Japanese student aims to be youngest to scale 7 summits

Japanese student aims to be youngest to scale 7 summits

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese student Atsushi Yamada (2nd from L), 22, poses with supporters March 27 in Tokyo before leaving Japan on March 30 for Nepal to try to climb Mt. Everest. He will begin the climb in late May, attempting to become the youngest person to have scaled the Seven Summits, the tallest peaks on each of seven continents.

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