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Elderly Climbers Reach the Summit of Mount Everest

WEDNESDAY, 28 MAY 2008
Submitted By: Edmund Jadol

Another group of climbers had successfully summited Mt. Everest, but unlike in most expeditions, the members of this one are more than 70 years old.

Min Bahadur Sherchan, 76 from Nepal, and Yuichiro Miura, 75 from Japan, have set a new age record on their recent climb to Mt. Everest. Sherchan reached the top on May 25, while Miura arrived at the peak the following day.

Miura had previously held the age record for Everest during his climb in 2003 when he was 70 years old. Both men aimed to promote good health among the elderly through their climbs.

Source:
www.climbing.com

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