Jordan Romero has had his eye on the summit of Mt. Everest since he was 9, but he didn’t start making headlines until he embarked to the mountain as a 13-year-old earlier this season. All the requisite arguments for and against such a young climber tackling such a dangerous peak continue to mount, but in the meantime, the kid is climbing Mt. Everest, and he’s climbing hard.

According to the Team Jordan blog, updated mostly by Jordan’s pops, the group made it to the North Col camp Saturday despite a lightning and thunder storm and then descended off the shoulder of Everest to hunker down and wait out a series of coming storms at ABC. Jordan reached his highest point over the weekend at 24,900 feet. His report is: “A tad tired and in need of sleep before we make the biggest climb in the world, but strong as expected.”

Listen to their most recent audio update:

Jordan’s Everest expedition is costing $150,000, supported by a pretty hefty group of sponsors. Jordan, his father and his father’s girlfriend are making the ascent with three sherpas.