Youngest person to scale highest peaks on 7 continents returns

Youngest person to scale highest peaks on 7 continents returns

NARITA, Japan - Atsushi Yamada, a 23-year-old student who has recently become the youngest person to scale the tallest peak on each of the world's seven continents by completing a climb of Mt. Everest on May 17, smiles at Narita international airport, Chiba Prefecture, on May 24 upon his return to Japan.

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