YUICHIRO MIURA
Curriculum vitae
Professional Skier, Head Master of Clark Memorial International Academy
Titles:
CEO, Miura Dolphins Co.,LTD & Yuichiro Miura Enterprise ; Head Master, Clark Memorial International Academy ; Chairman, Japan Forest Recreation Association; Japan Representative, NPO Global Sports Alliance; Vice Chairman, Foundation for Promoting Children’s Education; Former Advisory Board member for Ministry of Transportation and Ministry of Education
Birth Date:October 12, 1932
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.
Awards：
Professional Sports International Award, Spanish Mountaineering Honorary
Member, Oscar Prize (Foreign Documentary film), Honorary Citizen for the
State of Washington, Golden Eagle Award at New York Film Festival (Antarctica
Documentary film), International Adventure Film Festival Special Awards,
Honorary Citizen Award for Aomori Prefecture, Achievement Award by Hokkaido,
Award by the Prime Minister of Japan, Medaille d’Or de la Jeunesse et des
Sports by the French Government, Nepalese King’s Medal etc.
Brief:
1956
Graduated University of Hokkaido, Master in Veterinary Medicine
Becomes an Assistant
to Professor
1962
Joined International Professional Ski Racer’s Association USA
Competed in
Professional Ski Circuit (USA)
1964
Becomes the first Japanese ever to compete in Italian Kilometer Lanchard; Sets the world speed skiing record of 172.084kmph, at that time.
1966
Skis down Mt Fuji, using a parachute as a stopping device
Movie: [Mt.Fuji
Chokkakou]
Skis down Kosciusko(2,245m)
, the highest peak in Australia
1967
Skis down Mt. McKinley (6,194m), the highest peak in North America
1968
Skis down Mt.Popocatepetoro,the highest peak in Mexico
1970
Skis down Mt. Everest (8,848m) from South col (8,000m),
Establishes the world record of skiing down from the highest place
on earth. (Guinness World Record)
1971
Invited by Spanish Mountaineering Association, receives Spanish Sports
Heroic award. Becomes an
honorary member to the association.
Invited by
Italian Mountaineering Association, becomes a Special member of World
Mountaineering & Adventure Conference
1973
Becomes the Professor of University of Aomori; establishes Natural Sports Institution
1974
Becomes the Board of Advisory for Ministry of Education of Japan
1976
Receives the Oscar Award for Foreign Documentary Film - “The Man Who Skied down Everest”Becomes the Honorary Citizen for
the State of Washington
1977
Skis in Antarctica (this documentary film has won the Golden Eagle Award at the New York Film
Festival)
1981
Skis down Mt Kilimanjaro(5,895m), the highest peak in Africa with family members – his father Keizo (77) established the eldest summiteer
record and his son Gota (11) established youngest summiteer record.
1983
Skis down Mt.Vinson Massif (5,140m), the highest peak in Antarctica.
1985
Skis down Mt.Elbrus (5,633m) Russia, the highest peak in Europe.
1987
Found Japan Professional Ski Association, Chairman
1990
Becomes the Board of Advisory for Japan Ski Instructors Associationand the Chairman for Japan Mogul Ski Association
1991
Organizes and hosts“Mountain Summit” in Tokyo.
Special Honorary Guest: His Imperial highness Prince
Hironomiya and Prince Akishino.
2000
Summits Himalaya Gokyo Peak (5,360m); the expedition included 5 High school
students from Clark Memorial International Academy.
2001
Summits Himalaya Mera Peak (6,476m); the expedition included 2 students
from Clark of which one made the youngest record (age 16) for Japanese
climber to reach the summit above 6,000m
2002
Summits the world’s sixth highest peak Mt. Cho Oyu (8201m) with his son Gota. Sets the world record at the time for the oldest summiteer of mountains above 8000m at age 69 and 6 months.
2003 May 22nd
Summits Mt.Everest (8848m); Sets the world record at the time for the oldest
summiteer of Mt. Everest at age 77 and 223 days.
2003
Receives the following award for the above achievement: Honorary
Citizen Award
for Aomori Prefecture, Achievement Award by Hokkaido, Award by the Prime
Minister of Japan, Medaille d’Or de la Jeunesse et des Sports by the French
Government, and Nepalese King’s Medal
2004 March
Skis down the Rocky Mountains (USA) with his father Keizo (Age 100), his children (Emili, Yuta, and Gota) and grandchildresn (Rio and Yuki) and succeeds in 4 generation Skiing Expedition with the age ranging from 1 to 100 years old.
2006 May
Goes on an expedition to Shishapangma in Central Himalayas with his son
Gota as training and conditioning for the Everest (Chomolangma) project
in 2008; Climbs to 7000m point.
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