Japanese climber says returning to Mt. Everest in 2016

Japanese climber says returning to Mt. Everest in 2016

Japanese alpinist Nobukazu Kuriki, who lost nine fingers to frostbites while attempting to climb Mt. Everest in 2012 and yet again attempted twice to climb the mountain in 2015, holds a press conference in Kathmandu on Oct. 16, 2015, to announce that he would return to the mountain in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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