The youngest and the oldest on Mount Everest

All files that have been made while climbing on Mount Everest, for example, the first without oxygen, the first blind person and fastest ascent is still the youngest and oldest hitting the big titles of the news.

The youngest

2010 American teenager Jordan Romero, who lives in California, Big Bear Lake became the youngest climber to Summit of Mount Everest at the age of 13 years may 22.

Jordan has 13 years 10 months 10 days when he reached the Summit of Mount Everest. Climb to the Summit with him was the girlfriend of his father and his father, he was also accompanied by three Sherpas, Lama Karma Sherpa, Lama Dawa Sherpa and Ang Pasang Sherpa. Once at the Summit, it is a telephone call to his mom, which followed its rise by video, images and GPS coordinates.

Before that Jordan has even left his country of origin there was much criticism if a young boy his age should even be allowed to climb Mount Everest. Some dispute even though Jordan was mentally sufficiently mature and even it is marketing mass and violence against children.

While the Jordan is still very young, that he already has a large list of mountains it has developed in bag by reached their Summit, they are:

Africa - Kilimanjaro - July 22, 2006.

Australia - Kosciuszko - April 2007

Europe/Russia-Elbrouz - July 11, 2007.

In South America-Aconcagua - December 30, 2007.

In America's North-Denali - June 18, 2008.

Oceana - Carstensz pyramid - September 1, 2009.

The previous record of the youngest person to reach the Summit of Mount Everest was held by Ming Kipa Sherpa, a girl of 15 years in the Nepal. She stood on the roof of the world in 2003 was also the fiftieth anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.

The oldest

Once we arrive at the age of 60 years and more, many of us should consider retiring or taking things easy and at a slower pace, but for an individual he thought to do the opposite.

The oldest person to reach the Summit of Mount Everest record belongs to Min Bahadur Sherchan, who comes from the Nepal.

He was the great age of 76 years and 340 days when he reached the Summit of the world on May 25, 2008. He made his rise through the South Col on the mountain to the Nepal.

Min Bahadur Sherchan was born in Bhurung Tatopani in the Nepal Western Myagdi district, on June 20, 1931. The former soldier has always been a very active sportsman and had climbed many small mountains before rising on Mount Everest. In 1960, he had his vest on being the first to climb Dhaulagiri (8, 167 m) but unfortunately another team succeeded just before making his attempt.

It was in 2002 when Min Bahadur Sherchan was old that he had decided to be the oldest person to climb Mount Everest and set record by other mountaineers of 70 years. He began his training for this enormous rise in the age of 72. Min Bahadur Sherchan was a soldier, he had no special training for mountaineering, living among the mountains of the Nepal he came used in mountaineering. For part of his training, he reached the Summit of Mount Naya-Khanga peak (5,844 metres) on September 11, 2006.

Many people think that Min Bahadur Sherchan would never reach the Summit of Mount Everest and also, many thought that it would be to put those up with him to risk on what is already a dangerous climb.

The previous record for the person the oldest stand standing on the Summit of Mount Everest was held by Katsusuke Yanagisawa of the Japan. He was 71 years 2 months and 2 days when it reached the top of the world on May 22, 2007.

Thus, if you are young or old and your ambition is to stand on the Summit of the highest mountain of the world, Mount Everest, then there might be hope for you yet, good luck.

Colin Wallace is the owner of the Web site of Mount Everest the British story which presents the history of all past and current expeditions British. You will also find useful information about Mount Everest, as the facts, a list of adopted, statistics and much more.