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A 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Jordan Romero who is from California, phoned his mother from the peak of the world’s highest mountain. Jordan was climbing with his father and three Sherpa guides. The previous record was held by a Nepalese boy at 16. Jordan has now conquered the highest mountains on six of the world’s seven continents. For the record, he also climbed Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro at the age of 10. In addition, he scaled Mount Kosciuszko in Australia. The team started at the Nepal’s capital Kathmandu last month and headed for the base camp on the Chinese side of the mountain. Although Nepal insists that whoever plans to climb Mount Everest must be at least 16 years of age, but China does not impose any age restrictions. Mount Everest’s Youngest Climber is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →