Queenslander Alyssa Azar has become the youngest Australian to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain.
A Queensland teenager has become the youngest Australian to conquer Mount Everest after successfully summiting the world's highest mountain.
"We can confirm that Alyssa Azar has successfully summited Mt Everest," the administrators of her Facebook page said at a post on Saturday night.
"This has been a goal she has been determined to achieve for several years. Alyssa has had her share of set backs but has never wavered in her determination."
It was the third attempt for the 19-year-old, who was prevented from making it to the top in the past two years by bad weather.
The post says Ms Azar is still on the mountain and in good spirits.
However she still faces a challenging descent and isn't expected back at base camp for "a couple of days".
News of Ms Azar's success came as a Nepal Tourism Ministry spokesman said two foreign climbers had died while climbing the mountain.
One of them is an Australian academic.
