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Meet Marin Minamiya, the Youngest Japanese Person to Climb Everest
At 19, Marin Minamiya is the youngest Japanese person to climb Mount Everest. In May 2016, Marin Minamiya became the youngest Japanese person to scale Mount Everest, at the tender age of 19. What’s more, she performed that feat decked out in Uniqlo LifeWear gear (as her victory selfie demonstrates).
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After 2 Disasters on Everest, Sherpas Worry About Future
Nepalese Sherpas rest as they climb Mount Everest. KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Just when Nepal’s climbing industry was recovering from last year’s deadly avalanche on Mount Everest, another avalanche triggered by last month’s earthquake killed 19 people, ending yet another climbing season. Sherpa guides and those in the climbing business say they are worried that the disasters will have a devastating impact on mountaineering in Nepal, a vital source of income for guides and for the impoverished na
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A 17-Year-Old Trapped But Alive on Everest
Seventeen-year-old climbing wunderkind Matt Moniz of Boulder, Colo. is one of the 150 people stuck along on Mount Everest — without his parents. Moniz and his team — including experienced climbers Willie Benegas and Jim Walkley — were at Everest Base Camp (or “EBC,” as the climbing community calls it) on Saturday when an avalanche swept through the community of climbers and killed at least 17, or, by some accounts, more than 30.
