Deaf American couple to scale Makalu this season
With an aim of amplifying global awareness about the deaf and hard of hearing community, the US-based deaf couple left for Makalu region to attempt to scale the world’s fifth highest mountain.
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With an aim of amplifying global awareness about the deaf and hard of hearing community, the US-based deaf couple left for Makalu region to attempt to scale the world’s fifth highest mountain.
When high school sweethearts Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger stood on top of the world on May 22, 2023, their success proved far more than just personal. Sure, Mt. Everest (29,032 feet) was a life goal achieved for the longtime couple, who met when Unger was just 14 years old and Lehmann was 17. But […]
Karolina Pakenaite, a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Bath, plans on climbing the highest mountain on Earth in April 2026 after completing a series of 'warm-up challenges'.
GLENBROOK, Nev. — Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger have a special connection with the mountains and to one another. While most mountaineers depend on their voices and ears to communicate when climbing in some of...
Two deaf mountaineers are heading to Lake Tahoe to share the story of their successful summiting of Mount Everest. Tahoe Family Hearing Clinic is bringing the pair, Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger to Outdoor Gear Lab on Friday, October 6 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.