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Japanese woman, 73 attempts Everest record

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“She is an active mountaineer who is physically and mentally fit enough to climb Everest,” said Ang Tshering Sherpa, of the Kathmandu-based Asian Trekking mountaineering agency. “She will launch her ascent from the Tibetan side of the mountain.” – AFP News Tamae Watanabe had already made history upon reaching the world’s highest peak May 16 …

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8-year-old to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

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Tyler Armstrong of Yorba Linda, California will attempt Mount Kilimanjaro to increase awareness to the 300k boys worldwide suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. DMD is considered an “orphan” disease as pharmaceutical companies don’t find it profitable to do research for a cure. A somewhat “accomplished” climber [as a 7 year old, he] summited Mount Whitney …

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