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After competing in the time-trials held last weekend at Wasau’s whitewater park, 16-year-old Hailey Thompson of Stevens Point, Wisc. is one of the newest members of the U.S. National Team for canoeing and kayaking.
Thompson’s incredible canoeing skills gave her a first place win in the women’s senior canoe competition,… Read the rest

Jordan Romero, a 13-year-old from California will attempt to climb Mount Everest in order to fulfill his goal of reaching the summits of the highest peaks on each continent.
When he was just 10, Romero became the youngest American to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, and has since summited Mount McKinley—which is… Read the rest

You may have heard of Laura Dekker before. She’s a 14-year-old Dutch girl with hopes of becoming the youngest person to attempt a solo circumnavigation of the globe. Concerned about her welfare, the Dutch government barred Dekker from beginning what it stated was an “undeniably daring and risky” voyage in… Read the rest