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18 Dec 2009, 05:55
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Ukyo Katayama -missing on Mt Fuji
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A police rescue team rushed to Mt Fuji on Friday after receiving a call seeking help for a party of three climbers, including former Formula One racing driver Ukyo Katayama. Shizuoka prefectural police said they received the call at around 7:30 a.m. from Katayama, who told them that one of his party ‘‘appeared to have died and another was in danger (of dying).’‘
He called police this morning to ask for help, saying one companion had died and the other was ill after their tent blew away, the report said. Police are still trying to locate Katayama, Yomiuri said.
Temperatures on the mountain fell as low as -27 degrees Celsius (-17 F) overnight, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Web site.
The party began their climb Thursday, according to the police. Katayama, 46, drove in the Formula One World Championship series from 1992-1997 before shifting the focus of his racing career to rallying. He is also known as an avid climber, having scaled such peaks of Mt Manaslu in the Himalayas and Mt McKinley in Alaska.
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By all accounts a nice bloke , best of luck to him, hope he's alright.
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18 Dec 2009, 06:46
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I hope and pray they find him. Sorry about the man who died.
IMO Ukyo Katayama was the best Japanese F1 driver ever.
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18 Dec 2009, 06:49
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Here is an update:
Here is an update.
Dec. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Ukyo Katayama, a driver for the Tyrell Formula One racing team in the 1990s, was found alive on Japan’s Mount Fuji by a rescue team, a police official said.
Katayama had gone missing with two companions. He was found alive at around 12.20 P.M. local time, said the police official, who declined to be named.
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18 Dec 2009, 09:58
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He's always in the last place you look.
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18 Dec 2009, 09:59
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ensign14
He's always in the last place you look.
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Unless you continued looking after you found him, which would be silly.
Glad he's okay. Sorry to the two less fortunate.
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18 Dec 2009, 10:00
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OMG , just found this news.
terrible news about the man that died but thank goodness Ukyo has been found OK , I was a MASSIVE fan of his when he was racing and just think he is one amazing individual
Forza Ukyo
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18 Dec 2009, 10:43
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18 Dec 2009, 12:38
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Glad he's ok. My favourite memory of him is when he was on the clive james f1 show (the night before the season opener in Aus) that was on ITV, and he was clearly not paying attention watching an off screen monitor as they were filming.
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18 Dec 2009, 12:41
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glad to hear he's ok. Must have been some horrific weather then as i dont think Fuji is regarded as one of the more difficult climbs. I've been 75% up it in shorts and trainers!!
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18 Dec 2009, 17:26
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I think the fact that he is a fit athlete and may have contributed to his survival. Glad to hear he is fine. It should be a wonderful Christmas for him
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18 Dec 2009, 21:34
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Glad to know he's okay. R.I.P to those who are reported to have died though.
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18 Dec 2009, 22:42
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Sorry to the families of those less fortunate - RIP.
Lucky for Ukyo though, he's about to have his best new year ever I think.
I always have special memories of Katayama, he was my favourite driver when I first started watching F1 (along with JJ Lehto).
I thought that the name JJ Lehto just sounded cool, but Ukyo was the first person who I knew absolutely was from another country. It sounds weird I know, but Alain Prost and JJ Lehto (in my 8 year old brain) sounded like they could be English, but Ukyo Katayama is about as far from an English name as possible, so I always liked him.
Glad to hear he's survived to climb another day 
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19 Dec 2009, 15:16
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Glad to hear Ukyo is ok. RIP to those less fortunate.
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21 Dec 2009, 00:30
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As a Climber, and race fan, I'm so happy for Ukyo, so long as he has all the requisite bits still attatched. That sounds like it was a bit cold, -27 and winds strong enough to take a tent is NO fun...
So sorry for the other folks families though.
As to the guy who climbs mountains in shorts? You sound like people I've met in The Lakes before now. Heading up with kids in tow, in shorts, seeing fully kitted hill walkers bailing out, as it's so cold at height. Mountains need to be taken seriously, they bite.
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