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Jordan Romero

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Jordan Romero (born July 12, 1996) is an American mountaineer who was 13 years old when he 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 Ming Kipa of Nepal who was 15 years old when she reached the summit on May 22, 2003. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Jordan Romero is the 59th most popular mountaineer (down from 53rd in 2024), the 19,855th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,689th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Jordan Romero ranks 59 out of 56. Before him are David Lama, Premlata Agrawal, Erik Weihenmayer, Kristin Harila, Arunima Sinha, and Santosh Yadav. After him are Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, Anshu Jamsenpa, and Malavath Purna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Jordan Romero ranks 665. Before him are Apostolos Christou, Lil Xan, Santi Comesaña, Samy Mmaee, Thea Louise Stjernesund, and Mason Gooding. After him are María Pérez, Sam Welsford, Neto Borges, Mauricio Baldivieso, Fabrício Bruno, and Ryoya Ogawa.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jordan Romero ranks 19,863 out of 20,380. Before him are Jade Puget (1973), John Katko (1962), ContraPoints (1988), Mason Gooding (1996), Robbie Jones (1977), and Rai Benjamin (1997). After him are Bonnie McKee (1984), Bari Weiss (1984), Marcus Banks (1981), Mikey Garcia (1987), Griffin Gluck (2000), and Tracie Ruiz (1963).

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Among MOUNTAINEERS In United States

Among mountaineers born in United States, Jordan Romero ranks 5. Before him are Fanny Bullock Workman (1859), Jon Krakauer (1954), Dean Potter (1972), and Erik Weihenmayer (1968).

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