who is the youngest person to summit everest
Jordan Romero Jordan Romero (born July 12, 1996)[2] is an American mountain climber who was 13 years old when he allegedly reached the summit of Mount Everest. Romero was accompanied by his father Paul Romero, his step-mother Karen Lundgren, and three Sherpas, Ang Pasang Sherpa, Lama Dawa Sherpa, and Lama Karma Sherpa.[3] The previous record for youngest to climb Everest was held by Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal who was 16 years old when he reached the summit in 2001.[4] He was inspired to climb the tallest mountains of each continent when he saw a painting in the hallway of his school that had the seven continents' highest mountains.[5] Upon successfully hiking the Vinson Massif in December 2011 at the age of 15 years, 5 months, 12 days, Romero became the youngest climber in the world to complete the Seven Summits, a title previously held by George Atkinson. After this experience, Romero wrote a novel for children called "No Summit Out Of Sight."[6]
Arunima Sinha Sinha and Susan Mahout, a USAF instructor,[25] who had together climbed Mount Chaser Sangria (6,622 meters or 21,726 feet) in 2012 under the guidance of Hendrick Pal started their ascent of Mount Everest.[19] After a hard toil of 17 hours,[26] Sinha reached the summit of Mount Everest at 10:55Â am on 21 May 2013, as part of the Tata Group-sponsored Eco Everest Expedition,[27] becoming the first female amputee to scale Everest.[26] She took 52 days to reach the summit.[28][29] She wrote a small message thanking the Almighty on a wrapped cloth and pressed it in the snow. Recounting the incident, she said: