Elderly Hong Kong Couple’s Everest Challenge Ends

Elderly Hong Kong Couple’s Everest Challenge Ends
Hong Kong couple Wong Yim Leung, 69, and Ho Suk Chu (Stella), 65, set out to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Courtesy of Wong Yim Leung
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This year, a senior couple from Hong Kong attempted to scale Mount Everest, one of the world’s toughest climbs. With the summit only 100 meters from reach, the couple made the most difficult decision of their life—return.

Wong Yim Leung, 69, and Ho Suk Chu, or Stella, 65, are both mountaineering coaches in Hong Kong.