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Encyclopedia > Yuichiro Miura

Yuichiro Miura (三浦雄一郎, born October 12, 1932) is a Japanese alpinist who is currently the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. He reached the summit on May 22, 2003, at age 70 years and 222 days. This achievement is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.


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  • Guinness Book of World Records (http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.asp?id=53488)

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Yuichiro Miura plans to reclaim title of the oldest man to Summit Everest (463 words)
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Yuichiro Miura continues his training and preparation to break his own world record of being the oldest Everest summiteer (summited May 22nd, 2003 at age 70 and 7 months) by 5 years of age.
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Born in Aomori in 1932, Miura is a fanatic adventure skier whose trademark is his constant desire to push the envelope.
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Miura (an honorary citizen of the US state of Washington and one-time president of the Alaska Boys and Girls Expeditionary School) now cools his heels in Hokkaido, where he founded the Snow Dolphin Ski and Snowboard School at Teine Highland, site of the 1972 Winter Olympics.
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