REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO Selah Schneiter, 10, of Colorado, smiles next to a tree after successfully scaling to the top of "The Nose" on El Capitan, in Yosemite Park, California, U.S., June 12, 2019 in this photo obtained from social media. Schneiter Family via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO Selah Schneiter, 10, of Colorado, smiles next to a tree after successfully scaling to the top of "The Nose" on El Capitan, in Yosemite Park, California, U.S., June 12, 2019 in this photo obtained from social media. Schneiter Family via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO Selah Schneiter, 10, of Colorado, smiles next to a tree after successfully scaling to the top of "The Nose" on El Capitan, in Yosemite Park, California, U.S., June 12, 2019 in this photo obtained from social media. Schneiter Family via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES
REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO Selah Schneiter, 10, of Colorado, smiles next to a tree after successfully scaling to the top of "The Nose" on El Capitan, in Yosemite Park, California, U.S., June 12, 2019 in

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Girl, 10, is youngest person ever to scale El Capitan

Selah Schneiter claimed her record after a five-day climb up the Yosemite peak's tough 1,100-metre route

The National

June 19, 2019

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A girl aged just 10 has secured a place in rock climbing history by becoming the youngest person on record to successfully scale Yosemite's El Capitan peak.

Selah Schneiter, from Colorado, took five days to complete the 1,100 metre route, which is known as The Nose due to its peculiar shape, with her father Mike and a family friend.

After reaching the summit of the rock formation in California, US, the youngster celebrated her achievement with a pizza.

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