Melbourne teenager Bianca Adler becomes the youngest Australian to reach the summit of Mount Everest, climbing to the top on her second attempt. Multiple outlets report that the 18-year-old high school student reached the 8,849-metre summit on Wednesday at about 6:30am Melbourne time, with local reporting and her posted data placing the summit time around 2:30am in Nepal. The reports say the ascent succeeds after an earlier attempt, and that Adler’s climb is supported by guides identified in one account as Pemba and Ngdu. Coverage also notes that the timing and confirmation come from her Garmin data and a social media post made around the morning announcement period in Australia, with one outlet stating the post is shared shortly before 8am AEST. The sources agree that Adler’s summit achievement is recorded and publicly announced via her own online update rather than through official event commentary.