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| Above, a Shinkansen view of Mount Fuji. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
While some of us baby boomers are facing the problems associated with entering senior citizen status, one Japanese man did something that set a new record. He didn't age stop him.
At 102, he climbed to the summit of Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji.
Fox News reported:
A 102-year-old Japanese man has set a new record by becoming the oldest to summit Mount Fuji.
Kokichi Akuzawa began his ascent on Aug. 5 along with his 70-year-old daughter Motoe, his granddaughter and her husband and friends, according to The Associated Press.
Akuzawa told AP he's impressed that he climbed so well, sharing that it’s better to climb while he still can.
"I was really tempted to give up halfway through," he said. "Reaching the summit was tough, but my friends encouraged me, and it turned out well. I managed to get through it because so many people supported me."
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