KATHMANDU — Record-setting climbers of Mount Everest said on Sunday they were too tired after scaling the world’s highest peak to map out their future climbing plans.
Arthur Muir, 75, a retired lawyer from Chicago, became the oldest American to reach the 8,848.86-meter (29,031-foot) summit, on May 23.
Tsang Yin-Hung, 45, a former teacher from Hong Kong, became the fastest woman to scale the peak, breaking 26 hours. Usually climbers spend several days in different camps before reaching the peak.
China’s Zhang Hong, 46, became Asia’s first blind man, and the world’s third, to scale the peak from the Nepal side.
Muir, who has three children and six grandchildren — a grand…
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