Japanese, 99, Climbs 12,395-Foot Mt. Fuji
From Reuters
FUJI YOSHIDA, Japan —
A 99-year-old Japanese man reached the summit of Mt. Fuji on Sunday, retaining his own record of being the oldest person to climb Japan’s highest mountain.
Fellow climbers clapped and cheered “Banzai!” (long life) as Teiichi Igarashi climbed to the top of the 12,395-foot mountain with a cane in one hand.
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