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1、80岁日本男子登顶珠峰An80-yearoldJapanesemountaineerhasreachedthesummitofMountEverest,makinghimtheoldestmantoscaletheworld'shighestpeak. 一名80岁的日本登山者爬上珠穆朗玛峰顶峰，他成为最年长的世界最高峰登顶者。 YuichiroMiura,whoclimbedEverestwhenhewas70andthenagainat75,reachedthepeakearlyonThursdaymorning,hissupportt

2、eamsaid.  HereplacesNepal'sMinBahadurSherchan,whowas76whenheconqueredEverestin2008,astherecordholder.  ButMrSherchan,now81,issettotacklethemountainagainnextweek.  MrMiurabeganhisfinalchargeforthe29,035-foot(8,850-meter)peakaround02:00onThursday,Japanesemediareported,andar

3、rivedatthesummitsomesevenhourslater.  "Imadeit!''MrMiurasaid,speakingtohisfamilyandsupportersviasatellitephonefromthesummit.  "IneverimaginedIcouldmakeittothetopofMtEverestatage80.Thisistheworld'sbestfeeling,althoughI'mtotallyexhausted.Evenat80,Icanstilldoquitewell.'' ANe

4、palesemountaineeringofficialalsoconfirmedtotheAssociatedPressnewsagencythatMrMiurahadmadeittothesummit. MrMiuramadetheclimbwiththreeotherJapaneseclimbers,includinghisson,andsixNepaliSherpas,Reutersnewsagencyreported. Anextremeskierwhoonceheldaworldspeed-skiingrecord,MrMiu

5、rabrokehispelvisandleftthighin2009andhasalsohadanumberofoperationsonhisheart.  Aheadofhisclimb,hesaidscalingEverestwasaboutchallenginghislimitsandhonouring"thegreatMotherNature".  "Ifthelimitofage80isatthesummitofMt.Everest,thehighestplaceonearth,onecanneverbehappier,"hew

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