69-year-old Canadian Conquers World's 7 Highest Summits

After he climbed the 8848-meter summit of Nepals' Mountain Everest on May 22, Canadian senior Werner Berger has become the oldest North American to reach all seven of the world's highest summits.

Mr. Berger, who spends most of his time in Yardley, Pennsylvania, was emotionally overwhelmed by his achievement.

"There really aren't any words to describe it," Berger told CTV's Canada AM.

"The most spectacular part was standing on the top summit and looking across the traverse... and then seeing the summit approximately an hour away and knowing...that I was going to stand on top of the world. It was an unbelievable experience."

While 70-year-old Yuichiro Miura of Japan is the oldest man to scale Everest, Berger is the oldest man to climb the highest peaks on seven continents.

Source: CTV

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