Tyler Armstrong
{{short description|American mountain climber (born 2004)}}
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|name = Tyler Armstrong
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|birth_name = Tyler Robert Armstrong
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|2004|1|22}}
|birth_place = Yorba Linda, California, U.S.
|occupation = Mountain climber
|years_active = 2011–present
|known_for = {{blist
| Youngest at Mount Whitney
| 2nd Youngest at Mount Kilimanjaro
| Youngest at Aconcagua
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|website = {{URL|topwithtyler.com}}
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Tyler Robert Armstrong (born January 22, 2004) is an American mountain climber who became the youngest person to climb Aconcagua in Argentina at the age of 9.{{cite news|title=California boy, 9, becomes youngest person to scale Argentina's Aconcagua mountain|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/9-year-old-california-boy-scale-argentina-aconcagua-mountain-article-1.1559918#ixzz2qCcEZQXv|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=NY Daily News|date=December 27, 2013}}
Mountaineering career
=Beginning=
Armstrong started his career as mountain climber at the age of 6 after watching a documentary about hiking.{{cite news|title=7-year-old O.C. boy climbs Mount Whitney|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tyler-549361-whitney-mount.html|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=Orange County Register|date=July 26, 2011}} After finding out that the youngest person that ever climbed Mount Whitney was 9 years, Armstrong started to train every day and soon started to climb his first mountains.{{Citation needed|date=May 2023}}
=Expeditions=
==Mount Whitney (July 26, 2011) – 14,495 feet==
File:Mount Whitney 2003-03-25.jpg
Armstrong climbed Mount Whitney in a single day on July 26, 2011.{{cite news|title=Nine-year-old Tyler Armstrong Inspires by Climbing for a Cure|url=http://www.actionhub.com/news/nine-year-old-tyler-armstrong-inspires-by-climbing-for-a-cure/|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=Actionhub|date=August 13, 2013}} At 7 years old, he might be the youngest boy to climb the mountain, with a 6-year old girl, summiting in 2018.
{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/18/tyler-armstrong-7-years-o_n_930938.html|title = WATCH: 7 Year-Old Climbs Mt. Whitney in Under 8 Hours| website=HuffPost |date = 18 August 2011}} and later in 2019 twins aged 4 years 5 months old.{{Cite web|last=Gregory|first=John|date=2019-08-02|title=4-year-old SoCal twins hike to the top of Mount Whitney|url=https://abc7.com/5435524/|access-date=2021-05-18|website=ABC7 Los Angeles|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2019-08-02|title=4-Year-Old Twins Set Record As Youngest To Reach Mount Whitney Summit|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2019/08/02/twins-record-youngest-climb-mount-whitney-summit/|access-date=2021-05-18|language=en-US}} Starting at the base camp, his 11-mile hike to the top, with an elevation gain of more than 6000 feet, took him 7 hours and 50 minutes.
==Aconcagua (December 24, 2013) – 22,837 feet==
In 2013 Armstrong climbed Aconcagua. As a training exercise, he climbed Mount Baldy on August 17, 2013, as part of the fifth annual Climb to Cure Duchenne.{{cite web|title=Join 9-year-old Tyler Armstrong on Training Climb to Mt. Baldy on August 17 as He Prepares to Climb Mt. Aconcagua to Benefit CureDuchenne|url=http://support.cureduchenne.org/site/PageServer?pagename=july2013page06|publisher=Cure Duchenne|accessdate=16 February 2014}}
{{cite news|title=Yorba Linda boy taking it to another level|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tyler-540577-armstrong-kevin.html|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=Orange County Register|date=December 6, 2013}} After obtaining a special permit, Armstrong started his climb on December 15, taking the Polish Glacier Traverse Route. On December 24, 2013, Armstrong reached the top and broke the record for being the youngest person to climb Aconcagua, at the age of 9.{{cite news|title=US BOY, 9, IS YOUNGEST TO REACH ACONCAGUA SUMMIT|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-boy-9-youngest-reach-aconcagua-summit|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=AP|date=December 27, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Histórico: un nene de nueve años escaló el Aconcagua|url=http://www.diarioregistrado.com/sociedad/84713-historico--un-nene-de-nueve-anos-escalo-el-aconcagua.html|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=Diario Registrado|date=December 28, 2013}}{{cite news|title=Neunjähriger besteigt den höchsten Berg Amerikas|url=http://www.joiz.de/news/neunjahriger-besteigt-den-hochsten-berg-amerikas|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=Joiz|date=December 29, 2013}}{{cite news|title=9-jarige jongen beklimt hoogste berg van Amerika|url=http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1014/Bizar/article/detail/3568611/2013/12/27/9-jarige-jongen-beklimt-hoogste-berg-van-Amerika.dhtml|accessdate=16 February 2014|newspaper=Algemeen Dagblad|date=December 27, 2013}}
==Denali (June 2016) — 20,310 ft (6190 m)==
File:Wonder Lake and Denali.jpg
At the age of 12, Tyler was denied a permit to climb Everest in the spring of 2016. Instead, he climbed Denali, reaching the summit in June 2016.[http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tyler-715016-mount-denali.html Alaska's Denali youn goal for young Yorba Linda climber May 6, 2016]{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tyler-720487-summit-climb.html|title = 12-year-old Yorba Linda boy makes it to Denali's summit|date = 24 June 2016}}
=Mountains climbed=
- Denali (20,310 ft)
- Aconcagua (22,837 ft.){{Cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tyler-685411-mount-everest.html|title = 11-year-old Tyler Armstrong preparing to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain|date = 3 October 2015}}
- Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft.)
- Mount Whitney (14,495 ft.)
= Duchenne muscular dystrophy awareness=
When Armstrong was climbing Mount Whitney with his parents, he met a boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Armstrong subsequently partnered with the CureDuchenne Foundation to raise money and awareness for ther diseas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.actionhub.com/news/2013/08/13/nine-year-old-tyler-armstrong-inspires-by-climbing-for-a-cure/|title=Nine-year-old Tyler Armstrong Inspires by Climbing for a Cure}} By the summer of 2016 he had raised $25,000 out of a goal of one million dollars.
In addition to climbing he also hosted a special fund-raising movie presentation of Everest, with proceeds going to CureDuchenne foundation.
Personal life
Armstrong lives in Yorba Linda, California, with his father Kevin, mother Priscilla, and brother Dylan. He likes playing his guitar, soccer, flag football, video games, swimming, laser tag and is a member of the Boy Scouts.{{cite web|title=Boys' Life Magazine|url=http://boyslife.org/wayback/#issue=j0tNAhod5i4C&pg=14|publisher=Boy Scouts of America|accessdate=16 February 2014}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.topwithtyler.com/}}
- [http://www.facebook.com/TopWithTyler/ Official Facebook Page]
- [https://www.youtube.com/TopWithTyler/ Official Youtube Channel]
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