美国13岁少年成功登上珠峰

A 13-year-old American boy has become the youngest climber to reach the top of Mount Everest, surpassing the previous record set by a 16-year-old Nepalese climber.

一名13岁的美国男孩儿成了世界上攀上珠峰的年龄最小的登山者，也打破了此前一位尼泊尔登山者创下的16岁登顶珠峰的记录。

Jordan Romero's mother, Leigh Anne Drake, said her son had called her by satellite phone from the summit of the world's highest mountain, 29-thousand and 35 feet (8,850 metres) above sea level.

这名男孩叫乔丹罗梅罗。他的母亲安妮说，她的儿子曾站在世界最高峰（海拔8，850米）的顶峰，用卫星电话与她通话。

He said, "I just want to do something big, and it was something I wanted to do for myself, and it was just all about the experience. I just happen to be 13."

罗梅罗说，“我只是想干点有名堂的事来,并且这（登珠峰）是我想靠自己的力量做的一件事情。享受过程是最重要的，只不过我恰巧是13岁而已。”

The teenager, from California, plans in the coming years to conquer the seven highest summits in each continent.

这名来自于美国加州的少年计划在今后几年里，征服各大洲上的7座最高峰。

He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa when he was nine years old, saying he was inspired by a painting in his school hallway of the seven continents' highest summits.

罗梅罗说自己小时候在学校走廊里看到一幅七大洲最高峰的画后，便萌发登山之意。年仅9岁的时候，他就成功登上非洲最高峰乞力马扎罗山，

But Everest was the young mountaineer's first challenge above 26,240 feet (eight-thousand metres).

但登珠穆朗玛峰还是他首次向8000米以上发起挑战。