Irishman, 26, conquers Everest

A LIMERICK man has become the youngest Irishman to climb Mount Everest.

Mark Quinn, 26, reached the summit yesterday morning. He was climbing in aid of The Shane Geoghegan Trust, a trust set up after rugby player Shane Geoghegan was murdered in a case of mistaken identity in Limerick in November 2008.

13-year-old American Jordan Romero made history when he became the youngest person in the world to summit Everest two years ago. Before this weekend, the youngest Irish person to summit Everest was Cork woman Samantha Carroll, who reached the summit in 2004, aged 28.