At the age of just 17, Emma Schwerin is the youngest American woman to climb the Seven Summits — the highest peaks on the seven continents — including Mount Everest.

Cassidy Powers reports on her remarkable achievement: Bozeman teen accomplishes 'Seven Summits'

When she was five years old, Emma and her family moved to Bozeman. And you may think the mountains of Montana are what inspired her to start this climbing journey. But in reality, it was quite different.

"My eighth-grade class did a unit on Mount Everest,” Emma said. It inspired me. Then we were like ‘let’s go to Everest basecamp’. And the next day we decided to book a trip."

That trip encouraged Emma to set a goal: she wanted to be the youngest woman to climb the Seven Summits. If you’re unfamiliar with the Seven Summits, they

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