Hong Kong teacher Ada Tsang makes safe return to base camp after Everest climb
The city’s first woman to conquer the world’s highest peak later taken to Kathmandu via helicopter after brief rest
Ada Tsang Yin-hung, 40, reached the summit of 8848-metre Everest, along with fellow Hongkonger Elton Ng on Sunday morning. They are among 10 Hongkongers who have accomplished the feat.
The pair arrived at the base camp at an altitude of 5,300 metres at about 12.30pm (Hong Kong time), according to Mingma Sherpa, a representative of the guide agency providing them with assistance, who said the two later returned to Kathmandu in Nepal via helicopter after a brief rest at the camp.
“At the top of Everest, I wish for all Hong Kong people under the Lion Rock to pursue their dreams and do things they’ve always wanted to do. What I want to do the most right now is to go back to Hong Kong,” a cheerful Ng said in a Facebook live video on his way to Kathmandu. The physiotherapist said he will return to Hong Kong on Thursday morning.
Ng said the journey was “not easy” as he encountered many challenges to reach the top. Illustrating the dangers the team faced, four climbers died on the mountain in the past month. “The weather was terrible when I tried to reach the summit,” he said.