"Every step I take is finally toward the biggest goal of my life, to stand on top of the world,"

A 13-year-old American boy on Saturday became the youngest person ever to climb the world's highest peak, Mount Everest, a statement on his website said. Jordan Romero and his father and stepmother reached the summit early Saturday, fulfilling a dream the Californian boy had harboured ever since seeing a mural of the mountain at school aged just nine.

Some experts said Romero, who climbed with his father and stepmother and a small team of sherpas, was too young to understand the dangers of scaling a mountain that has claimed the lives of many adults.

What were we doing when we were 13? This boy at the age of 13 has achieved so much more than many older than him has. It is an amazing feat to conquer the highest mountain at his age and he appears to be the youngest doing so. I don't agree with what the critics said about him being too young to understand the dangers of scaling a mountain that has claimed lives of many adults. Romero climbed the mountain with his father and his stepmother, his father would have stopped him if he thought that it was too dangerous. Besides, Nepal did not have any age limits for climbers, so Romero did not do anything wrong.

So, Congratulations to Jordan Romero!

source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1058368/1/.html