Warwick chiropractor Tim Warren, left, works out with an 8-pound ball as trainer Jaime Gamache, of North Providence, supervises the exercise last August.

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The Providence Journal / Bill Murphy

PROVIDENCE — The second time is the charm for Warwick chiropractor Timothy Warren, who is believed to be the only Rhode Islander to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain.

Warren reached the top of Mount Everest on Friday, according to a news release from A Wish Come True, the Warwick-based organization that grants wishes to children ages 3 through 18 who suffer from life-threatening illnesses.

In a post on his Web site yesterday, Warren said he is tired but pleased that he reached the summit on his second try at climbing Everest. In 2007, Warren made it to 24,000 feet on the mountain but was forced to abort his quest for the tallest peak in the world when he came down with a throat infection.

“Sorry it has been a while,” Warren said on his Web site. “I can’t talk about the last 36 or 48 hours yet, it’s too surreal. I am journaling and will share when I can stay awake for more than a few minutes.

“I got to the safety of the base camp a few hours ago,” wrote Warren. “I have been totally spent for days. I have been where humans are just not supposed to be and the corpses are in plain sight as a reminder.”

“As for me,” Warren wrote. “I have all my fingers and toes (even sprouted some new ones), have lost a few brain cells but the remaining ones are smarter. We will talk soon.”

Warren called his efforts to scale Mount Everest the “Klimb for Kids” because he uses his mountain-climbing to raise money for the A Wish Come True group.

He managed to raise about $15,000 for the group with his first effort. This year’s expedition hopes to raise $50,000 for this Rhode Island organization

At 29,035 feet above sea level, Mount Everest is the world’s tallest peak. Almost 200 climbers have died trying to make it to the top.

Warren is a veteran climber who has climbed Mount McKinley in Alaska, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Mount Aconcagua in South America. He endured an extensive training program before making his climbing attempts.

smackay@projo.com