70-yr-old Japanese becomes oldest to reach Everest's summit

TOKYO, Japan - The daughter of Japanese professional skier Yuichiro Miura, Emiri, receives a phone call in Tokyo from her father via satellite from the summit of Mt. Everest on May 22. Miura became the oldest person to reach the summit of the 8,850-meter peak.

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