13-year-old becomes youngest to top Mount Everest

A 13-year-old American has become the youngest climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

A spokesman for Jordan Romero tells teens made call him by satellite phone from the top of the world's highest stack, 8850 meters above sea level.

`` He said, "Mom, I'm calling you from the top of the world,'''Leigh Anne Drake told The linked Press from California, where she had seen her son's development on a GPS tracker online.

`` There were many tears and "I love you I love you!''Drake said. `` I just told him to get his hit home.''

The adolescent with long curly hair _ who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa at what time he was 9 years old _ said he was inspired by take pictures of of his school of the seven continents highest peaks.

`` Every step I take the last of the big goals for my life to stand on top of the world,''Jordan said previous in his blog.

The preceding record for the youngest climber to scale Everest had been held by Temba Tsheri in Nepal. He reached the top in 16 years.

Jordan's climbing team reached the peak hours earlier than predictable.

`` The first thing they all embrace each other and said, "I love you, I cannot believe we are finally here, and began to cry,''said Rob Bailey, the team orator, by telephone from the United States.

Jordan, from Big Bear, California, was mountaineering Everest with his father, his father's girlfriend and three Sherpa guides. He rose to the top from the base camp on the Chinese side.

Everest was his confront to the first 26,240 feet (8000 meters). In difference to neighboring Nepal, and the other move toward to Everest, China has no age limit for climbers. Jordan has been registered with Chinese authorities in April, said Zhang Mingxing, secretary universal of the China Tibet hiking friendship.

No interview with Jordan would be possible before he income to pre Base Camp, which may take a few days, "said Bailey. Climbers spend the night at three to four camps before the peak, depending on route and pace.

Jordan did some good luck charms, counting a pair of kangaroo testicles given to him by a friend who has growth.

`` This is what probably caused the most,''said Bailey. At the top, Jordan left behind his success rabbit feet and planted some seeds that a Buddhist monk in a local convent had given him luck on his journey, "said Bailey. So he took the satellite phone and call his mother.

Only a mountain leftovers in the attempt to climb the uppermost peaks on all seven continents, the Vinson Massif in Antarctica.

Jordan's team heads to Antarctica in December, "said Bailey. `` A piece of cake,''said his mother.