Kuwait: 24-year-old Kuwaiti is the youngest person to climb the Seven Volcanic Summits – Gulf Digital News

Kuwait: 24-year-old Kuwaiti is the youngest person to climb the Seven Volcanic Summits – Gulf Digital News

Kuwaiti mountaineer Yousef Al Refaie has been named the youngest person to climb the Seven Volcanic Summits.

The 24-year-old was able to complete the climb within 119 days, according to the Guinness World Records.

"When I first asked my mom for the Guinness World Records Book as a kid, she told me she would only buy it if I had something amazing to make my way into it. I really don’t know if she meant it that time, but here we are living the dream," he told Guinness.

One of the main difficulties of ascending these mountains is the amount of gear you need to take with you, which can be extremely heavy, Mr Al Refaie said, adding that he had to carry a huge backpack as well as pull a packed sledge along behind him when climbing Mount Sidley at 4,285m.

"With a cost of around $60,000, and eight other people on my side, I was able to complete the Sidley mount. We were able to see sunlight, but the temperature was around -35˚C," he said.

"Each team member was carrying their own food, and eating at least three times a day, yet still constantly losing weight.

"We carried 27 meals each for this trip.