all this week we've been introducing you to people who look at life a little differently from most of us. we're calling it extreme living. tonight we meet jordan romero, the youngest person ever to scale mt. everest. the 14-year-old was all of 13 when he climbed everest. in a moment, dr. sanjay gupta talks with jordan, but first a closer look at the young man who's just not satisfied until he reaches the top. >> reporter: at 17 months, jordan romero was on skis. at 13, he was on top of the world. the youngest person by nearly three years to reach the peak of mt. everest. father, paul, and stepmom, karen, here with jordan on everest. they're professional athletes. they love extreme sports and adventure. when jordan was 9, he told his dad he wanted so scale the seven summits, the highest mountain on each continent. dad said okay. and off they went.