On the 21st May 2016, Alyssa Azar at only 19 years of age became the youngest Australian to summit Mount Everest - the world's highest mountain on earth. Alyssa began trekking in 2005 with her first challenge, crossing the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. She then trekked in Nepal, completed treks such as Everest Base Camp, Mt Kosciuszko in Australia, the Aussie 10 and Mt Kilimanjaro, Africa. After completing Mt Kilimanjaro in 2011, Alyssa began climbing by doing a mountaineering course in NZ. Since then she has climbed in South America, Russia and Nepal on various expeditions to different peaks. Alyssa was on Everest both in 2014 and 2015 when the Avalanche and the Nepal Earthquake occurred and closed the mountain. She returned in 2016 to make her first successful summit of Mt Everest. We were so inspired listening to Alyssa's story, she has such a strong mindset and is such a determined young women. Her bravery, persistence and strength allowed her to achieve a goal that to most ...