An adventure without sufficient preparation is recklessness, not adventure.

準備の足りない冒険は無謀であり、冒険ではない

Naomi Uemura

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Naomi Uemura

Born in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture in 1941, Naomi Uemura was the adventurer who achieved the world's first solo ascent of all five continental highest peaks. He also completed solo dog-sled crossings of the Arctic, among many unprecedented expeditions. In 1984, after the world's first solo winter ascent of Denali, he vanished at age forty-three. A pioneer who established 'adventure' as a life's work, he received Japan's People's Honor Award.

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I have no distinguished academic record nor special talent to boast of. But there is one thing I can take pride in: when I decide to do something, I always see it through.

Death is inherent in adventure. But death is not the purpose.

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