Melbourne teenager Bianca Adler becomes youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest

The 18-year-old high school student reached the top of the world’s tallest mountain on her second attempt

An 18-year-old high school student from Melbourne became the youngest Australian to climb to the top of Mount Everest on Wednesday.

According to her Garmin data and a post on Instagram, Bianca Adler reached the 8,849 metre summit at nearly 6.30am Melbourne time, and nearly 2.30am Nepal time, with her guides, Pemba and Ngdu.