Deaf Japanese Adventurer to Begin 2nd Expedition to South Pole

KANAZAWA — A 54-year-old office worker who is the world’s first deaf person to stand at the North Pole and has conquered the highest peaks on five continents, is making his second attempt to reach the South Pole, 17 years after he first set foot there.
In 2012, Yasuyuki Okubo, from Nonoichi, Ishikawa Prefecture, was caught in an avalanche while climbing the highest peak in North America and had to give up reaching the summit. His spirit of adventure had waned since then but it was reignited two years ago after he was encouraged by the people around him.

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