Oldest American, fastest woman on Everest return safely
American climber Arthur Muir, 75, gestures to media as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier this month, beating the record by another American, Bill Burke, at age 67. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

American climber Arthur Muir, 75, gestures to media as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier this month, beating the record by another American, Bill Burke, at age 67. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

May. 30, 2021 02:48 AM EDT
Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong who scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fastest female climber gestures to media as she arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The Hong Kong teacher and retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong who scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fastest female climber gestures to media as she arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The Hong Kong teacher and retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

May. 30, 2021 02:57 AM EDT
Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong who scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fastest female climber arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The Hong Kong teacher and retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

Tsang Yin-hung, 45, of Hong Kong who scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fastest female climber arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The Hong Kong teacher and retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

May. 30, 2021 02:53 AM EDT
Tsang Yin-hung, 45, center, of Hong Kong who scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fastest female climber and her team wave to the media as they arrive in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The Hong Kong teacher and retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

Tsang Yin-hung, 45, center, of Hong Kong who scaled Mount Everest from the base camp in 25 hours and 50 minutes, and became the fastest female climber and her team wave to the media as they arrive in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The Hong Kong teacher and retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

May. 30, 2021 02:56 AM EDT
American climber Arthur Muir, 75, gestures as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier this month, beating the record by another American, Bill Burke, at age 67. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

American climber Arthur Muir, 75, gestures as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 30, 2021. The retired attorney from Chicago who became the oldest American to scale Mount Everest, and a Hong Kong teacher who is now the fastest female climber of the world's highest peak, on Sunday returned safely from the mountain where climbing teams have been struggling with bad weather and a coronavirus outbreak. Arthur Muir, 75, scaled the peak earlier this month, beating the record by another American, Bill Burke, at age 67. (AP Photo/Bikram Rai)

May. 30, 2021 02:47 AM EDT