A 102-year-old man from Japan has been recognized as the oldest person to climb Mount Fuji, according to Guinness World Records and reporting from the Associated Press.

Kokichi Akuzawa reached the summit of Japan’s tallest peak, which stands at 12,388 feet (3,776 meters), on Aug. 5. He told the Associated Press that the climb nearly overwhelmed him but he pushed through with help from family and friends.

"I was really tempted to give up halfway through," Akuzawa told the AP in a recent interview. "Reaching the summit was tough, but my friends encouraged me, and it turned out well. I managed to get through it because so many people supported me."

Who joined him on the climb?

The backstory:

Akuzawa was accompanied by his 70-year-old daughter Motoe, his granddaughter, her husband and f

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