A Thirteen-year-old boy from California, USA, is set to make an attempt on the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest.
Jordan Romero, who is embarking on the Everest expedition on Sunday, will be the youngest mountaineer to scale the 8,848-meter tall Mt Everest, if he is successful in his attempt.
"I am hoping to change that by doing what I do -- climbing and motivational speaking. I want to motivate children and inspire them to get outdoors," CNN quoted him as saying. "I am doing this a little for myself too, to do something big," he further said.
"I have been exercising hard, concentrating on cardio training and endurance training," Jordan said, "I have been sleeping in an altitude simulator tent for the past month to get my lungs ready."
However, it was not immediately clear if Romero will be able to start his Everest mission due to a decision of the Nepal government, taken some time ago, to prevent mountaineers below 15 years from climbing the peaks
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