Frankie McMillan, age 8, is about to begin his 12-day trek to Everest Base Camp. McMillan has been climbing mountains given that he was 3 years old, according to his mama, Basia McMillan, a mountain guide. Together, the set has already climbed up numerous peaks.
Last September, Frankie McMillan garnered press attention when he became the youngest Briton to summit Mount Olympus. He was seven years of ages at the time. Now, just months after his 8th birthday, McMillan is getting ready for his most extreme accomplishment yet. Everest Base Camp sits at an elevation of 5,364 meters (17,598 feet).
Image by Basia McMillan via Just Providing As they travel, the McMillans will be raising money for Make-A-Wish Foundation U.K. They’re not brand-new to fundraising, having raised thousands of pounds for the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Group during the Mount Olympus summit, according to the McMillans’ Just Giving charity event page.
Young McMillan’s dream is to climb up Everest completely, however for now, he’ll need to “settle” for going partway up, to Base Camp. In do so, he hopes to help other kids’s desires come true by raising one pound for each meter– ₤ 5,364 overall.
In a Reel by BBC Cumbria, McMillan states he’s a bit worried, but he’s also really excited. He says he’s especially excited to reach Base Camp “because my mum said we might develop, like, 5 snowmen and have a snowball fight.”
Here he is revealing his intend on YouTube on his 8th birthday:
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