2-year-old may be youngest person ever to reach Mt. Everest base camp

Little Carter Dallas, 2, regularly practices breathing techniques and does ice bath plunges with his family, his father said.

A two-year-old Scottish toddler is believed to be the youngest person ever to reach a Mount Everest base camp.

Carter Dallas “climbed” to the south base camp in Nepal on his father Ross’ back alongside his mother Jade, multiple U.K. outlets report. The trek brought them 17,598 feet (5,364 metres) above sea level, a dizzying hike that can cause altitude sickness in even the most experienced climbers.

Ross, a former sales manager, said that his son coped with the adverse conditions better than he and his wife.

“We both got slight altitude sickness but he was absolutely fine!” Ross was quoted by The Scotsman newspaper.

“There were two medics at the villages before base camp and they tested his blood to check he was fine, his results were way better than ours — they were amazed!”

The family of three made it to base camp on Oct. 25.

Of course, no one can scale a mountain without some training, and Carter is no exception. The hardy little toddler has been regularly practicing breathing techniques with his parents and the whole family also does ice bath plunges together.