Amritsar, June 30 -- Six-year-old Teghbir Singh has scaled Mount Elbrus which is the highest peak (18,510 feet or 5,642 metres) of the European continent, located in Russia, his family has said. Hailing from Ropar, Teghbir started the trek on June 20 and reached the Elbrus peak on June 28 where the normal temperature remains -10deg Celsius, receiving a certificate issued by Mountaineering, Rock Climbing and Sports Tourism Federation of Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (Russia).

The certificate reads, "It is to certify that Teghbir Singh from India is the world's youngest summiteer on Mount Elbrus at the age of 6 years, 9 months and 4 days." "With this feat, he has become the youngest to scale Mt Elbrus, surpassing the last year's world recor...