It Was Tough’: How 102-Year-Old Man Succeeded in Climbing Mount Fuji, Breaking Guinness World Record

It Was Tough’: How 102-Year-Old Man Succeeded in Climbing…

Oct 7, 2025

A view of Mount Fuji (Shutterstock/10 FACE); Top inset: Kokichi Akuzawa poses while climbing Mount Fuji on Aug. 5, 2025 (Family courtesy photo via AP); Bottom inset: Akuzawa’s Guinness World Records certificate. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

‘It Was Tough’: How 102-Year-Old Man Succeeded in Climbing Mount Fuji, Breaking Guinness World Record

BY MICHAEL WING

The ascent was almost too difficult, but Kokichi Akuzawa successfully climbed Japan’s Mount Fuji at the ripe age of 102 years and 51 days, making him the oldest man to summit the famous mountain.

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It Was Tough’: How 102-Year-Old Man Succeeded in Climbing Mount Fuji, Breaking Guinness World Record

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