Yuichiro Miura

Yuichiro Miura (三浦 雄 一郎Japanese, Yuichiro Miura, born October 12, 1932 in Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese alpinist.

Life

Yuichiro Miura is the son of skiing pioneer Keizo Miura. In 1970 he was the daring projects with skis to the summit of Mount Everest shut down, known worldwide. After a climb that lasted 2 months, he reached the summit and wanted to try the longest downhill ski history. The descent to go on 6 May 1970 by the South Col (South Col ) by the Lhotse wall. The run in which Miura 160 km / h reached, was slowed by a parachute. During the collision with small rocks he lost control and slid 200 meters down the ice wall. Shortly before a crevasse he lay, and carried them serious injuries. Moreover, in this expedition six Nepalese Sherpas were killed. This company can be seen in the Canadian documentary film shot drive from Mount Everest ( orig. The Man Who Skied Down Everest ), which won an Oscar for Best Documentary in 1976. Miura $ 3,000,000 could be cost his extravagance. In 2003, Miura was the oldest climber who climbed to the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 70 years and 222 days. For this he received an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. In May 2013, surpassed that record when he was again reached the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 80 years and 223 days.

More spectacular downhill runs of Miura were: from Fuji (1966 ), from Mount McKinley (1967 ), from Popocatepetl (1968), by the Torres del Paine (1969) and from Kilimanjaro ( 1981)