90-Year-Old Japanese Skier Remains Unchallenged as Oldest Man to Summit Mount Everest

Climbing peaks is one of the toughest challenges a climber can face. If we talk about Everest, the conditions are really inhuman. Doing any such activity at an old age becomes a commendable task.

Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese skier, accomplished a remarkable feat by reaching the summit of the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest, and setting a record that endures a decade later.

Japanese climber Remains Unbeaten after his world record

At the age of 80 years and 223 days, on 23 May 2013, Yuichiro Miura became the oldest person (male) to conquer Everest. Despite needing a helicopter evacuation from Camp 2 due to exhaustion during the descent, his achievement remains valid according to guidelines agreed upon with mountaineering experts.

This was not Yuichiro’s first time setting this record. He initially achieved this milestone in 2003 at the age of 70 years and 222 days. However, the record was taken by Takao Arayama in the following years. Yuichiro reclaimed the record in 2008 and later in 2013 at an even more advanced age, solidifying his exceptional accomplishment.

His achievement also earned him the distinction of being the oldest person to ascend a mountain over 8,000 meters. Remarkably, Yuichiro underwent two heart surgeries in 2006 and 2007 for cardiac arrhythmia, making his triumph even more awe-inspiring.

Mount Everest is among those 8000-metre peaks which are really tough to conquer. There exist some crazy heads who have conquered all 14 peaks of 80000 metres.

Nirmal Purja And Kristen Harila Conquering 14 peaks 

Climbing enthusiasts were stunned by Nirmal Puja. He along with his crew made the record climb 0f 14 peaks in the time span of 6 months. This was extraordinary until the time when a woman named Kristen Harila came in. She shattered the record by conquering all those 14 peaks in just 92 days.

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Records are meant to be broken. Who knows there could be someone else who will do this in a much shorter time span.

Yuichiro Miura’s dream of conquering Everest was rooted in the historic climb by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953 when he was just 20 years old. Reflecting on his achievement, he stated, “My dream started when I was a student at age 20 when [Edmund] Hillary and Tenzing [Norgay] climbed Mount Everest in 1953, and it’s been my dream and the dream continues and I managed to climb again at age 80.”

Mount Everest, symbolic of ultimate challenges, has captured the imagination of mountaineers for generations. Craig Glenday, the Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records, described Everest as an iconic representation of record-breaking that resonates universally.

The climber, now aged 90, developed a passion for snow sports from a young age, winning his first skiing competition during elementary school. After attending Hokkaido University, he embraced winter sports and excelled in speed skiing, downhill skiing, and eventually mountain climbing. His skiing feat down a portion of Everest in 1970 was even documented in the Academy Award-winning film “The Man Who Skied Down Everest.”

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