Famed alpinist and professional skier Yuichiro Miura, who defied age last week by climbing Mount Everest at 80, said Sunday in Katmandu that he will not attempt the mountain again.

"Three times is enough," Miura told a press conference called just hours after he traveled by helicopter from Camp 2 of the world's highest mountain to Katmandu.

The alpinist, who looked very healthy, spoke vigorously in Japanese, which his son, Gota, who also climbed the 8,848-meter peak with him, translated to English.