Youngest Person to Top Mount Everest is a Girl
Last week, Samantha Larson became the youngest person on record to climb to the summit of Mount Everest. Samantha, who climbed the peak with her father as part of the “Seven summits challenge” has now officially beat the challenge record set last year by 20 year old Rhys Miles Jones.
Samantha has been climbing since she was a kid and has reached the peaks of mountains such as Aconcagua in South America at the age of 13 and Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa at the age of 14.
Driven to excellence in everything she does, Samanatha has been known to practice her oboe in the snow on climbing treks as well as study to keep her grades up. It has obviously paid off as Samantha graduated near the top of her high school class and is planning to attend Stanford University in the fall. You can read about her climbing adventures on her blog at http://www.samanthalarson.blogspot.com/
Girls Can’t WHAT? salutes Samantha Larson for a job well done! Guess I need to work on a Girls Can’t WHAT? climbing design. 
Thanks to Kel1 for the heads up on this one.
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Paula The Surf Mom | May 21st, 2007 9:16 am
Very cool… congrats Samantha that some accomplishment
Kel1 | May 21st, 2007 3:22 pm
Yep, you need to design a shirt and get one to this inspiring young woman!!!
gretchen | May 21st, 2007 3:32 pm
Actually, I started a rock climber design a while back, maybe I should dig it out and finish it.
Dinesh | May 25th, 2007 9:29 am
The youngest woman to reach mount everest was Ming Kipa Sherpa in 2003. She did it at the age of 15. She reached the summit with her 30-year-old sister Lhapka Sherpa.
For further info read:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/everest/story/0,13321,963124,00.html
19Titanic12 | May 25th, 2007 9:38 pm
Wow! That is so cool! Girls CAN do it!!!
Mark | May 28th, 2007 1:21 pm
Ya. actually she was the youngest AMERICAN, not the youngest person.
Chloe | June 25th, 2007 11:52 am
Wow, you are an insperation! I am 16 and desperate to climb Everest and would love to get a record in the process. How old were you again?? Please w/b and tell me what I can do to get there
Chloe x
sarah gabrielle | August 18th, 2007 4:41 pm
VERY,COOL.
CONGRATS SARAH THAT SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTE.
mary kate | October 20th, 2007 12:04 pm
hey that soo cool you rock! im 13 and I want to climb mt everest but I doubt I ever will!
sally baker | August 28th, 2008 7:44 pm
that is so awesome! i am 13 as well, i am actually looking for climbing classes now…someday i hope to accomplish everest as well.
dave | September 15th, 2008 10:51 am
so what if she climbed everest… i bet she cant dunk a basketball to save her life
mia | October 25th, 2008 9:20 pm
id like to see you try to get to the top of the world!
Good job Samantha!!!
Jenna | December 14th, 2008 7:52 pm
Way 2 go samantha!! that totally proves girls can do anything!
Audrey | January 14th, 2009 9:07 pm
that picture is fales. you cant climb mount everest in jeans and a t-shirt..you would freeze to death. and wears her oxygen mask..theres no oxygen up there she would start halusinating in a matter of seconds. and weres all her ropes. there’s no way she was able to climb steep cliffs without really sturdy ropes. you know how high mount everest is right. the weather is 100 below zero. would you be wearing jeans and a t-shirt. this is a fraud and its not cool to trick young girls like this. cuz in 3 years when im 18 im climbing mount everest….and i have to start training for it now.!
audrey | January 14th, 2009 9:08 pm
cool:-\”
gretchen | January 14th, 2009 10:00 pm
Audrey you are correct that she would need all that gear for Everest. The photo I used in the article was just a promotional picture of Samanatha. I don’t think it’s tricking anyone. If someone is serious about climbing, like you are, they would know the difference.
I hope to be writing an article about you climbing Mt. Everest soon.
Sandy | January 17th, 2009 12:45 am
Wow….Samantha must be an amazing climber! i cant believe she got to the top:o i was reading an article in my class about how this guy Beck Weathers couldnt get to the top cuz he got like blind or something and he survived a storm and helicopters cant reach how high he was cuz they cant go over 20,000 feet i think and some person K.C. something went higher then 20,000 feet to get Beck Weathers but Beck told him to save this other guy and K.C. picked up the other guy, flew him down then came back for Weathers! THATS AMAZING!! Honastly i dont want to climb everest cuz im scared to die!:):)
don | February 16th, 2009 1:27 pm
youngest but not the first[-([-([-([-([-(
maddie | March 19th, 2009 5:21 pm
I can beat that!:d
maddie | March 19th, 2009 5:27 pm
“that picture is fales”
You really that smart? Try spelling before you go and whine about someone better than you.
Audrey, my dear, I saw someone climb Everest without oxygen AND COME BACK DOWN…without halucinating.
I really do doubt that picture was taken on that hill. Do you know how hard it is to take a picture while wearing three pairs of gloves?
gretchen | March 19th, 2009 5:29 pm
Actions speak louder than words.
Temba | July 13th, 2009 9:34 pm
Great job…keep in doing.
Wtf? | September 9th, 2009 12:32 am
Wtf does this prove? Absolutely nothing. So she was the youngest person to climb…who cares.
gretchen | September 9th, 2009 7:43 am
A lot of people care. It IS a big deal. Very few adults make it to the top of Everest, even with extensive training.
Riannon | September 12th, 2009 11:18 am
it matters alot i mean come on it takes alot of training and some nerves to climb any mounten i mean i know i’m to afraid that i’ll die and never see my family agin to do that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Riannon | September 12th, 2009 11:20 am
oh really maddie if u could beet that then why haven’t you????????????
Riannon | September 12th, 2009 11:43 am
congrat’s samantha
riannon | September 24th, 2009 6:45 pm
wow you guys are real cool i gues i’m like the only person to keep up to date
riannon | November 19th, 2009 7:56 pm
wowwwww you peps are so cool
Jessica | January 1st, 2010 1:37 am
Oh my gosh. I am 13 years old and play the oboe and my dream is to climb Everest. I read this blog and started crying. You are my hero.
Raoul | January 7th, 2010 11:27 am
Hey Audrey, feel free to let us know how your Everest “climb” goes..
sherpa | January 20th, 2010 2:27 am
wow.. samantha. you did really amzing.
Judy Hall | February 25th, 2010 12:22 pm
This is funny!! Samantha Larson is my dog!
mcmahan | March 1st, 2010 5:11 pm
hey sarah im 11 and my buddy john and i are professionall rock climbers we are trying to be the youngest to climb everest we are survival consultants and can tie almost any knot in the dark with one hand from mcmahan and john
anony | March 12th, 2010 6:49 pm
article is wildly inaccurate. youngest person to climb everest was 15, and that was back in 2001. not only is she not the youngest person to climb everest, but shes not even the youngest WOMAN to climb everest. i mean, hey, its a great accomplishment, but this article is the stuff of fifth grade english class.
harrypotter1215 | April 24th, 2010 6:46 pm
OMG. H-H-Hi!!!! I a-a-am 9 years old and you are one of my idols!!!!!!! Let me guess your motto: Go for your goal; or: Keep on climbing. I love you!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!! I hope when I grow to be older I can climb, too!!!! Your awesome!!! You must have GUTS!!!!
harrypotter1215 | April 24th, 2010 6:53 pm
And anyway, audrey, who says it’s her climbing the big E? It could very well be some other mountain. And, you should really learn how to spell.