Death is inherent in adventure. But death is not the purpose.
冒険とは、生きて帰ることである
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Naomi Uemura
Born in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture in 1941, Naomi Uemura was the adventurer who achieved the world's first solo ascent of all five continental highest peaks. He also completed solo dog-sled crossings of the Arctic, among many unprecedented expeditions. In 1984, after the world's first solo winter ascent of Denali, he vanished at age forty-three. A pioneer who established 'adventure' as a life's work, he received Japan's People's Honor Award.
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