Joby Ogwyn

Joby Ogwyn (8 August 1974) is an American mountain climber from Santa Barbara, California. He is a top speed climber and holds the record for being the youngest American to scale Mt. Everest [http://www.k2news.com/climbers/ogwyn.htm] , and the youngest mountaineer in history to ascend the highest peak on each continent (the Seven Summits) [http://www.cytosport.com/Athlete.aspx?AthleteID=17] . In 2004 Joby made history by beating the speed ascent record of an 8,000 meter peak: the Tibetan peak, Cho Oyo [http://www.centenary.edu/news/2005/July/ogwyn05.html] .

References

* Everest News. " [http://www.k2news.com/climbers/ogwyn.htm Joby Ogwyn] ", "Everest News", 2002-9-30. Retrieved on October_8, 2008.
* CytoSport. " [http://www.cytosport.com/Athlete.aspx?AthleteID=17] ", CytoSport Bio, Retrieved on October_8, 2008.
* Centenary College News Service. " [http://www.centenary.edu/news/2005/July/ogwyn05.html] ", Lynn Stewart, 2005-7-30. Retrieved on October_8, 2008.