<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2006 - </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> Leigh Anne - Drake (mother) Paul Romero (father) Karen Lundgren (Step - mother) </Td> </Tr> <P> Jordan Romero (born July 12, 1996) is an American mountain climber who was 13 years old when he allegedly reached the summit of Mount Everest . Romero was accompanied by his father Paul Romero, his step - mother Karen Lundgren, and three Sherpas, Ang Pasang Sherpa, Lama Dawa Sherpa, and Lama Karma Sherpa . The previous record for youngest to climb Everest was held by Temba Tsheri Sherpa of Nepal who was 16 years old when he reached the summit in 2001 . Romero was inspired to climb the tallest mountains of each continent when he saw a painting in the hallway of his school that had the seven continents' highest mountains . Upon successfully hiking the Vinson Massif in December 2011 at the age of 15 years, 5 months, 12 days, Romero became the youngest climber in the world to complete the Seven Summits, a title previously held by George Atkinson . After this experience, Romero wrote a novel for children called "No Summit Out Of Sight ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="6"> Noted summits Romero has climbed </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Summits </Th> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Continent </Th> <Th> Elevation ft </Th> <Th> Elevation m </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 2006 </Td> <Td> Mount Kilimanjaro </Td> <Td> Tanzania </Td> <Td> Africa </Td> <Td> 19,340 </Td> <Td> 5,892 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 2007 </Td> <Td> Mount Kosciuszko </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> <Td> 7,310 </Td> <Td> 2,228 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 2007 </Td> <Td> Mount Elbrus </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Europe </Td> <Td> 18,510 </Td> <Td> 5,642 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 2007 </Td> <Td> Mount Aconcagua </Td> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> South America </Td> <Td> 22,841 </Td> <Td> 6,962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> June 2008 </Td> <Td> Denali </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> North America </Td> <Td> 20,320 </Td> <Td> 6,194 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> September 2009 </Td> <Td> Mount Carstensz Pyramid </Td> <Td> Indonesia </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 16,024 </Td> <Td> 4,884 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> May 2010 </Td> <Td> Mount Everest </Td> <Td> Nepal - China </Td> <Td> Asia </Td> <Td> 29,029 </Td> <Td> 8,848 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> December 2011 </Td> <Td> Vinson Massif </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> Antarctica </Td> <Td> 16,050 </Td> <Td> 4,892 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

Youngest person to reach the top of mount everest