71-year-old Japanese climber joins 'seven summiter' club

71-year-old Japanese climber joins 'seven summiter' club

NAGOYA, Japan - A file photo shows Tomiyasu Ishikawa, a 71-year-old climber from Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, who reached the summit of Mt. Vinson Massif, the tallest mountain in Antarctica, on Jan. 21, his family said on Jan. 27. By reaching the summit of the 4,897-meter mountain, the chairman of a mountaineering association in Aichi Prefecture is believed to have become the oldest ''seven summiter,'' having conquered the tallest peaks on the world's seven continents.

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.

71-year-old Japanese climber joins 'seven summiter' club

71-year-old Japanese climber joins 'seven summiter' club

NAGOYA, Japan - A file photo shows Tomiyasu Ishikawa, a 71-year-old climber from Kariya, Aichi Prefecture, who reached the summit of Mt. Vinson Massif, the tallest mountain in Antarctica, on Jan. 21, his family said on Jan. 27. By reaching the summit of the 4,897-meter mountain, the chairman of a mountaineering association in Aichi Prefecture is believed to have become the oldest ''seven summiter,'' having conquered the tallest peaks on the world's seven continents. (Kyodo)

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)