Emma Schwerin
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Emma Schwerin (born February 20, 2008) is an American mountaineer from Bozeman, Montana. On May 15, 2025 at the age of 17 years, 2 months, 24 days, Emma became the youngest American female to summit Everest, beating the record previously set by Lucy Westlake. On the same day, she also became the youngest female to climb the Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent, beating the record previously set by Kaamya Karthikeyan. She also holds the record for the youngest woman to summit Mt. Vinson in Antarctica at age 16.[1][2][3]
Early Life
Emma was born on February 20, 2008 in New York City and moved to Bozeman, Montana at the age of 7. An avid skier, Emma became interested in mountaineering after watching a documentary on Mt. Everest in her 8th grade English class. Shortly afterwards, at the age of 14, she trekked to Everest Base Camp and became inspired to climb the Seven Summits. She is currently a senior in high school at Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut, but resides in Bozeman, Montana when not in school or on a mountain.[4][5][6]
Climbing Career
Emma is the youngest female in the world to climb the Seven Summits, the youngest American female to summit Mt. Everest and the youngest female to climb Mt. Vinson. In 2023, at age 15, Emma began training to climb the Seven Summits and successfully summited Mt. Kosciuszko on November 22, 2023. Over the next 13 months, she successfully climbed six of the seven summits with Climbing the Seven Summits.[7] On January 5, 2024, she summited Mt. Kilimanjaro with Tendi Sherpa. On June 24, 2024, she summited Denali. On July 26, 2024, she summited Mont Blanc, which her guiding company, CTSS recognized as her European summit in lieu of Elbrus due to the geopolitical conditions for U.S. based climbers in Russia.[8] On December 9, 2024, Emma summited Aconcagua, and on December 23, 2024, she summited Mt. Vinson. Finally, on May 15, 2025, she summited Mount Everest with her guide, Tendi Sherpa, and with her father who accompanied her on all seven summits
Emma was also in the same Everest summit rotation as Olympian runner, Nick Symmonds.[9][10][11]
References
- ↑ "Emma Elevates | Emma Schwerin - Female Mountaineer". Emma Elevates. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ KBZK Bozeman MT News (2025-06-03). Meet Emma Schwerin: The 17-Year-Old Who Conquered the Seven Summits. Retrieved 2025-06-22 – via YouTube.
- ↑ "American teen makes history as youngest woman to complete Seven Summits with Everest climb". everestchronicle.com. 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ Metzger, Christian (May 22, 2025). "CT student becomes youngest American woman to climb Everest, world's tallest mountains: 'The time of my life'". CT Insider.
- ↑ Mark Zinni (2025-06-16). Making A Mark - Emma Schwerin. Retrieved 2025-06-22 – via YouTube.
- ↑ The Youngest Woman to Complete the 7 Summits, Emma Schwerin | The Lisa Wexler Show. 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-06-22 – via shows.acast.com.
- ↑ Team, CTSS (2024-12-27). "A Year of Summits for Emma Schwerin". Climbing the Seven Summits. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ Team, CTSS (2025-05-20). "Emma Schwerin Becomes Youngest Woman to Complete the Seven Summits". Climbing the Seven Summits. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ "The King of Side Quests: Olympian Nick Symmonds Just Climbed Mount Everest". Runner's World. 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-24.
- ↑ CragBrains (2025-05-23). "At 17, Montana Teen Becomes Youngest American Woman to Summit Mt. Everest and Complete 7 Summits". SnowBrains. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ↑ H, Bethanie (2025-06-06). "17 Year Old Climbed Mount Everest AND All the Seven Summits". Outdoors with Bear Grylls. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
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