In Japan, vending machines are practically everywhere…Even at the summit of Mt. Fuji (12,389 ft above sea level), there are vending machines.

I didn’t see any vending machines, but there was a shop/snack stand near the top of Mt. Sinai in Egypt. I climbed that mountain in 1996, the route with the 3,750 “steps of penitence.” And that was a lot of steps. And when you finish, calves aflame, you see the inspiring sight of a bunch of other mountains that look just like it. That is, kinda tan and featureless.

Did it once, would not do it again.