Ken Noguchi (野口健) | |
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Born | Boston, Massachusetts | August 21, 1973
Occupation | Mountaineer |
Ken Noguchi (野口 健, Noguchi Ken, born August 21, 1973 in Boston) is a Japanese mountaineer and environmental activist. His father was a diplomat, so he lived in the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Japan. He was often bullied because he was half-Japanese. In 1999, at the age of 25, he became the youngest person (at that time) to scale the Seven Summits, the highest mountains on each of the seven continents.[1] He graduated from Asia University in 2000, and studied environmental education at Aomori University.[2] Since then, he has worked on various mountain clean-up projects around the world, including projects at Mount Everest,[3] Mount Fuji[4] and Manaslu.[5] His work has had a notable effect on efforts in Japan, where he has given many lectures to promote better environmental practices.[4]
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