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Publication Date: May 26, 2026 - 14:18

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Woman may become the first deafblind person to summit Everest

May 26, 2026

Karolina Pakėnaitė, who is from the United Kingdom, is training to become the first deafblind person to summit Mount Everest. Leon Lu, an assistant professor at U of T Mississauga, is helping design a haptic vest to help get her to the top.



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