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2-year-old Carter Dallas of Glasgow made the trek on a "whim" with his parents as they travel across Asia.

two-year-old boy from Scotland is believed to have just become the youngest person ever to reach a base camp on Mount Everest.

Carter Dallas, of Glasgow, climbed to the mountain’s south site in Nepal with the help of his parents Ross, 35, and Jade, 31, at the end of October, The Scotsman newspaper and several other U.K. outlets recently reported.

The base camp he made it to is located 17,598 feet (5363 meters) above sea level.

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[–] the_q@lemmy.world 61 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sounds like bad parenting.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I thought it was the onion, but after seeing the site, I think you're right.

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 58 points 2 years ago

I feel like these parents should probably be investigated for child endangerment.

Probably.

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago

Stupid parents

[–] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 26 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The lower reaches of Everest are a filthy, dangerous place which is not suitable for a child. I traveled around in some foreign places as a small child with my family and it was great, but this is akin to those parents who want to take a selfie with a bison or a bear or something. The world isn't a theme park. The places that people are attracted to specifically because they're extreme and dangerous (and at this point unsanitary and overcommercialized beyond the point of it even being a worthwhile adventure) are not good places to take your damn kid.

[–] Cinner@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'm wondering if this was a rural rough Scottish couple who decided to go climb Everest for some reason and decided "eh, let's do it" or someone putting their trek onto social media and took their kid for attention.

I hope it's the former, sometimes people don't understand danger.

I don't have the heart to open the article.

[–] TurboHarbinger@feddit.cl 5 points 2 years ago

When this infant gets to be a teenager or an adult and hopefully healthy, their parents won't shut up for shit like "Remember when you went to the Everest? There's even pictures." I bet the kid will remember every detail. /s

[–] Shalakushka@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Who cares????

[–] LinusWorks4Mo@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

probably to get some of those sweet instagram likes

[–] Smeagol666@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Next it'll be a Florida woman giving birth to a crack baby on the pinnacle, I guess.