A 13-Year-Old Takes On Everest, and Sets Off a Debate

I think the parents must be held responsible for anyone under the age of 21 to do something like this. What is most disturbing to me about these types of thrill-seeking events is the danger that rescuers are put in if something goes wrong. In this case, he succeeded, but how many times have rescuers lost their lives trying to help the thrill-seekers?

It is a disease of parents. Munchausen syndrome by proxy.