Wassiliy/iStock/ThinkStock(LOS ANGELES) — A Southern California boy who has already reached the peaks of some of the world’s tallest mountains is training to become the youngest climber ever to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Tyler Armstrong is already a record climber. He reached the summit of Mount Whitney at the age of seven and scaled Argentina’s tallest mountain at nine.
The 11-year-old is training for Everest while raising money to find a cure for Duchenne, a crippling muscle disease affecting 300,000 boys.
For Tyler’s father, safety is first. They’ll train in Russia this year.
If Tyler summits Everest next spring at age 12, he’ll beat the current record held by a 13-year-old.
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