{
  "id": 4785643,
  "title": "74-year-old man from Keralam’s Wayanad conquers Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/74-year-old-man-from-keralams-wayanad-conquers-mt-elbrus-the-highest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T04:36:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/74-year-old-man-from-keralams-wayanad-conquers-mt-elbrus-the-highest-peak-in-europe/article71411497.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A septuagenarian from Wayanad, Kerala, T.J. Marce, has made headlines for scaling Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe, at the age of 74 years, six months, and 26 days. The achievement was part of a five-member team led by S. Seshadri, with Ms. Soorya as the co-lead, and included Mr. Muraleedharan, Ms. Soorya from Kozhikode, and Mr. Athif from Malappuram. The team embarked on an eight-day expedition during which they braved extreme weather conditions, including winds reaching 65 km/h. Mr. Marce and Mr. Muraleedharan had previously summited Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, together in September 2025, and completed the Everest Base Camp trek. Mr. Marce expressed his desire to summit more mountains in the future, highlighting the transformative journey and encouraging more people to experience it.",
  "summary": "T.J. Marce, along with four others from Keralam, summited the 5,642-metre (18,510 ft) peak on August 15 following an eight-day expedition during which the team braved extreme weather conditions",
  "key_points": [
    "74-year-old T.J. Marce from Kerala conquers Europe's highest peak",
    "Five-member team led by S. Seshadri and co-led by Soorya",
    "Marce and Muraleedharan previously summited Mount Kilimanjaro"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This feat cements T.J. Marce's reputation as an inspiring example for people to pursue adventure and challenge age-related limitations, and validates his experience as a mountaineer with previous high-altitude achievements.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}