain, were unable to provide additional details when commenting on Japan's national holiday on Tuesday.

Mount Fuji is a national symbol of Japan, with an altitude of 12,300 feet. It is a pilgrimage destination and UNESCO World Heritage Site, attracting hikers from all over the world.

According to its official website, hikers must make reservations in advance and pay a mandatory fee of 4,000 yen ($36) to climb Mount Fuji. The allegation, introduced in July 2024, limits travel to 4,000 per day after complaints of garbage, pollution and dangerously crowded trails.

It is recommended that climbers train in advance and then rise to Mount Fuji. The shortest trail takes five hours to rise and fall for three hours.

According to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, local police said last year that six climbers died in Mount Fuji in July 2024 alone, exceeding the death toll in 2023.

Yamamoto's Arata report, Tokyo and Peter Guo reported from Hong Kong.