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| Harley-Davidson Flag Tops Mount Everest |
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| Ken Freund |
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Hiroyuki Okouchi flew a Harley-Davidson flag at the top of Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain, to commemorate the Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary and the 50th Anniversary of the first conquest of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.
Okouchi is an avid climber and employee at the Tanashi Shop of Harley-Davidson Parco in Tokyo, Japan. During Okouchi's five-day climb of Mount Everest, he adapted his body to the elevation by stopping at the base camps at 5,000m and 7,000m. He flew the flag to show special thanks to Harley-Davidson Parco for supporting his dream to climb Mount Everest because it allowed him to combine his skills and work while accomplishing his dreams.
When he is not in the mountains, Okouchi rides a 1976 Harley-Davidson FLH model and plans to challenge himself by continuing to climb.
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