Everest has cost Nobukazu Kuriki eight years and nine fingers, but the 34-year-old mountaineer from Hokkaido, Japan is at it again for his seventh attempt, climbing the taut line between tenacity and obsession.
Next up, Minamiya plans to sail around the world, and having never sailed before, she will go to Capetown in July to start five months of training to learn how. Once she and Uniqlo executives decide on the sailing route and all the logistics, they plan to launch the project next year.