80 year old japanese man is the oldest to climb mount everest/ makayla sifuentes 8th period

An 80 year old Japanese man on Thursday became the oldest person to reach the top of Mt. Everest, officials said. Yuichiro Miura reached the top of Everest Thursday morning with his physician son Gota, mountaineering official Gyanendra Shrestha said from the base of Everest. Miura's achievement eclipses that of a Nepali man who climbed Everest at age 76 in 2008. The oldest woman to climb Everest is also a Japanese. She was 73 when she reached the top last year. this story shows that anyone can reach their goal in life , if they are willing to try and dedicate themselves to it. Source;http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/23/world/asia/nepal-everest-record/index.html?hpt=wo_c2 Author;Martin Kingwood