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SHAYNA
MOUNTAINEER (SHE/HER)
UNGER
SHAYNA
UNGER
MOUNTAINEER (SHE/HER)
Close up portrait of Shayna Unger.
@SCOTTANDSHAYNA
Shayna Unger is a deaf mountaineer, educator, storyteller raised in the deaf community. She is the first deaf woman to summit Mount Everest and has climbed several of the world’s highest peaks, including Lhotse, Makalu, Manaslu, Kangchenjunga, and Denali. Beyond the summits, she works to expand accessibility, representation, and opportunity for deaf and hard of hearing communities in the outdoors. ​
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • First All-deaf Team To Summit Aconcagua, Argentina, 2020 ​
  • First All-deaf Team To Summit Denali, Alaska, 2021 ​
  • First Deaf Individual To Reach All 50 Us High Points, 2021 ​
  • First Deaf American To Summit Everest, Nepal, 2023 ​
  • 1 Of First Deaf Individuals To Summit Lhotse, Nepal, 2023 ​
  • 1 Of First Deaf Individuals To Summit Makalu, Nepal, 2024 ​
  • 1 Of First Deaf Individuals To Summit Manaslu,Nepal, 2024   ​
  • 1 Of First Deaf Individuals To Summit Kangchenjunga, Nepal, 2025  ​
Wearing glacier glasses with nose shields, professional deaf mountaineers Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger enjoy coffee at camp.
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