Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (at arrow) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012. At bottom R is a camp for climbers.

Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (at arrow) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012. At bottom R is a camp for climbers.

Alaska's Mt. McKinley

Alaska's Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. Four Japanese climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012.

Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

Japanese climbers missing in Mt. McKinley

TALKEETNA, United States - Photo from a plane chartered by Kyodo News on June 18, 2012, shows a crevasse (top L) where four Japanese climbers are believed to have fallen on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, United States. The climbers went missing after an avalanche on the mountain on June 13, 2012.

Watanabe becomes youngest Japanese 'seven summiter'

Watanabe becomes youngest Japanese 'seven summiter'

FUKUOKA, Japan - Haruhisa Watanabe (file photo), a 22-year-old Japanese researcher at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka, has become the youngest Japanese to conquer the tallest peaks on seven continents after climbing Mt. McKinley in North America, his family said June 17.

Watanabe becomes youngest Japanese 'seven summiter'

Watanabe becomes youngest Japanese 'seven summiter'

FUKUOKA, Japan - Haruhisa Watanabe (file photo), a 22-year-old Japanese researcher at Kyushu Sangyo University in Fukuoka, has become the youngest Japanese to conquer the tallest peaks on seven continents after climbing Mt. McKinley in North America, his family said June 17. (Kyodo)