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Man Climbs 100 Mountains Drawing: Mitsuaki Etou Tsuneo Shigehiro decided to climb 100 mountains in Japan. And he did it in 123 days which is amazing. Mitsuaki Etou from Japan What do you think about climbing 100 mountains? One middle-aged man did it. Tsuneo Shigehiro decided to climb 100 mountains in Japan. And he did it in 123 days which is amazing. Commonly climbers can climb only a few mountains in that number of days. This is very surprising because he is 48 years old. That is old for a climber. On May 1,1996, Shigehiro climbed Mount Tsukuba in Ibaraki prefecture. This was the first mountain he climbed. Then after that, he climbed some of the mountains that people think are Japan's best mountains. And at last about four months later, Shigehiro reached his goal. He climbed all 100 peaks. The last mountain that he climbed was Mount Fuji. He reached the summit which is 3,776 meters high. Why do people climb mountains? One climber says it is thrilling. Another one says it is very satisfying to arrive at the top of a mountain. I think mountains have many charms for us. More on adventure: 90-Year-Old Risk Taker Sky Dives 14-Year-Old Boy Sails Across the Pacific Why Do People Climb Dangerous Mountains? Have you ever...? Write to us about your adventure. Return to: The Search for Adventure | Issue 1 TOPICS Online Magazine - ©1997-2007 - topics.mag@gmail.com - Sandy and Thomas Peters