Father leaves 7-year-old son alone on Mount Fuji to keep hiking

A man abandoned his young son at 8,200 feet on Japan’s tallest mountain so he could reach the summit by himself.

A scary situation unfolded on Japan’s Mount Fuji recently. A father left his 7-year-old son all by himself on the side of the mountain so he could continue climbing to the top. The boy was tired, so his father decided to move on without him. He left the child at an elevation of about 8,200 feet. For context, Mount Fuji is very steep and the weather there can change very fast. It is not a place where a young child should be left alone. Police say the father walked away to reach the summit on his own. It is not clear exactly how long the boy was left by himself or how he was found, but the a…