12-year old climbs highest point in all 50 states

[lilbitmo]

...and I can't afford to get off of this one hill.

But you can claim the 12 hardest approaches to San J, one of them being chased by Ninja Turtles

[Hikin_Jim]

...and I can't afford to get off of this one hill.

But you can claim the 12 hardest approaches to San J, one of them being chased by Ninja Turtles

Patrick, please don't compare the DWA to Ninja Turtles -- that's completely unfair to the turtles.

HJ

[Pitownpi]

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[lilbitmo]

...and I can't afford to get off of this one hill.

But you can claim the 12 hardest approaches to San J, one of them being chased by Ninja Turtles

Patrick, please don't compare the DWA to Ninja Turtles -- that's completely unfair to the turtles.

HJ

Shusshshhhshshshshshshsh I'm trying to emulate their Ninja tactics, big brother DWA is watching, they don't want anyone talking about climbing anything anywhere on that side of the mountain, it's all their's you know

Sorry Turtles, it slipped

[whitneyfan]

Another questionable point of this story...

The kid said he was doing this to help his friend with some sort of medical condition. Umm, how much do you think they spent to pull this off?

I'm thinking this trip must have cost well over $100,000.
I'm not an expert on fund raising, but it seems logical that they could have just donated the money instead of climbing mountains.

I'm all for freedom to do what you want with your own money, but I tend to raise an eyebrow over so many charity stunts. Things like this appear a tad self-serving.

[whitneyfan]

I don't know what to make of this sort of story...on the one hand, it seems like the parents may be living vicariously through their child (it's about being the youngest ever, etc.)...but on the other hand, I know I would have loved doing something like that when I was 12!

If this continues, someone very young is eventually going to get killed on one of these expeditions, and there's going to be a real question as to whether the parents should have pushed that hard.

For example, the odds of dying on a trip into outer space are about 1 in 100. So no kids allowed on the Space Shuttle.

The odds of dying while climb Mt. Everest are much worse (about 1 in 60). But we're seeing kids like Jordan Romero up there, and many more are likely to follow.

If someone told me my child had a 1:60 chance of dying on a trip, one thing's for sure: It would be mom who was taking them! JK. Am I overprotective, or do others have a kind of nagging question when they see a story like this?

z

That reminds me of the youngest girl/child to pilot a plane across the Atlantic, or it may even have been around the world - I forget.
The girl was 8 or 9 years old. Her father was with her, but she was the pilot.
The trip did not even last an hour - they crashed on takeoff in bad weather. Both the girl and her father where killed.

[Hikin_Jim]

What price glory?