Hong Kong mountaineer on a high after fastest Everest climb by a woman

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KATHMANDU: Former Hong Kong schoolteacher Tsang Yin-hung said on Sunday (May 30) she always believed in aiming high after setting a new record for ...

said on Sunday she always believed in aiming high after setting a new record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman.

As a child, Tsang said they lived with"no resources" and sport - which was free to participate in at her school - became her source of joy."When I was young I used to run on the mountains, play basketball and do other sports," she said. Tsang's achievement came after Nepal issued a record 408 Everest permits for this climbing season, after last year's was cancelled due to the pandemic.

 

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