07/04/2022 12:02 (UTC)

French mountaineer Marc Batard to climb Mount Everest in new route

Kathmandu, Apr 7 (EFE/EPA).- A 70-year-old French mountaineer Marc Batard spoke with media Thursday about his plan to climb Mt. Everest to mark his 70 birthday and become the oldest person to climb Everest with supplemental oxygen.

Batard plans to climb Mt. Everest with a new route, which he has explored himself. (Camera: NARENDRA SHRESTHA).

SHOT LIST: FRENCH MOUNTAINEER MARC BATARD SPEAKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN KATHMANDU, NEPAL.

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Date: 07/04/2022 12:00 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EPA
Topic: Sport » Climbing
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 83 seconds
Reference: 7001158025
Relevance: Normal