Yuichiro Miura

Born in Aomori Prefecture, Japan on October 12, 1932. He became the first Japanese Professional Skier to participate various International competitions including US Professional Ski Circuit, Italian Kilometer Lanchard (Speed Skiing Competition) where in 1964 accomplished world Speed skiing record of 172.084 km at that time. Among many of expeditions and competition, his most well known worldwide accomplishment is in 1970 when he became the first man ever to ski down the world’s highest peak - Mt. Everest - from South col at 8,000 m altitude. Its documentary film “THE MAN WHO SKIED DOWN EVEREST” has won the Academy award (Foreign Documentary film division) in 1976. After Everest’s descent, he succeeds to ski down from highest peaks of seven continents.In 2003, at age of 70, he and his second son Gota climbed Mt. Everest and set the world record of oldest person to reach the summit at the time, as well as setting the record of the first Japanese father and son summit. He now trains to challenge summiting the world’s highest peak Mt. Everest once again in year 2008. Yuichiro is world-widely known as an Adventure Skier as well as an opinion leader in Japan in sports, culture to education arenas. He has written variety of books, and produced series of adventure documentary films.

Gota Miura

Born in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture on August 10^th, 1969. Summits Mt.Kilimanjaro, Africa as the youngest summiteer at age 11 with his family, and has also gone on family expeditions to Mt. Elbrus, Russia, and Monte Rosa, Switzerland. Starts participating in Freestyle Ski Mogul competitions in 1991 and has won numerous titles in Japanese Nationals and in World Cups for the next 10 years. Major titles include 13^th Place in Nagano Winter Olympics (currently highest ranking for Japanese Men division) and 5^th Place in World Cup, becoming a leader-like figure for Japanese Mogul world. Returns to university in 1999, he graduates with a B.A in Sports Physiology from University of Utah in May 2001. After graduating, he joins Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd., where he acts as a commentator in major competitions such as World Cup and Winter Olympics, an organizer and participant in sporting events, a regular contributor in ski magazines as well as his occupation as a professional skier. In 2003, he summits the world’s highest peak Mt. Everest (8848m) with his father Yuichiro Miura, and marks the record of being the first Japanese father-and-son Everest summiteers. Currently, works as the manager and developer of Miura Base Camp hypoxic training system in Miura Dolphins Co. Ltd., and is a researcher for Tokyo Metropolitan Research Institute for Gentology. Also an advisory staff for K2 Skis and Goldwin (The North Face).