the youngest person to climb mt everest
In 2013, then 9-year-old Tyler Armstrong stands by a cross on the summit of Aconcagua Mountain in Argentina. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. 1 of 21. Eleven-year-old Tyler Armstrong is gearing up to become the youngest person to climb Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain. Tyler has been training five to seven days a week to conquer the 29,000 feet of the Himalayan peak. But breaking records is nothing new for Tyler.