13-Year-Old Climbs Everest

Mrs. N (United States of America)
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  1. obesity
    the condition of being excessively overweight
    He wanted to inspire more young people to get outdoors and reduce obesity in America’s teenagers.
  2. trek
    any long and difficult trip
    She said it was a six-mile trek near their home in Big Bear, California.
  3. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    Jordan has now climbed the highest peaks on six continents.
  4. peak
    a V shape
    Jordan has now climbed the highest peaks on six continents.
  5. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
    The first thing Jordan did on the summit of Everest was call his mother.
  6. scale
    reach the highest point of
    His first record climb came when he scaled Mt.
  7. complain
    express discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
    Drake says her son moaned, complained and cried most of the way, but when he got home, he wanted to continue training.
  8. achieve
    gain with effort
    He told his mother and father and they started a training programme for Jordan to achieve his dream.
  9. train
    develop behavior by instruction and practice
    He told his mother and father and they started a training programme for Jordan to achieve his dream.
  10. recall
    bring to mind
    His mother, Leigh Anne Drake, recalled the first time they took Jordan on a serious hike.
  11. inspire
    serve as the inciting cause of
    He wanted to inspire more young people to get outdoors and reduce obesity in America’s teenagers.
  12. reduce
    make smaller
    He wanted to inspire more young people to get outdoors and reduce obesity in America’s teenagers.
  13. previous
    just preceding something else in time or order
    Jordan Romero broke the previous record set by Nepal’s 15-year-old Ming Kipa in 2003.
Created on Fri Sep 24 04:25:12 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Sep 24 13:19:14 EDT 2021)

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