Emma Schwerin has become the youngest American woman to climb Mount Everest at age 17. Watching a documentary at school sparked it all...Listen in to hear about her amazing accomplishments at such a young age.

**We did not mention that Emma is the youngest American woman to summit Everest.** Malavath Poorna holds the seat for being the youngest female to summit Mount Everest, aged 13 and 11 months. Want to hear a full-length episode on Malavath? Let us know down in the comments!

Sources:

https://snowbrains.com/at-17-montana-teen-becomes-youngest-american-woman-to-summit-mt-everest-and-complete-7-summits/

https://www.kbzk.com/news/local-news/bozeman-woman-becomes-youngest-in-the-world-to-climb-the-seven-summits