As part of a mountain accident prevention campaign organized by the Yamanashi Prefectural Police, former All-Japan Olympic swimmer Tomoko Hagiwara (Hagitomo) was appointed as a one-day Climbing safety ambassador and attended a talk show with members of the Yamanashi Prefectural Police Mountain Rescue Team.

Hagitomo has recently been expanding his activities from the pool to the mountains, appearing on television programs on Climbing, and in his talk shows he talks about the feelings and experiences he has had whilst Climbing, as well as the actual situation on the ground from the perspective of a rescue team member.