Russian Goes for Age Record on Everest
Wednesday, April 12, 2006 Posted by Unknown at 1:52 PM
A former Russian space engineer, who helped put Yuri Gagarin into orbit, will attempt to become the oldest man to summit Everest without the aid of Sherpa guides. Boris Korshunov left Moscow today to begin his bid for the record. The 71 year old is part of an all Russian team. You can read more about this story here.