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Teen Who Summited Everest to tackle Antarctica<\/strong> The California teenager who set a world record by climbing Mount Everest last year has another big challenge ahead.<\/p>\n In a few weeks, 15-year-old Jordan Romero will travel to Antarctica to begin ascending 16,000 feet up Mount Vinson Massif, the tallest mountain on the continent, his father, Paul Romero, told CNN.com. “This is a life mission<\/strong> for Jordan,” said Romero, a professional mountaineer, explaining that when his son was 9, he became transfixed <\/strong>by a mural in his elementary school depicting the 7 Summits.<\/p>\n “Jordan hopped in the car one day after school years ago and announced, ‘I want to climb the 7 Summits,’ ” the father recalled. “I said, ‘OK, sure, what do you know about the 7 Summits?’ And he apparently had looked up a lot of facts on the Internet and spent 20 minutes or so rattling off all this information to me. That’s Jordan. That’s when this 7 Summits goal began.”<\/p>\n So far Jordan has climbed 6 of the 7. Mount Vinson is the 7th.<\/p>\n The Romeros have their critics. Some have said that Jordan is too young to handle such a physically demanding climb or that a kid his age couldn’t possibly comprehend the lethal danger involved in this kind of mountaineering. The teen has rejected those criticisms<\/strong>, as has his father.<\/p>\n “I think Jordan has more than shown he’s capable of doing this and that he wants to do it. We’ve taken a lot of criticism about what Jordan has done, but we’re quite experienced and we’ve tried to stress that we know what we’re doing,” Paul Romero said. “This is something Jordan believes in<\/strong>. He’s driven, tough, smart. He knows what’s involved.”<\/p>\n Jordan’s Antarctica climb has a campaign – “Find YOUR Everest<\/strong>” – which he hopes will inspire kids to find their passion and to live healthier by knocking off the junk food. The teenager has also issued a challenge to school teachers to stop rewarding positive behavior with sugary treats.<\/p>\n The Romero family hopes to be back in the United States to enjoy New Years. After celebrating, he’ll have just enough time to prepare for his next awesome challenge – getting his driver’s permit. Notice his WHY has to do with Serving Others. Success Leaves Clues. What’s your Everest?<\/p>\n Live with Intention, Good Morning Team – What’s your childhood dream? What’s your Everest? Teen Who Summited Everest to tackle Antarctica By Ashley Fantz, CNN November 29, 2011 The California teenager who set a world record by climbing Mount Everest last year has … Continue reading
\nBy Ashley Fantz, CNN November 29, 2011<\/p>\n
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