Romanian 15-year old girl escaladed Pico de Orizaba, the highest North African volcano

Crina Coco Popescu (member of the Altitude Mountain Sportive Club) escaladed the highest North African volcanoes (5,636 meters). The next challenge for Crina is McKinley (6,194 m) from Alaska, the Altitude Mountain Sportive Club informs.

Crina Coco Popescu is a 15 year-old alpinist, representing the Romanian Alpinism and Escalade Federation. This is her sixth volcano from the Volcanic Seven Summits.

Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) from Mexico is the highest North American volcano and the sixth volcanoes she escaladed in the circuit of the seventh highest volcanoes on each continent – Volcanic Seven Summits.

Coco is the world’s youngest female alpinist to climb the world’s highest volcanoes. At the end of 2010, Crina planned to climb Sidley from Antarctica – the last volcano from the Volcanic Seven Summits. The mount on Mt. Sidley in Antarctica would make Coco first world alpinist to climb all there is to climb in the circuit.

The young alpinist Crina Coco Popescu is taking part in the „North America – 2010” expedition organised by the Altitude Mountain Sportive Club. The aims of the expedition is to climb the highest volcanoes on the continent – Pico de Oribaza from Mexico (%,636m) and the highest top on the continent, McKinley (6,194 m) from Alaska.

She was born on December 3, 1994 in Rasnov. Coco is currently a student.

Crina Coco Popescu achievements record:

2010 – 21 May: Mexico – Pico de Orizaba (5635m) – the highest North American volcano, SEVEN VOLCANOES Circuit;

2010 – January.: Papua, Indonesia – Carstensz Pyramid (4884m.), world youngest alpinist in Romania – the highest top in Australia and Oceania, the most technical top in the SEVEN SUMMITS Circuit;

2010 – January.: Papua New Guinea – mount Giluwe (4,368 m), the world’s youngest alpinist, first alpinist from Romania – the highest volcano in Australia and Oceania, SEVEN VOLCANOES Circuit;

2010 – January.: Australia – mount Kosciuszko – the highest mountain in Australia, the Dick Bass version from the SEVEN SUMMITS Circuit;

2009 – July : Russia, mountain Caucasus, top Elbrus (5,642 m) – the highest top in Europe, SEVEN SUMMITS Circuit, the highest volcano in Europe, SEVEN VOLCANOES Circuit;

2009 – June : Tanzania, mountain Kilimanjaro, top Uhuru (5,895 m) – the highest top in Africa, SEVEN SUMMITS Circuit, the highest volcano in Africa, SEVEN VOLCANOES Circuit;

2009 – January.: Argentina, Cordelier Andes – Aconcagua (6,963 m), route „Route Polish Iceberg”, the world’s youngest person – the highest top in South America, SUMMITS Circuit;

2008 – December.: Chile, Atacama – top Ojos del Salado (6,893 m), world’s youngest person – world’s highest volcanoes, the highest volcano in South America, SEVEN VOLCANOES Circuit.

2008 – top Alam Kooh (4,850 m), the North face, premiere for Romania;

2008 – the Alborz Massive (Iran), top Damavand (5,671 m), world’s youngest person – highest volcano in Asia, SEVEN VOLCANOES Circuit;

2008 – Mount Caucasus – top Kazbek.(5,047 m) ), world’s youngest person;

2008 – May: Mount Olimp – top Mytikas (2,919 m), in winter;

2007 – Nepal – top Kalapattar (5,550 m), Everest Base Camp;

2007 – Turkey – top Ararat (5,165 m), world’s youngest person;

2007 – Mont Blanc(4,810 m);

2007 – The Alps- Mont Dolent (3,800 m);

2005 – The Alps- Dente del Gigante (4,014 m).