High winds delayed a bid by a 13-year-old American boy to climb Mount Everest and complete his goal of conquering the highest peaks on all seven continents.
Jordan Romero and his support team already trekked from their original base camp to Camp 1 and were now “waiting out high winds before their next move,” his blog said on Thursday.
Camp 1 is at 23,000 feet, while Mt. Everest’s summit is at 29,035-feet.
The record for the youngest climber to scale Everest is held by Temba Tsheri of Nepal, who reached the peak at age 16. Romero, from Big Bear, California, is climbing with his father Paul and three Sherpa guides.
Jordan climbed the highest peaks on six other continents and hopes to reach the top of the world’s tallest mountain in five to seven days, depending on weather conditions. —PTI