A few days ago an 82 year climber died in an attempt to reach the summit of Everest. He was hoping to break the record set by a climber by the name of Min Bahadur Sherchan, who scaled Everest at the age of 76 back in 2008.
http://www.gadling.com/2011/05/10/82...es-on-everest/
He had little previous climbing experience too. Seems to me that's pushing it.
