Since then, thousands of people have made the attempt many have succeeded while others have succumbed to the brutal conditions at 29,000 feet above sea level. In 1924 during a second attempt, they disappeared altogether.
After that, he said he was determined to climb again at age 80.Īssociated Press writers Malcolm Foster and Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this report from Tokyo.This transcript has been edited for length and clarity.īrian Kenny: In 1922, a British team led by George Mallory set out to be the first ever to scale the summit of Mount Everest. When he summited again at 75, he claimed to be the only man to accomplish the feat twice in his 70s. It wasn’t until Miura was 70, however, that he first climbed all the way to the summit of Everest. The feat was captured in the Oscar-winning 1975 documentary, “The Man Who Skied Down Everest.” He has also skied down Mt. He skied down Everest’s South Col in 1970, using a parachute to brake his descent. Miura became famous when he was a young man as a daredevil speed skier.
He also fractured his pelvis and left thigh bone in a 2009 skiing accident. Miura conquered the mountain despite undergoing heart surgery in January for irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, his fourth heart operation since 2007, according to his daughter. Everest, the highest place on earth, one can never be happier,” he said. “And if the limit of age 80 is at the summit of Mt.
He said a successful climb would raise the bar for what is possible. It is to honour the great Mother Nature.” On his expedition’s website, Miura explained his attempt to scale Everest at such an advanced age: “It is to challenge (my) own ultimate limit. Article content AP Photo/Miura Dolphins AP Photo/Binod Joshi, File This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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