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Yuji Hirayama
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Yuji Hirayama (平山ユージ; born February 23, 1969) is a Japanese rock climber specializing in lead climbing competitions. He won two Lead World Cups, in 1998 (becoming the first Asian climber to win the title)[1] and in 2000.[2] He is notable for being the first-ever climber to onsight an 8c (5.14b) route, and for his various speed records on El Capitan.
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Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1969-02-23) February 23, 1969 (age 55) Tokyo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | ameblo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type of climber | Sport climbing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Known for | First man to onsight 8c (5.14b) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 13 May 2013 |
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