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Nine year old becomes youngest Munroist

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Helen Webster

Daniel on his final summit (photo: Mark Smith)

Daniel on his final summit (photo: Mark Smith)

Daniel Smith has become the youngest person to climb all the Munros. The nine year old from Glasgow climbed his way into the record books with his final Munros yesterday (Saturday 23 February) Stuchd an Lochan and Meall Buidhe.

Recent years have seen a flurry of young walkers tackling mountain challenges. Last year Ben Fleetwood from Cumbria became the youngest person to scale all the Munros, aged ten. He was quickly joined by ten year old Scottish twins Cliona and Nuala McCheyne from Dunoon.

Nine year old Daniel started walking with his father Mark in the Campsies and climbed his first Munro when he was just six. The pair are hoping to plan an expedition to climb Kilimanjaro in 2015.

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