Linda LeBlanc
No Summit Out of Sight
Youngest Person to Climb
the Seven Summits
Jordan Romero was the youngest to climb
Everest and the Seven Summits
A mural of the highest mountain on each continent kindled American teenager Jordan Romero’s desire to climb the seven summits. In a memoir inspiring young adults to never give up, he shares his frustration, exhaustion, and homesickness. When he fell face down in moments of despair and felt he couldn’t go on, Jordan always found the courage to pull himself together and take that next step up a mountain. On May 22, 2010, at the age of thirteen, he became the youngest person to reach the Everest Summit. At age fifteen, he set a world record as the youngest to climb the Seven Summits. As of June 2024, he still holds both records.
From Jordan's mural inspiration to his last summit
Jordan's first mountain was Africa's Kilimanjaro at 19,364 feet.
age 10
Mural of the Seven Summits inspired him.
Age 9
On Antarctica's Vinson Massif at 16,650 feet, he celebrated his record as the youngest to climb the Seven Summits. Age 15
Dressed in full gear and wearing an oxygen mask, he's ready to begin the Everest ascent from the northern Tibetan side. Age 13.
Publisher’s weekly. “The emotional pitch of the story remains high as Romero contends with extreme weather, frustration, exhaustion, and homesickness to reach, with almost palpable exhilaration, each peak”
Kirkus Reviews "Romero's incredible, inspiring story may not inspire all readers to become record-setting mountaineers, but it will motivate them to set sights on goals of their own to achieve."
Booklist Jordan continually reflects on the dangers and emphasizes the extensive preparation involved, and his excitement over each new mountain adventure is contagious.
A reader review Jordan has a very engaging style, and the book was balanced really nicely between descriptions of the climbs and of the cultures of the areas he went to. Really inspiring - great job!
A reader review Great book that shares the details of the cultures in each continent. I think it's great to read the perspective of a child.
A reader review This book was written from the heart of a fifteen year old boy and I could relate to everything he was saying. Finally, A book I can recommend.
A reader review From the first page, I was captivated by young Jordan Romero's adventures as he reached the tallest places on earth. Gripping, often funny details of a family's treks around the world.