Most Inspirational video- George Atkinson breaks Seven Summits record with Mount Everest climb

A boy of 16 has become the youngest person in the world to scale the highest mountains in every continent.

George Atkinson, from Surbiton, south-west London, began the Seven Summits challenge by scaling Kilimanjaro in 2005 and completed it by reaching the top of Mount Everest on Thursday.

He broke the record of US teenager Johnny Collinson, who completed the challenge at the age of 17 last year.

George's mother Penny said she felt "elated and emotional".

The British Mountaineering Council has confirmed George's record, who was aged 16 years and 362 days when he reached the summit of Mount Everest.

George, who turns 17 on Sunday, began the challenge of climbing the highest peaks in seven continents at the age of 11 by scaling Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
He then climbed Russia's Mount Elbrus in 2007 and reached the summits of Indonesia's Carstensz Pyramid and Argentina's Mount Aconcagua in 2008.

Mount McKinley in North America was next, followed by Mount Vinson in Antarctica which he climbed late last year.

In her son's blog, Penny Atkinson announced the completion of his challenge: "George has done it. He reached the summit at about 8.15am Nepali time.

"It sounds as if the weather is good...

"A big thank you to everyone who has helped George to achieve his dream."

She added: "Just get my boy down safe now!"

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[TheLordCod]

@jack58453 yer mate instead of criticising someone who by all means has accomplished something far greater than you ever have, why don't u shut the fuck up and do something with your life. he didn't set out to impress you by climbing the 7 highest mountains in the world. get a reality cheak buddy. oh and btw science when was a month long climb up a 30000ft mountain "risk free"??

[jack58453]

Dads money got this over indulged boy up on an easy risk free climb. ( you may as well have used a helicoptor) In my view, it simply diminishes the achievments of those real himalayan heroes.

We hear stories almost daily of 14year olds etc sailing around the world and walking to the poles, forgive us you sado  parents we remain unimpressed.

what next ¿ little jimmy, first man on mars ¡¡¡¡

[StonesTHATdontROLL]

@MrYouData How old are you? Good luck with it.

[MrYouData]

that's my dream but i still have a long way to go. congratulations that's an amazing accomplishment and is truly amazing