Teen Becomes Youngest To Scale Mt Everest

[KJ]

A 13-year-old American boy, who climbed Africa's Kilimanjaro when he was nine, has become the youngest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.



Standing on top of the 29,035ft peak, Jordan Romero used a satellite phone to give his mum the record-breaking news.

"There were lots of tears and 'I love you! I love you!'," said his mother, Leigh Anne Drake, adding: "I just told him to get his butt back home."

The teenager's progress up the mountain has been documented on his website - with a GPS tracker keeping tabs on the team, which is made up of Jordan's father, his father's girlfriend and three sherpa guides.

Their spokesman, Rob Bailey said Jordan left behind his lucky rabbit's foot at the summit and planted some seeds that a Buddhist monk at a local monastery had given him for luck on his journey.

The young adventurer, from Big Bear in California, is on a quest to stand on the highest peaks of all seven continents.

Just before setting off on May 13, Jordan wrote on his blog: "Today I leave base camp of Everest and every step I take is finally toward the biggest goal of my life, to stand on top of the world.

"I feel in some way I have succeeded in just getting this far, but on the other hand I am drawn to do something great."

Previously, the youngest person to scale Everest was 16-year-old Temba Tsheri of Nepal.


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