Samantha Larson
If I ever hear Michael say he won’t be able to do his Everest climb that he’s dreaming about, I’m going to remind him of this story.
On May 17th, Samantha Larson, 18, climbed the Seven Summits at Everest making her the youngest non-Nepalese person to ever achieve this. In 2002 at age 13, Samantha became the youngest person to climb the highest peak in South America, 22,841-foot Mt. Aconcagua. A year earlier she climbed Africa’s highest, Mt. Kilimanjaro.
You can read about her entire adventure here on her blog, and see more pictures on Samantha Larson.com.
Good job Samantha! What an amazing feat you’ve accomplished.
Seven Summits, Everest, Samantha Larson
We are two people who love to go camping and hiking. We love the outdoors, and we are working on becoming as green as we can be.
David Ledoux
May 28, 2007 @ 7:27 amThanks for posting her link. I saw her story on every major news channel last week but none of them had the courtesy to give her a link credit! I wonder what would happen if CNN et al. had to post backlinks to people who made the news? Keep up the great blogging!
lucia
May 31, 2007 @ 12:54 pmThat’s so inspirational! But I have to admit, I’m never going to clime a mountain. Sitting on the beach or fishing are more my style.
Julie
May 31, 2007 @ 3:42 pmYou’re welcome David. I saw the same news you did which lead me to search for her. Amazing story!
Julie
May 31, 2007 @ 3:43 pmLucia ~ me too, although it makes me remember that NOTHING is impossible, you just have to want it bad enough.