Opinions differ as to whether this really has to be the case: what was once the exclusive terrain of experienced mountaineers is becoming more and more accessible to the general public. Pictures of crowded mountain passages on Mount Everest have been making the rounds on the Internet for a long time. Now mountain athletes are already taking their children with them to the once feared and revered mountain in the Himalayas. With a height of more than 8,848 meters, this is the highest mountain in the world.
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The Daily Mail reports that a two-year-old made it to the base camp at an altitude of 5,364 meters. This makes him probably the youngest person in history to get there. The camp is used by mountaineers to acclimatize before they begin the climb to the summit.
Bub was spared from altitude sickness
According to media reports, the young summiteer’s parents both suffered from altitude sickness during the climb, but he was spared. The Scottish family is currently continuing their year-long trip to Asia.
