Hirotaka Takeuchi

VOX POPULI: Adventure 'is about coming home alive'
May 30, 2012
The Himalayas, the “roof of the world,” are also sometimes referred to as “the seat of the gods.” They inspire awe. Ekai Kawaguchi (1866-1945), a Buddhist monk who...
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING/ Takeuchi conquers world’s 14...
Hirotaka Takeuchi acclimates himself to the thin air before his assault on Dhaulagiri I, the world's seventh highest peak, in Nepal on May 8. (Provided by 14 Project secretariat)
May 27, 2012
Hirotaka Takeuchi is on top of the world, the first Japanese climber to conquer all of the 14 highest mountain peaks on the planet.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING/ Alpinist Takeuchi wants to climb ...
Hirotaka Takeuchi will attempt to climb Dhaulagiri I, the 14th of the eight-thousanders in the Himalayas, in May. (Hiroshi Kawai)
May 04, 2012
Climbers determined to conquer the highest peaks in the Himalayas call it the death zone.
MOUNTAIN CLIMBING/ Takeuchi to attempt bid to...
Dhaulagiri I in Nepal where Hirotaka Takeuchi attempts to climb in May (Provided by Kazuaki Shimada)
March 22, 2012
Hirotaka Takeuchi is set to become the first Japanese mountain climber to conquer the world's 14 highest mountain peaks above 8,000 meters. The 41-year-old Takeuchi will climb...
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