'Harder than Everest': Record-breaking female climber stranded in Nepal amid Covid crisis

Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became Hong Kong resident Tsang Yin-Hung, who made the fastest female climber arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Hong Kong resident Tsang Yin-Hung, who made the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by any woman, and dozens of other mountaineers from China are unable to get out of Nepal because of Covid-19 restrictions imposed by Beijing, they said.

Nepal has had a surge of infections including at the base camp of Everest, prompting several countries to block travel from there. The daily positive rate of infections in Nepal stands at more than 24%, among the highest in the world at this time. The travel restriction was imposed after the climbing season began and there were fresh outbreaks in Nepal.

Tsang, 44, who climbed Mount Everest in 25 hours and 50 minutes last month, said getting back home appeared harder than her ascent to the 8,848.86 metre (29,032 feet) peak.