A boy at the top of Mt. Everest

Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest, last Saturday. The previous record for the youngest climber to scale Everest had been held by Temba Tsheri of Nepal. He reached the peak at age 16. Romero was climbing Everest with a team that included his father and three Sherpa guides. He left for the peak from the base camp on the Chinese side of the mountain. Romero has been on a quest to climb the highest peaks on all seven continents such as:

2006: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

2007: Mount Ebrus, Russia

2007: Mount Aconcagua, Argentina

2008: Denali, Alaska

2009: Carstens, Australia