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KATMANDU, Nepal — A 76-year-old Nepalese man reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday to become the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain, mountaineering officials said.
Min Bahadur Sherchan reached the 29,035-foot summit early in the morning with his climbing guides.
Sherchan is just 25 days from his 77th birthday.
He beat the record set last year by Japanese climber Katsusuke Yanagisawa, who scaled the peak at age 71. Sherchan was in good health and was descending from the summit. The former soldier has climbed smaller mountains before his Everest feat and has been an active sportsman.
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