Records in Japan have been rewritten-102-year-old Koki Akuzawa, the oldest person to rise to the top of Mount Fuji. The height of the legendary Japanese Mountain is 3776 meters and it is a success to conquer it at that age. Now imagine that Akuzawa did this after restoration of heart failure.
The rise began along the Yeast Route on the morning of August 3 – the most accessible for four possible people, but also requires serious physical education. Instead of under standard hours, Kokichi traveled for three days with overnight in huts. At the height, the climber collided with cold, strong wind and sparse air, but continued to go despite fatigue and age.
On the third day, the most difficult – he felt that his power was exhausted at the foothills of the ninth station. However, Kokichi did not give up his 70 -year -old daughter Motoe, who accompanied her father and convinced her not to stop, and gave her a determined support. Inspired by his words, he still reached the summit on August 5th.
This rise was not the first for Akuzava – 96 -year -old Fuji had already conquered Fuji, but the current initiative was the most difficult thing. In recent years, health has failed: autumn, lichen and serious heart disease experienced. However, he began to heal with daily walks and regular rise and to the less high mountains. This stubborn preparation made it again at the top.
At the top of Kokichi, Fujisan Senngen left his record in the sacred area and then received an official Guinness Registration Book certificate. “It was hard and not like the previous rise. But now I’m satisfied,” he confessed. And when he was asked if he would return to Fuji, he replied with a smile: “Never again. Nevertheless … If you ask next year, maybe I will change my mind.”
In the meantime, among our stars, there are people who are not ready for excessive and crazy actions to obtain a sense of adrenaline and internal freedom. Look at us to choose those who are not afraid of risk and make them a part of their lives.
Source: People Talk
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