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

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

Former Hong Kong schoolteacher Tsang Yin-hung set a new record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman in 25 hours and 50 minutes.

KATHMANDU: Former Hong Kong schoolteacher Tsang Yin-hung said Sunday she always believed in aiming high after setting a new record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman.

Tsang scaled the 8,848.86-metre (29,031 feet) mountain in 25 hours and 50 minutes, a Nepal government officer who recorded her time told AFP on Thursday.

The 44-year-old reached the…

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