A 13yr Old To Attempt Everest


Uneasy, at the very least.

So far, 13 year old Jordan Romero has ticked off five of the 'seven summits'. The photo was taken on the summit of the Carstensz Pyramid in Indonesia.

Next on the tick list, Everest. Here's his website.

Dr David Hillebrandt is medical advisor to the British Mountaineering Council. He is quoted in the Guardian article, highly critical of the child's parents, saying ".. it's vertging on child abuse".

It's worth reading what Hillebrandt says, then listening to the kid on the BBC or in the video below. Or, for that matter, watching some of the many, many videos about this 7 summits attempt.