TOKYO (AP) — The first woman to conquer the world's second-highest peak, K2, three times has also summited all 14 of the world's tallest mountains.
TOKYO (AP) — The first woman to conquer the world’s second-highest peak, K2, three times has also summited all 14 of the world’s tallest mountains.
But Naoko Watanabe, 44, says climbing is less about piling up records than enjoying an adventure, being happy and experiencing new people, food and culture. She’s planning to return in June to her favorite climb, Pakistan’s Nanga Parbat, known as the “killer mountain,” with a group of amateur trekkers.
Naoko Watanabe, the first woman to summit K2 three times, has also climbed the world's 14 highest peaks
東京：世界第2位の高峰K2を初めて3度制覇した女性が、世界の14の高峰すべてに登頂した。しかし、渡辺直子（44歳）は、登山は記録を積み重ねることよりも、冒険を楽しみ、幸せになり、新しい人々、食べ物、文化に触れることだと言・・・
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