Mount Fuji Climber Live-Streams Own Death On YouTube, As He Slips From The Mountain

Live broadcasting while climbing one of the world's highest peaks is not really a good idea, a moment of distraction can send you plummeting down the tall summit, and this Japanese man was an unfortunate victim of the same.

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In the beginning of the video the man is heard saying, "My fingers are losing sensation. I wish I had brought a smartphone holder. It's in my pocket," he said. "My fingers are killing me. Let's warm them up."

He then says, "Oh, it's slippery, it's so slippery, it's dangerous," he said, still laughing.

"Here are rocks. We can follow the rocks. It's pretty dangerous. I can climb down by sliding."

"Am I on the right path? I'm slipping!," those were his last words.

The camera then begins to spin and there are fleeting glimpses of clouds as he slips out of control down the mountainside.

According to reports, the unnamed man live-streaming a solo winter ascent of the mountain, when he slipped and his camera recorded his dramatic fall down a snow-clad slope.

For two days, rescuers looked for his body and they finally found his mortal remains on the flanks of Japan¡¯s Mount Fuji.

According to SCMP, a viewer who was watching the live broadcast contacted the emergency services, which immediately sent out searchers. Several viewers commented on the feed, warning the situation appeared dangerous, but he pushed on.

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Every year hundreds of thousands of people climb Mount Fuji, which is regarded as a holy mountain in Japan.

The official climbing season runs from the start of July to the end of August. Outside this period, lodges and toilets are shut, yet climbing is not prohibited.

Snow-capped for most of the year, the mountain's summit is regarded as dangerous during the off-season due to its steep slopes and constant gusts, reports AFP.