Thursday, May 23, 2013

80 year old conquers Everest! But hang on what happened to climate change making it unclimbable?

Today ABC Report
"Yuichiro Miura, 80, becomes oldest to scale Mount Everest"
An 80-year-old Japanese climber who has had four heart surgeries has become the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

But last year ABC reported: 'Super Sherpa' says climate change may make Everest unclimbable
Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest increasingly treacherous to climb, some of the world's top mountaineers have warned.

Sometimes you just have to laugh. Where's that fact checker?

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