How young is too young to climb Everest?

Poorna Malavath from India became the youngest female to stand on the summit of Mount Everest at the age of 13 years and 11 months old, she did so on the 25th May 2014.

The youngest male to reach the summit of Mount Everest is Jordon Romero from USA, he was just 13 years old when he stood on the top of the world on the 22nd May 2010.