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A 16-year-old British schoolboy became the youngest person ever to climb Everest.

01 June,2011 08:51 pm

A 16-year-old British schoolboy became the youngest person ever to climb the highest mountains on all seven continents when he ascended Mount Everest, the tallest of them.George Atkinson from Surbiton climbed the 8,850 metre (29,035 feet) Everest from the Tibetan side of the mountain that abuts Nepal and China. Atkinson was three days short of his 17th birthday when he reached the top of Everest, beating the previous record holder American Johnny Collinsons feat of ascending all seven summits when he was 17. Atkinson was accompanied by 17 other climbers, including Sherpa guides to the Everest summit. Atkinsons first conquest was Kilimanjaro, Africas highest mountain, at the age of 11 in 2005. More than 3,100 people have made over 5,100 ascents of Mount Everest since it was first climbed by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay in 1953.