Boy aged 13 hopes to be youngest Everest climber

A boy aged 13 is hoping to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest.

Californian Jordan Romero will attempt the ascent to 29,035 feet with his father, an experienced climber who helped train him.

When Jordan was only nine, a school mural of the world's highest

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summits in seven continents inspired him to want to climb them all.

"I told my dad about it and he didn't say no. He just explained the difficulties and what I'd have to do. We started training right away," said Jordan, who flew to Nepal on Monday.

At age 10, he became the youngest American to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. He has since checked off four of the tallest peaks, including Alaska's Mount McKinley, which many consider to be a more technical climb than Everest.

Jordan's father Paul, a helicopter paramedic, said: "It's his quest and we're just along for the ride."

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