Lucy Westlake, an 18-year-old girl from Naperville in Chicago, climbs Mt. Everest, the highest mountain in the world, for the honor of becoming the youngest American woman ever to stand on Everest’s summit. Lucy Westlake, 18 Years Old, is the Youngest American Woman to Summit Mt. Everest
Lucy Westlake, Mingma Chuhiring Sherpa, and Lucy Westlake reached Everest’s summit on May 12th at 5 :36 am (Nepali Time).
According to world records, Malavath Purna is an Indian mountaineer who was 13 years old and 11 months at the time she reached the summit. Everest. Westlake, however, is the youngest American woman to achieve this feat.
Mingma is a climbing guide and sherpa who helped Lucy climb Everest. Lucy said, “The expedition took 26 day and every step was worth it.” Lucy spoke about Mingma and said, “Looking at the summit from Camp 4 on the day of our summit push, it looked impossible. But that night at 9 pm, we started our climb and it was done in 8.5 hours!” It was amazing! He gave me strength in my weakness. ”
Lucy’s next goal is to complete the Explorers Grand Slam. This involves the challenge to reach both the north pole and the south poles, as well as climbing all seven highest peaks on the seven continents. Mt. This fearless native Naperville woman, who is also a Naperville resident, has climbed Mount Everest in Asia, Mount Elbrus (Europe), Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa, and Aconcagua, South America. Next on her bucket list is Mount Vinson in Antarctica and the Carstenz Pyramid in north Australia.
Lucy Westlake is a recent graduate who will be aiming to become the youngest climber to complete the Explorers Grand Slam.
