‘That was easy peasy!’: Six-year-old adventurer’s reaction after she becomes the youngest Briton ever to reach the 17,500ft Everest Base Camp
- Ashleen Mandrick, from West Sussex, completed the epic journey that challenges even the fittest of adults
- The youngster walked unaided with her 11-year-old brother Nicolas and her mother Victoria in December
- They started their journey in Lukla in north-eastern Nepal before embarking on the 12-day trek to Base Camp
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Persuading children to put down their electronic devices and head out for a long walk can be tough. But not for the parents of Ashleen Mandrick.
The six-year-old, from West Sussex, has just become the youngest Briton ever to reach the 17,500ft Everest Base Camp – an epic journey that challenges even the fittest of adults.
But after completing the outstanding feat, Ashleen simply declared: ‘That was easy peasy!’
Ashleen Mandrick, six, from West Sussex, has just become the youngest Briton ever to reach the 17,500ft Everest Base Camp. She is pictured on her climb with her brother Nicolas, 11, who accompanied her as she walked unaided, along with her mother, Victoria
She made the historic journey walking unaided with her 11-year-old brother Nicolas and her mother Victoria in December.
They started their epic journey in Lukla in north-eastern Nepal before embarking on the 12-day trek to Base Camp.
Last September, Ashleen became the youngest girl to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa.
Her mother said: ‘She would love to climb Everest but I’ve told her she has to wait a few more years.’
Ashleen (pictured) and her family started their epic journey in Lukla in north-eastern Nepal before embarking on the 12-day trek to Base Camp in December