- Zhang Hong-the 46-year old Chinese has become the first blind man in Asia and the third in the world to climb Mount Everest- the tallest peak in the world.
- Zhang completed the 8,849 metre-high Everest feat on May 24, 2021 along with three high altitude guides, and returned to the base camp on May 27.
- Zhang had lost his sight at the age of 21 due to glaucoma.
