“After retiring, I was a little bored with nothing to do and got fat. I thought, if a 60-year-old metabolic fat man, after five years, can get to Mount Everest, that would be very exciting.”
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Yuichiro Miura
Yuichiro Miura, a Japanese alpinist born on October 12, 1932, is renowned for his multiple ascents of the Himalayas, particularly his repeated climbs of Mount Everest. Miura's mountaineering career is filled with challenges and adventures, inspiring countless mountaineering enthusiasts. more
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Source: The Council of Shadows: A Novel of the Shadowspawn