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