Yūichirō Miura is a Japanese speed skier and alpinist. In 1970, he became the first person to ski on Mount Everest. Forty-three years later, in 2013, he became the oldest person to summit Everest, at
Miura at the Tasman Glacier in 1966.
Miura with Yōichi Masuzoe (at the Central Government Building No.5 in November 2007)
The Khumbu Icefall is located at the head of the Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the Western Cwm. It lies at an elevation of 5,486 metres on the Nepalese slopes of Mount Everest, not far above Base Cam
Khumbu Icefall
Pemba Dorjie crossing a crevasse on the Khumbu Icefall