California teen becomes youngest to conquer Everest
Monday, May 24, 2010
Jordan Romero, a thirteen-year-old alpinist from Big Bear Lake, California, is the youngest person to have summited Mount Everest, according to reports circulated by the Associated Press quoting a spokesman based in the United States. The expedition included the boy's father, stepmother, and three Sherpa guides.
Romero ascended 8,850 metres (29,035 feet) breaking the record for the youngest climber on Everest previously set by 16 year old Temba Tsheri from Nepal. "It's something I've always wanted to do before I die — I just happen to be doing it at this age. I happen to be going for a world record. But I just want to climb it," Jordan told AFP reporters before embarking on the trek. On the same day, mountaineer Apa Sherpa, from Nepal, scaled Everest for the 20th time breaking a personal record.
It is anticipated that additional information will become available once the summit team returns to camp on the Tibet side of the mountain.
Sources
- Mathias Williams. "California teen becomes youngest to climb Everest" — Reuters, May 22, 2010
- AP. "Romero youngest to climb Everest" — ESPN, May 22, 2010
- "Jordan Romero summits Mt. Everest: Big Bear Lake 13-year-old is the youngest to reach the summit" — Big Bear Grizzly, May 21, 2010
- "Jordan Romero Climbs Mt. Everest: 13-Year-Old Is Youngest Ever To Reach Summit" — Huffington Post, May 21, 2010
- "Team Jordan Summits Mt. Everest" — Jordan Romero, May 21, 2010
- "US boy Jordan Romero, 13, in Mount Everest bid" — BBC News, April 12, 2010