[Podcast] Zhang Hong lost his vision at age 21. Then he climbed Mt. Everest

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Kaiser Kuo
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Zhang Hong recently became the first blind Chinese person to climb Mt. Everest
Zhang Hong recently became the first blind Chinese person to climb Mt. Everest. All photos courtesy of InHope Pictures.

On May 24, Zhang Hong arrived at the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the first blind Chinese mountaineer to make the 8,849-meter climb.

Read the article by Caroline Agsten and Jiahui Yue: https://thechinaproject.com/2021/06/11/zhang-hong-lost-his-vision-at-age-21-then-he-climbed-mt-everest/

Narrated by Sarah Kutulakos.

China Stories are published twice weekly, on Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

Kaiser Kuo is co-founder of the Sinica Podcast and editor-at-large of The China Project. Read more

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