By Jordan Reed
On January 19, 17-year-old Utah native Johnny Collinson became the youngest person to conquer the Seven Summits, topping Antarctica’s Vinson Massif one year after reaching his first peak at Aconcagua. An avid climber since age four — when he taped nail plates to his boots for traction — Collinson tackled the peaks with mountaineering twins Willie and Damian Benegas and even skied off of Denali, Elbrus, and Vinson. He hopes to become a professional backcountry skier.
A Boyhood of Ascents
Age — Total ft.
4………65,009
5………..121,991
6………184,786
7………425,407
8………………NA
9………130,695
10…….403,827
11………280,612
12…….334,268
13……..281,996
14……………..NA
15……..100,572
16………88,283
17……….142,139
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This article originally appeared in the May 2010 issue of Men’s Journal.
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April 15th, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Inspirational story, it’s very motivational to hear about people so young achieving such great things.
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