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# Young Stars ## Jordan Romero Jordan Romero is from the United States. He was born on 12th July 1996. On 22nd May 2010, Jordan became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He was thirteen years, ten months, and ten days old when he reached the top of the mountain. He climbed the mountain wi...

# Young Stars ## Jordan Romero Jordan Romero is from the United States. He was born on 12th July 1996. On 22nd May 2010, Jordan became the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. He was thirteen years, ten months, and ten days old when he reached the top of the mountain. He climbed the mountain with his father, Paul Romero, his step-mother, Karen Lundgren, and three Sherpas (special guides) called Ang Pasang Sherpa, Lama Dawa Sherpa, and Lama Karma Sherpa. Climbing Mount Everest was part of Jordan's ambition to climb the tallest mountain on every continent. This adventure is called the Seven Summits. When Jordan finished this task, he was fifteen years, five months and twelve days old, so he is the youngest person ever to climb all seven mountains. | Mountain | Continent | Date climbed | |---|---|---| | Mount Kilimanjaro | Africa | Apr 2006 | | Mount Elbrus | Europe | Jul 2007 | | Mount Aconcagua | South America | Dec 2007 | | Mount McKinley | North America | Jun 2008 | | Mount Carstensz Pyramid | Australia | Sep 2009 | | Mount Everest | Asia | May 2010 | | Vinson Massif | Antarctica | Dec 2011 | The Seven Summits adventure required a lot of hard work, preparation and training. Jordan visited some of the most beautiful and extreme places on Earth, including Antarctica. Jordan was lucky to have a great team climbing with him. His dad, Paul, and his stepmother, Karen, have mountaineering experience and help with medical emergencies at high altitudes. Karen is a coach and personal trainer. Jordan didn't need a lot of encouragement to achieve his ambition. Like his dad, he loves adventures. Now, Jordan has started a new adventure: climbing the highest point in each of the US's fifty states. He calls this adventure the "Find YOUR Everest Tour". He wants to encourage children and teenagers in the US to get outside, be fit and healthy, and do things as a family. He wants young people to come and meet him when he visits each state and to join in his adventure, or find their own adventure. Jordan thinks everyone should have an ambition, you don't have to climb Everest, but it's important to set yourself a goal and try to achieve it. ## Samantha Kinghorn Samantha Kinghorn is sixteen years old and from Scotland, UK. In December 2010, when she was fourteen, she was helping her dad clear a path in the snow at her family's farm. A large pile of snow and ice fell from a roof and landed on her. The snow and ice injured her back and she couldn't feel her legs. She was taken to hospital with a broken back, and was unable to walk. Samantha spent six months in hospital recovering from her injuries. She learned how to use a wheelchair and get around without using her legs. As Samantha became stronger, she discovered that she could make her wheelchair move very fast. A physiotherapist at the hospital took her to Stoke Mandeville, the national centre for disability sports. She tried different wheelchair sports and realized she was very good at wheelchair racing. Samantha started training six times a week and soon became very fit and fast. She won the Great Scottish Run 10 kilometre wheelchair race in September 2012. In April 2013, she entered the Mini London Marathon and finished second. She joined Scotland's athletics squad and will be the youngest member taking part in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014. Her next goal is to take part in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. Samantha is already becoming a national hero. Her family is very proud of her, and she believes that having dreams and goals is important. She wants to show the world that being disabled doesn't mean you can't do something, it just means you have to do it in a different way.