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In this picture taken, 22 May 2007, retired teacher and veteran mountaineer Katsusuke Yanagisawa, 71,(Foreground-C) rests along with others from his party on the summit of Mount Everest. As stated in a report released, 29 May 2007, a retired Japanese teacher aged 71 has become the world's oldest person to climb to the top of Mount Everest, according to a mountaineering group. The Japan Mountaineering Association said Katsusuke Yanagisawa reached the top of the world's highest mountain on May 22. 15/10/07

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