A British student hopes to become the fist deafblind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest after reaching base camp last year - and deciding she must make as many memories as possible before she risks losing her sight for good.
Karolina Pakenaite, a 28-year-old PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Bath, plans on climbing the highest mountain on Earth in April 2026 after completing a series of "warm-up challenges".
These include climbing three of the world's highest peaks, running the London Marathon and attending an ice climbing training course in Scotland. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Karolina, from Southport, Merseyside, was diagnosed with Usher syndrome, a rare degenerative condition, which causes progressive deafness and blindness, after going to the optician's for what was supposed to be just a new pair of glasses in 2015.
Upon learning that one day she could lose her sight completely, Karolina decided there was no time to waste and embarked on a quest to make precious visual memories while she still has some vision.
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