Breaking her own world record set a decade ago
According to the UK's Daily Mail website, a 73-year-old Japanese woman successfully climbed Mount Everest on May 19 local time, becoming the oldest woman in the world to reach the summit and breaking her own world record set 10 years ago.
The remarkable elderly woman, Tamae Watanabe, along with four other climbers, reached the summit from the northern side of Everest in Tibet, China, at an altitude of nearly 8,850 meters. According to officials from the Nepal Mountaineering Association on the 19th, all climbers were in good health and are currently on their way down the mountain.
Watanabe and her teammates left their camp at 8,300 meters on the evening of the 18th, began climbing through the night, and reached the summit on the morning of the 19th. Watanabe’s success has refreshed her own record as the oldest woman to conquer Everest, set 10 years ago.
Successfully scaling Mount Everest requires not only a strong physique but also favorable weather conditions. Over the past week, improving weather has ensured that the climbers’ efforts have not been in vain. According to the Nepalese mountaineering authorities, numerous expeditions have begun their summit attempts from the southern side of Everest in Nepal in recent days. The first team succeeded on the 18th, with more teams expected to reach the summit in the coming days, around the 20th.
The world’s oldest person to conquer Everest is Nepalese mountaineer Min Bahadur Sherchan, who successfully reached the summit in 2008 at the age of 76, setting a Guinness World Record. In 2010, a 13-year-old American boy became the youngest person to climb to the top.