, ▁A pa ▁Sher pa ▁clim bed ▁Ever est ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁time , ▁once ▁again ▁breaking ▁his ▁own ▁record . ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁Korean ▁clim bers ▁Park ▁Young - se ok , ▁Jin ▁J ae - ch ang , ▁K ang ▁Ki - se ok ▁and ▁Shin ▁D ong - min ▁reached ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁Ever est ▁via ▁a ▁new ▁route ▁on ▁the ▁South west ▁face ▁( P ark ' s ▁Korean ▁Route ) ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁young est ▁person ▁to ▁clim b ▁Mount ▁Ever est ▁was ▁ 1 3 - year - old ▁Jordan ▁Rom ero ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁from ▁the ▁Tib et an ▁side . ▁His ▁as cent , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁apparent ▁" race " ▁to ▁bring ▁younger ▁and ▁younger ▁children ▁to ▁the ▁mountain ▁( short ly ▁after ▁Rom ero ' s ▁as cent , ▁P emb a ▁Dor j ie ▁Sher pa ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁bring ▁his ▁ 9 - year - old ▁son ▁to ▁the ▁sum mit ), ▁triggered ▁a ▁wave ▁of ▁criticism ▁that ▁prompt ed ▁Chinese ▁authorities ▁to ▁establish ▁age ▁limits ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ever est . ▁At ▁the ▁present ▁time , ▁China ▁no ▁longer ▁gr ants ▁perm its ▁to ▁pros pective ▁clim bers ▁under ▁ 1 8 ▁or ▁over ▁ 6 0 . ▁Nep al ▁sets ▁the ▁minimum ▁age ▁at ▁ 1 6 ▁but ▁has ▁no ▁maximum ▁age . ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁clim ber ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁sum mit