An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer became the oldest person to reach the top of Mount Everest on Thursday — although his record may last only a few days. An 81-year-old Nepalese man, who held the previous record, plans his own ascent next week. Yuichiro Miura, who also conquered the 29,035-foot peak when he was 70 and 75, reached the summit at 9:05 a.m., according to a Nepalese mountaineering official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team. Miura and his son Gota made a phone call from the summit, telling his daughter Emili and his wife, Tomoko: "I made it! I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. This is the world's best feeling, although I'm totally exhausted. Even at 80, I can still do quite well."
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Get reading: Here's the Club Book lineup
The lineup for the summer-fall Club Book series has been announced: Carl Hiaasen, author of "Strip Tease" and a host of other satirical mysteries, headlines the series, along with Eric Schlosser, author of "Fast Food Nation." Club Book is free and open to the public. Here's the lineup:
Li-Young Lee, 7 p.m. June 5, Highland Park Auditorium, 1974 Ford Pkwy., St. Paul.
Carl Hiaasen, 7 p.m. June 27, Burnsville Performing Arts Center, 12600 Nicollet Av., Burnsville.
Will Alexander, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 17, Central Park Amphitheater, 8595 Central Park Place, Woodbury.
Emily Rapp, 7 p.m. Sept. 17, Roseville Library, 2180 N. Hamline Av., Roseville.
Eric Schlosser, 7 p.m. Sept. 26, St. Anthony Park Lutheran Church, 2323 Como Av., St. Paul.
