Anchorage man, 78, sets record as oldest McKinley summiteer

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A pioneer of Alaska mountain climbing has set one -- maybe two -- new records on Mount McKinley. On June 28, three months shy of his 79th birthday, Tom Choate became the oldest person to reach the summit of the mountain.

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Caption:   Bill Kittredge (left), Steve Gruhn and Tom Choate at the start of their Denali climb.
Choate, 78, became the oldest person ever to reach the summit of Mt. McKinley on June 28, 2013.
Photo: JOHN BRUECK, National Park Service