Zara is only four, but has accomplished what most won’t ever do in their lifetimes (Picture: @sasha.jede)
A four year old girl has become the youngest person to reach Mount Everest’s base camp.
Alongside her dad and seven-year-old brother, Zara managed to make the daunting 170 mile journey to base camp at an elevation of 17,598 feet.
Zara’s father, David Šifra, was sure to check his children’s blood oxygen saturation throughout the gradual climb.
And photos showed Zara trekking alongside her older brother and stunning views of the Himalayas.
David said: ‘There was no problem during the march, the acclimatization went above average, little Zara, thanks to her very good physical condition, even outpaced, with a few exceptions, hundreds of other trekkers.
‘How is it possible that a 4-year-old girl physically and mentally manage something like this?’
Alongside her brother and dad, she made the daunting trek (Picture: @sasha.jede)
She was beaming alongside her brother (Picture: @sasha.jede)
Mr Šifra emphasised that Zara’s unusual upbringing in Malaysia has helped her train to thrive on the challenging hike, and ultimately let her break the world record.
The former world record for youngest person to reach Mount Everest base camp was held by Prisha Lokesh Nikajoo, who was only 5 years old when she made the climb in 2023.
But no matter the age of the climber, the trek to even Everest’s base camp is incredibly taxing on the body, and can cause severe altitude sickness – and even death.
Symptoms usually develop between six and 24 hours after reaching an altitude at more than 9,800 feet above sea level.
The siblings rocked matching sunglasses (Picture: @sasha.jede)
And enjoyed stunning views of the Himalayas (Picture: @sasha.jede)
Mount Everest far surpasses that altitude – standing at an extraordinary 29,030 feet high.
And in 2019, a ‘traffic jam’ and overcrowding was blamed for the death of 11 climbers within just ten days during the most perilous part of the climb.
At some points in the climb to Everest, trekkers are forced to go past the frozen bodies of past climbers.
Despite the dangers, even the youngest of climbers still hope to scale the famous mountain.
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