Camino al Monte Everest(01 of22)
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Mount Everest(02 of22)
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NEPAL-EVEREST(03 of22)
Open Image ModalThis undated photograph shows unidentified mountaineers as they walk past the Hillary Step whilst pushing for the summit of Mount Everest as they climb the south face from Nepal. Nepal marked 60 years since the first ascent of Everest May 29, celebrating the summiteers whose success has bred an industry that many climbers now fear is ruining the world\'s highest peak. AFP PHOTO/Tshering SHERPA (Photo credit should read TSHERING SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NEPAL-EVEREST(04 of22)
Open Image ModalThis undated photograph shows unidentified mountaineers as they walk past the Hillary Step whilst pushing for the summit of Mount Everest as they climb the south face from Nepal. Nepal marked 60 years since the first ascent of Everest May 29, celebrating the summiteers whose success has bred an industry that many climbers now fear is ruining the world\'s highest peak. AFP PHOTO/Tshering SHERPA (Photo credit should read TSHERING SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NEPAL-EVEREST(05 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this photograph taken on May 23, 2013 unidentified mountaineers look out from the summit of Mount Everest. Nepal marked 60 years since the first ascent of Everest May 29, celebrating the summiteers whose success has bred an industry that many climbers now fear is ruining the world\'s highest peak. AFP PHOTO/Tshering SHERPA (Photo credit should read TSHERING SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NEPAL-EVEREST(06 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this photograph taken on May 23, 2013 flags lie on the summit of Mount Everest. Nepal marked 60 years since the first ascent of Everest May 29, celebrating the summiteers whose success has bred an industry that many climbers now fear is ruining the world\'s highest peak. AFP PHOTO/Tshering SHERPA (Photo credit should read TSHERING SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NEPAL-EVEREST(07 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this photograph taken on May 23, 2013 unidentified mountaineers look out from the summit of Mount Everest. Nepal marked 60 years since the first ascent of Everest May 29, celebrating the summiteers whose success has bred an industry that many climbers now fear is ruining the world\'s highest peak. AFP PHOTO/Tshering SHERPA (Photo credit should read TSHERING SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
NEPAL-EVEREST(08 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this photograph taken on May 23, 2013 unidentified mountaineers look out from the summit of Mount Everest. Nepal marked 60 years since the first ascent of Everest May 29, celebrating the summiteers whose success has bred an industry that many climbers now fear is ruining the world\'s highest peak. AFP PHOTO/Tshering SHERPA (Photo credit should read TSHERING SHERPA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Yuichiro Miura, Gota Miura(09 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this May 22, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd., 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, left, uses oxygen mask and his son, Gota sips green tea as they take a rest in a tent at their South Col camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) before their departure for Camp 5 during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. Miura, who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd.) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura(10 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this May 22, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd., 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, right, and his son, Gota pose at their South Col camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) before their departure for Camp 5 during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. Miura, who climbed Mount Everest five years ago, but just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit, was back on the mountain Wednesday to make another attempt at the title. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd.) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura, Gota Miura(11 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura, right, and his son, Gota, eat rolled sushi at their South Col camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to climb the world\'s highest peak. His rival, 81-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, from Nepal, who nabbed the record just before he could in 2008, was at the base camp preparing for his own attempt on the summit next week. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura (12 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura rests as he goes through the South Col pass to a camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) during his attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to climb the world\'s highest peak. His rival, 81-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, from Nepal, who nabbed the record just before he could in 2008, was at the base camp preparing for his own attempt on the summit next week. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura (13 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Tuesday, May 21, 2013, photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura rests in a camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) during his attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to climb the world\'s highest peak. His rival, 81-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, from Nepal, who nabbed the record just before he could in 2008, was at the base camp preparing for his own attempt on the summit next week. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura (14 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Tuesday, May 21, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier Yuichiro Miura goes through the South Col pass to a camp at 8,000 meters (26,247 feet) during his attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to climb the world\'s highest peak. His rival, 81-year-old Min Bahadur Sherchan, from Nepal, who nabbed the record just before he could in 2008, was at the base camp preparing for his own attempt on the summit next week. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
(15 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Saturday, May 17, 2013 photo provided by Raha Moharrak, Moharrak stands on the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) Mount Everest peak. Moharrak, the first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest, said she doesn\'t intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people\'s opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women\'s opinions of themselves. (AP Photo/Ang Norbu Sherpa) (credit:AP)
Min Bahadur Sherchan(16 of22)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this May 31, 2008 file photo, Min Bahadur Sherchan, center, who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on May 25, 2008 shakes hands on his arrival in Katmandu, Nepal. Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title. Unfortunately for Miura, Sherchan, the slightly older man who nabbed the record a day before he could in 2008 is fast on his heels. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi, File) (credit:AP)
Min Bahadur Sherchan(17 of22)
Open Image ModalFILE - In this May 31, 2008 file photo, Min Bahadur Sherchan, who became the oldest person to climb Mount Everest on May 25, 2008 smiles on his arrival in Katmandu, Nepal. Yuichiro Miura, an 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier who just missed becoming the oldest man to reach the summit of Mount Everest five years ago is back on the mountain to make another attempt at the title. Unfortunately for Miura, Sherchan, the slightly older man who nabbed the record a day before he could in 2008 is fast on his heels. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi, File) (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura, Gota Miura(18 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Thursday, May 16, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, right, and his son, Gota, leave their base camp at 5,300 meters (17,388 feet) for their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to accomplish the ascent on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to reach the world\'s highest peak. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura, Gota Miura(19 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Thursday, May 16, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura leaves the base camp at 5,300 meters (17,388 feet) for his attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to accomplish the ascent on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to reach the world\'s highest peak. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura, Kenji Kondo(20 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Saturday, May 18, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, right, is greeted by his friend climber Kenji Kondo while resting at his camp at 6,500 meters (21,325 feet) during his attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to accomplish the ascent on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to reach the world\'s highest peak. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura(21 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura climbs through the Western Cwm glacial valley basin on his way to a camp at 6,500 meters (21,325 feet) from a camp at 6,050 meters (19,849 feet) during his attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to reach the world\'s highest peak. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)
Yuichiro Miura, Gota Miura(22 of22)
Open Image ModalIn this Friday, May 17, 2013 photo distributed by Miura Dolphins, 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, right, and his son, Gota, rest on their way to a camp at 6,500 meters (21,325 feet) from a camp at 6,050 meters (19,849 feet) during their attempt to scale the summit of Mount Everest. According to his management office, Miura plans to reach the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) peak on Thursday, May 23 to be the world\'s oldest person to reach the world\'s highest peak. (AP Photo/Miura Dolphins) MANDATORY CREDIT (credit:AP)