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May 22nd 2013

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Veteran climbers aged 80, 81 race to break older Everest climber record

KATMANDU, Nepal — An 80-year-old Japanese extreme skier 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.

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