{"id":110,"date":"2010-04-06T16:09:52","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T16:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspirationreport\/2010\/04\/the-13-year-old-who-wants-to-climb-mount-everest.html"},"modified":"2010-04-06T16:09:52","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T16:09:52","slug":"the-13-year-old-who-wants-to-climb-mount-everest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2010\/04\/the-13-year-old-who-wants-to-climb-mount-everest.html","title":{"rendered":"The 13-Year-Old Who Wants to Climb Mount Everest"},"content":{"rendered":"

At 13-years-old, Jordan Romero has a high and lofty goal: to be the first youngest person to climb Mount Everest in Nepal.<\/p>\n

Together with his father and stepmother, Romero is an avid climber who has already traveled from his hometown of Pasadena, CA to climb six of the world’s seven highest peaks. <\/p>\n

“To get up off the couch and do things. To set goals in life and to live an active and healthy lifestyle.” (KABC.com<\/a>) <\/p>\n

Being a young climber, Romero has needed to apply for special permits to bypass age restrictions, but a permit may be harder to get for Everest.  In addition to the permit, Nepal charges a whopping $35,000 per person to climb the mountain.  <\/p>\n

With his sights set high to accomplish the impossible, we can all be inspired to achieve our own dreams.<\/p>\n

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Watch a video of Jordan Romero:<\/p>\n

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