Mallory family goes to Everest

Student, 20, says she plans to conquer Mount Everest with parents, brothers

A 20-year-old Ontario woman says she and her family will attempt to scale Mount Everest together, which could make her the youngest Canadian to reach the fabled summit.

Laura Mallory says her mother Barbara, 56, father Dan, 56, and older brothers Adam, 25, and Alan, 23, will join her on the expedition, currently planned for April. Members of her family have climbed five of the so-called Seven Summits - the highest mountains on each continent

Mallory, a student at London`s Fanshawe College and the University of Western Ontario`s nursing program, says Everest and Antarctica`s Mount Vinson remain on the list.
She successfully climbed Russia`s Mount Elbrus and Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in 2006.

Everest will be the first peak the family from Barrie, Ont., will attempt together. "We live in a world where people aren`t as active as they used to be," Mallory said in a release.
"For me, it`s important for people to know that they can accomplish things at any age. It doesn`t matter what you look like or how old you are or anything like that. Nothing is impossible."
Each family member has reached the summit of a mountain exceeding 18,000 feet, according to the family`s website.

The Everest expedition will cost about $167,000 and take more than 60 days to complete. However, the family is sponsored by several businesses in Barrie and individual donors.