Oldest person to scale Mt. Everest returns to Japan

Oldest person to scale Mt. Everest returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Katsusuke Yanagisawa returns to Narita airport, east of Tokyo, May 31 after becoming the oldest person to reach the 8,850-meter summit of Mt. Everest. Yanagisawa was 71 years, 2 months and 2 days of age when he reached the world's highest peak May 22, eclipsing the previous record held by Takao Arayama who was 70 years, 7 months and 13 days. (Kyodo

70-year-old climber returns home after scaling Mt. Everest

70-year-old climber returns home after scaling Mt. Everest

NARITA, Japan - Takao Arayama, who climbed Mt. Everest on May 17 to become the oldest person in the world to reach the summit, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, after returning home May 28.

Oldest person to scale Mt. Everest returns to Japan

Oldest person to scale Mt. Everest returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Katsusuke Yanagisawa returns to Narita airport, east of Tokyo, May 31 after becoming the oldest person to reach the 8,850-meter summit of Mt. Everest. Yanagisawa was 71 years, 2 months and 2 days of age when he reached the world's highest peak May 22, eclipsing the previous record held by Takao Arayama who was 70 years, 7 months and 13 days. (Kyodo

70-year-old climber returns home after scaling Mt. Everest

70-year-old climber returns home after scaling Mt. Everest

NARITA, Japan - Takao Arayama, who climbed Mt. Everest on May 17 to become the oldest person in the world to reach the summit, speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, after returning home May 28. (Kyodo)

Japanese climber Arayama becomes oldest to scale Mt. Everest

Japanese climber Arayama becomes oldest to scale Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Arayama (file photo taken in July 2003 in Norway), a Japanese climber aged 70 years, 7 months and 13 days, scaled Mt. Everest on May 17. He became the oldest person in the world to achieve the feat. The photo was provided by his family. (Kyodo)