KATMANDU, Nepal -- A 66-year-old Italian man scaled Mount Everest on Friday, becoming the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain, according to the China Tibet Mountaineering Association.
Mario Curnis reached the 29,035-foot summit Friday morning. His feat breaks the record set by Japanese climber Tomiyasu Ishikawa, 65, who scaled the peak last week.
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