British teen becomes youngest to scale peaks in 7 continents

A 16-year-old schoolboy has become the youngest Briton to scale all the highest mountains on seven continents after successfully climbing 8,848m world's highest peak Mount Everest on Thursday.

George Atkinson from Surbiton scaled the 8,848m Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world from Northern (Tibetan) side.

Atkinson was 16 year and 362 days when he reached the top of the world, according to Adventure Peak, organiser of the expedition.

He was three days short of his 17th birthday when he scaled all highest mountains in the seven continents.

He broke the record held by 17-year-old American Johnny Collinson who climbed all seven summits.

Atkinson started his Seven Summits quest at the age of 11 when he reached the top of Kilimanjaro in Tanzania followed by Mount Elbrus in Russia in 2007.

He then scaled Carstensz Pyramid, Indonesia, Aconcagua in Argentina, Denali in Alaska followed by Mount Vinson Massif in Antarctica in the following years.

Although Nepal government did not officially confirm the news as he scaled the Everest from the Tibetan side, everestnews.com has posted it in its popular website and organising agency.