Keizo Miura

Keizo Miura (三浦 敬三, Miura Keizō; February 15, 1904 – January 5, 2006) was a Japanese skier who was born in Aomori.[1] He was a skiing teacher and photographer of mountain landscapes. He was notable for his fitness and outdoor-sport undertakings at advanced age; at 77 he was the oldest person to climb Kilimanjaro and at 99 descended a Gletscher of Mont Blanc together with his oldest son Yūichirō and grandson Gota. Yūichirō Miura was also the oldest person to climb Mount Everest and the Himalayas, at age 70, at age 75 and later at age 80. Keizo Miura wrote two books on his health routine, one of them co-written with his physician.

The Miura family has a strong connection to Utah. On February 15, 2004, Keizo Miura celebrated his 100th birthday with a ski descent together with more than 120 friends and family members, including four generations of his family, at Snowbird ski resort, Keizo's favorite ski resort, near Salt Lake City, Utah.[1][2][3][a] All three of Yūichirō's children attended Rowmark Ski Academy in Salt Lake City.[3] Gota graduated from Rowland Hall in Salt Lake City.[4] Yuta and Gota both graduated from the University of Utah, also in Salt Lake City.[3]

Keizo died in 2006 at the age 101.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Family members present in addition to Keizo (age 100) were: Keizo’s son Yūichirō (age 71), first grandson Yuta (age 38), second grandson Gota (age 34), Yuta’s wife Rie (age 31), great-granddaughter Rio (age 4, Yuta's daughter), and great-grandson Yuki (Age 1). It is uncertain if his first granddaughter Emiri (about age 36) was present.

References

  1. ^ a b Thomas, Pete (March 9, 2004). "Keizo Miura: Born 1904. Still skiing 2004". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  2. ^ "Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Keizo Miura 100th Birthday & 4 Generations Skiing Expedition Successful". EverestNews.com. March 1, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ a b c Grass, Ray (February 29, 2004). "Ski's the limit for centenarian". Deseret News. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "Gota Miura". Rowland Hall. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Obituary: Keizo Miura". The Japan Times. January 6, 2006. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved October 13, 2025.


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