Dec 19, 2009
Saturday
Former F1 driver Ukyo Katayama rescued from Mount Fuji
Caught in the Catchfence™
December 19, 2009 – 11:32 am | Print
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Former Formula 1 driver Ukyo Katayama has been rescued from the slopes of Japan’s Mount Fuji, but two of his climbing companions are feared dead.
Katayama, 46, was walking down a trail at a height of about 2,200m on the 3,776m mountain when a rescue team from Shizuoka police found him.
Katayama told reporters he was “alright”, but two others are missing feared dead in harsh weather.
Katayama drove in almost 100 Grands Prix in the 1990s.
Katayama drove mainly for Tyrell in the 1990s, then switched to rallying before taking up his love of climbing.
He has scaled the summits of Mt McKinley, Kilimanjaro and a number of Himalayan peaks.
Article Tags: Formula 1, Mount Fuji, Tyrell, Ukyo Katayama
