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to climb both Kosciusko in Australiaand Carstensz Pyramid in NewGuineau, in addition to the 6 others.It would not be the 7 Summits if Ididn’t do them all (8).AWM: What does your averagedaily training schedule consist of?JR: When I get home from school,I grab a bite to eat and finish myhomework.• I then grab my Deuterbackpack with 30 pounds(30% of my body weight),puts my harness on, andattach a 30 pound cartire on a 15 foot cord. |We live on a 1/2 miledirt road. Depending onthe schedule...it’s anywherefrom 2-10 tripsup and down the road.Karen times me, andcheers me on to better my times.• Then typically, we’ll do a 40-60 minute hike into the woods.STEEP single track. Now thatthe snow has melted, I have reallytaking a liking to mountainbiking, kayaking and havejust started paddle boarding.I like to keep things interesting, buthave been really focusing on leg strength.Jordan has already conquered fourof the eight summits and has setworld records on three of the fouras the youngest person to summitthese peaks. He is leaving forAlaska in early June to attempt Denali(number five on the list).Jordan lives in Big Bear Lake, California.His parents, Paul Romero andKaren Lundgren, are big supportersof his goal. They train with him andaccompany him on his adventures.Paul and Karen are members ofTeam Sole’s Adventure Racing Team.For more information and tofollow his progress, go to www.jordanromero.com and look formore updates in future issues ofAdventure World Magazine.Adventure World Magazine June 2008 20