MOUNT EVEREST: SCOTT AND SHAYNA
MOUNT EVEREST
SCOTT AND By now, the Deaf community and the world at large knows that in May 2023, Gallaudet alumni Scott Lehmann, ’12 & G-’15, and Shayna Unger, ’14 & G-’17, summited the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest, 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level, then followed up the next day by summiting the world’s fourth tallest peak, Lhotse, 27,940 feet (8.516 meters). Their trek was chronicled in People, CNN, and ABC News Live, among other media outlets. This fall, they embarked on a tour of schools and programs around the United States to tell their story and inspire young Deaf children. 48
What led Lehmann, 34, and Unger, 31, to climb Mount Everest – a feat that less than 7,000 people have achieved since records were first kept in 1922? Lehmann and Unger have known each other for more than half of their lives. They have been together for 11 years. They both had an appreciation for the outdoors from an