Fastest child to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp
The record for being the fastest to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp was set by Ovium Lakshmanan (born on June 28, 2011) of Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He started trekking from Lukla at 11:00 am on April 30, 2023 and reached Mt. Everest South Base camp (at an altitude of 5,364 m) at 5.00 pm on May 7, 2023 in 8 days at the age of 11 years, 10 months and 27 days, as confirmed on May 25, 2023.