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"I am not looking for breaking a record," Hong Kong teacher Tsang Yin-hung said after becoming the fastest woman to climb Mount Everest, with more than 13 hours to spare

55-Year-Old American Dies of Exhaustion While Climbing Mount Everest People 2 hrs ago © Provided by People Getty Mount Everest An American climber was one of two people who died of exhaustion on Wednesday while summiting Mount Everest, the first reported fatalities of a climbing season that comes highly anticipated following last years COVID-related shutdown. Puwei Liu, 55, suffered from snow blindness and exhaustion while descending from Hillary Step, between the mountain at South Col and...

COVID Outbreak Hits Base Camp of Mount Everest as Elite Tourist Destination Reopens After 1 Year People 5 days ago © Provided by People Michael C. Klesius/National Geographic/Getty Mount Everest Mount Everest is the latest destination to be hit by a COVID-19 outbreak — and now officials are trying to curb the spread. Following a year-long closure due to the pandemic, the popular tourist destination officially reopened to visitors in April, according to CNN. However, just weeks into its ...