Grabe si lola! Japanese woman, 73, in record Everest attempt

Japanese woman, 73, in record Everest attempt

Grabe si lola! Japanese woman, 73, in record Everest attempt

This picture taken on Jun 2, 2004, shows 65 year old Japanese female mountaineer Tamae Watanabe (left) posing alongside climbing companion Noriyoki Muraguchi (right) in front of a statue of Buddha in Kathmandu after returning from conquering the world's fourth tallest mountain, the 8,516 metre high Mount Lhotse. -- PHOTO: AFP KATHMANDU (AFP) - A 73-year-old Japanese mountaineer who became the oldest woman to conquer Mount Everest a decade ago is attempting to smash her own record, organisers said on Monday. Ms Tamae Watanabe made history when she reached the world's highest peak on May 16, 2002, taking the title of world's oldest female Everest summiteer from Poland's Anna Czerwinska. 'She is an active mountaineer who is physically and mentally fit enough to climb Everest,' said Mr Ang Tshering Sherpa, of the Kathmandu-based Asian Trekking mountaineering agency. 'She will ...

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Japanese woman, 73, in record Everest attempt

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