Hirotaka Takeuchi

In this Japanese name, the family name is Takeuchi.

Hirotaka Takeuchi (竹内洋岳, Takeuchi Hirotaka, born January 8, 1971) is a Japanese mountaineer. He is best known as the first Japanese man to reach the summits of the 14 tallest peaks in the Himalayas.^[1]

Fewer than 30 people have climbed all 14 mountains.

References

↑ "Takeuchi becomes 1st Japanese to scale world's 14 highest peaks," Mainichi (Japan), May 27, 2012; retrieved 2012-5-27.

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[1] "Takeuchi becomes 1st Japanese to scale world's 14 highest peaks," Mainichi (Japan), May 27, 2012; retrieved 2012-5-27.

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