( FILE ) A file picture dated 13 January 2008 of 76 - year - old Min Bahadur Sherchan , standing in front of Mt . Everest poster at his office in Kathmandu , Nepal . The 76 - year - old Nepalese Sherchan reached the summit of Mount Everest , 8 , 848 meter high , on 25 May 2008 and became the oldest person to climb the world ' s highest mountain , a tourism official said . Serchan beat the record set by 71 - year - old Japanese Katsusuke Yanagisawa of oldest man in the world to summit Mt . Everest . EPA / NARENDRA SHRESTHA < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >< 연합뉴스 긴급 속보 를 SMS 로 ! SKT 사용 자 는 무료 체험 ! >