Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura, despite enduring his fourth heart surgery in January, recaptured the title of oldest person to climb Mount Everest on Thursday, though he might not hold the record for long.
Miura, at age 80, summited the tallest mountain on Earth, successfully climbing the 29,035-foot peak for the third time. He previously conquered Mount Everest at ages 70 and 75.
“I made it!” Miura told Associated Press by phone. “I never … Pictures and more
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