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Kokichi Akuzawa reached the top of Mount Fuji at age 102 on Aug. 5, Guinness World Records confirmed.

He climbed with family and friends, camping along the route before their final ascent.

Akuzawa previously set the same record at 96, but overcame health issues before reclaiming it this summer.

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 re

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