75-year-old returns safe from summit after becoming oldest American to climb Mt. Everest
By Binaj Gurubacharya
Mt. Everest climbers not deterred by COVID-19
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world s highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have struggled with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak.
Monday, May 31, 2021 1:00 am
Oldest American, fastest woman reach Everest peak
BINAJ GURUBACHARYA | Associated Press
KATHMANDU, Nepal – A retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world s highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have struggled with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak.
Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier this month, beating the record set by another American, Bill Burke, at age 67.
Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong scaled the summit from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fastest female climber. The record of 10 hours and 56 minutes is held by a Sherpa guide, Lakpa Gelu.
Tsang Yin-hung, 45, from Hong Kong, became the new fastest woman to climb the world’s tallest peak. Arthur Muir, 75, from Chicago, also broke a record, becoming the oldest American to climb Everest.