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TOKYO — Two years ago, Yuichiro Miura lost his title of oldest man to climb Mount Everest to someone just three days older. Now, the 75-year-old wants it back. But his trek may be undone by political turmoil.
Miura, who has a permit to scale Everest from Chinese mountaineering authorities, left on Thursday for Nepal to begin training. But his plans might run afoul of a Chinese move to ban all mountaineers from climbing Everest during the first 10 days of May, when the Olympic torch is scheduled to make the journey. Miura skied down Everest in 1970. In 2003, at 70, he reached the summit of the 29,035-foot peak.
