Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest, on the China-Nepal border. It has replaced the station sitting at an altitude of 8,430 meters on the south side of the mountain, set up by British and US scientists in 2019, to become the world's highest, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Including the new weather station, eight elevation gradient meteorological stations have been set up on Mount Qomolangma－one of the main tasks in China's new comprehensive scientific expedition on the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters.

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Hyderabad teen summits highest peak in Antarctica
1 month ago

Hyderabad teen summits highest peak in Antarctica

The Hindu  

At 16, when many of his age group wouldn’t have seen even a snow-clad mountain, Padakanti Vishwanath Karthikey charted out his own route to history to become the youngest Indian to summit Mt Vinson Massif, the highest peak in Antarctica. The 11th Standard student of Resonance Junior College in Hyderabad, achieved this magnificent feat last Tuesday as part of the …

Aim high, even if you don’t have a head for heights
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Aim high, even if you don’t have a head for heights

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Yet a week on, I already miss the high life: hiking the Great Himalayan Trail against the backdrop of world’s …

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome
2 months, 3 weeks ago

A record-setting teen climber returns home to Nepal to a hero's welcome

The Independent  

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Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Sherpa summits highest peak for 30th time

China Daily  

Trailblazing climber Kami Rita Sherpa reached the top of Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, for the 30th time on May 22, breaking his own record for the most summits of the world's highest mountain. Following Kami Rita is another Sherpa — Pasang Dawa — who has 27 summit titles on the world's highest mountain. Paterson and Pastenji "heroically …

Advanced 5G base station launched in Mt. Qomolangma
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Advanced 5G base station launched in Mt. Qomolangma

China Daily  

The first 5G-A base station has been launched in the Mount Qomolangma area on April 24, 2024. LHASA -- The first 5G-A base station has been launched in the Mount Qomolangma area on Wednesday, marking the entry of the world's highest peak region into the 5G-A era, according to telecom giant China Mobile. The 5G-A network is expected to provide …

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks
1 year, 5 months ago

Record-setting Sherpa guide sets a new climbing goal for the world's highest peaks

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Sherpa guide who climbed …

First man with AS scales world's highest mountain
1 year, 6 months ago

First man with AS scales world's highest mountain

China Daily  

Wang teaches at an outdoor club for young people he established in 2013 to help more kids get close to nature. CHINA DAILY Hope ignited The teenage boy fell into a deep depression and became suicidal due to continuous pain and desperation, that is, until he watched the movie Forrest Gump at school and was inspired. As a father of …

Mount Everest conquest 70th anniversary: Rising climate concerns pose threat to world's highest mountain
1 year, 7 months ago

Mount Everest conquest 70th anniversary: Rising climate concerns pose threat to world's highest mountain

India TV News  

As the highest peak in the world celebrates its 70th anniversary there is growing concern about global warming which on the world’s tallest mountain. “The effects of climate change are hitting not just the fishes of Antarctica, the whales or the penguins, but it’s having a direct impact on the Himalayan mountains and the people there,” said Ang Tshering, a …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Members of a Chinese scientific expedition team led by captain Dechen Ngodrup establish an automatic meteorological monitoring station on Mount Qomolangma on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Zhu Tong, head of the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering of Peking University, led his team to explore the impact of an ultra-high altitude environment on human health. The team of 27 scientific …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West …

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma
2 years, 7 months ago

Peak moments on Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who leads the 13-member team to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, poses for a photo on May 4. SONAM DORJE/XINHUA Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of over 8,800 meters, making it the world's highest of its kind, on Mount Qomolangma, known in the West …

Height of adventure
2 years, 11 months ago

Height of adventure

China Daily  

Photographers Ma Chunlin and Dong Shuchang capture the majesty of Qomolangma from a similar angle of photographs taken by English mountaineer George Mallory a century ago. CHINA DAILY Photographers take images of Qomolangma from similar angles that mountaineers took a century ago to highlight the changing landscape, Yang Feiyue reports. "Lho means 'south' in Tibetan, while lin means an 'enclosed …

Height of adventure
2 years, 11 months ago

Height of adventure

China Daily  

Photographers Ma Chunlin and Dong Shuchang capture the majesty of Qomolangma from a similar angle of photographs taken by English mountaineer George Mallory a century ago. CHINA DAILY Photographers take images of Qomolangma from similar angles that mountaineers took a century ago to highlight the changing landscape, Yang Feiyue reports. "Lho means 'south' in Tibetan, while lin means an 'enclosed …

Height of adventure
2 years, 11 months ago

Height of adventure

China Daily  

Photographers Ma Chunlin and Dong Shuchang capture the majesty of Qomolangma from a similar angle of photographs taken by English mountaineer George Mallory a century ago. CHINA DAILY Photographers take images of Qomolangma from similar angles that mountaineers took a century ago to highlight the changing landscape, Yang Feiyue reports. "Lho means 'south' in Tibetan, while lin means an 'enclosed …

Height of adventure
2 years, 11 months ago

Height of adventure

China Daily  

Photographers Ma Chunlin and Dong Shuchang capture the majesty of Qomolangma from a similar angle of photographs taken by English mountaineer George Mallory a century ago. CHINA DAILY Photographers take images of Qomolangma from similar angles that mountaineers took a century ago to highlight the changing landscape, Yang Feiyue reports. "Lho means 'south' in Tibetan, while lin means an 'enclosed …

The height of endeavor
3 years ago

The height of endeavor

China Daily  

On May 14, 2018, Chinese double amputee climber Xia Boyu reached the world's highest summit from the south side in Nepal, at the age of 69. Climber, 69, conquers the world's tallest peak with artificial legs having lost them to frostbite on a previous attempt, Xu Lin reports. He is the first Chinese double amputee climber to conquer the mountain. …

The height of endeavor
3 years ago

The height of endeavor

China Daily  

On May 14, 2018, Chinese double amputee climber Xia Boyu reached the world's highest summit from the south side in Nepal, at the age of 69. Climber, 69, conquers the world's tallest peak with artificial legs having lost them to frostbite on a previous attempt, Xu Lin reports. He is the first Chinese double amputee climber to conquer the mountain. …

Scaling the height of success
3 years, 2 months ago

Scaling the height of success

China Daily  

A photo of the key protected area of Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West. "We failed twice before," said Tselo, the team's captain, at the recent launch ceremony of the book Zoujin Diqiu Zhidian in Beijing. It covers the formation of the Himalayan mountain range and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 65 million years ago, scientific investigations into its environmental …

Scaling the height of success
3 years, 2 months ago

Scaling the height of success

China Daily  

A photo of the key protected area of Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West. "We failed twice before," said Tselo, the team's captain, at the recent launch ceremony of the book Zoujin Diqiu Zhidian in Beijing. It covers the formation of the Himalayan mountain range and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 65 million years ago, scientific investigations into its environmental …

每日一词∣珠穆朗玛峰最新高程 new height of Mount Qomolangma
4 years, 1 month ago

每日一词∣珠穆朗玛峰最新高程 new height of Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

12月8日，国家主席习近平同尼泊尔总统班达里互致信函，共同宣布世界最高峰珠穆朗玛峰的最新高程为8848.86米。习近平指出，珠穆朗玛峰是中尼两国世代友好的重要象征。 The new height of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, is 8,848.86 meters, according to a joint announcement by China and Nepal on December 8. President Xi Jinping, exchanging letters with his Nepali counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari, called Mount Qomolangma "an important symbol of the China-Nepal traditional friendship." 8848.86米！珠穆朗玛峰最新身高12月8日公布，而且仍在不断成长。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 2020年5月27日，中国测量人登上珠峰峰顶，成功获得珠峰高程测量的最新数据。2020珠峰高程测量是有史以来精度最高的，是中国和尼泊尔两国数据首次进行融合，首次应用北斗卫星导航系统，也是第一次采用全球高程基准。此前，中国测量人员曾两次登顶珠峰进行高程测量。1975年，中国测量队员首次将觇标带上珠峰峰顶，测出8848.13米的高度；2005年，中国测量人再次登顶，更新了珠峰的“净身高”——8844.43米。 精确测得珠峰高程有何意义？从科学层面来说，珠峰高度及其变化情况，是研究欧亚大陆与印度洋板块相互作用及珠峰地区生态环境变化的数据支持，对阐明全球构造运动、发展地球科学理论，都具有重要价值。另外，2015年4月，尼泊尔发生了8.1级大地震。这次大地震对珠峰高度是否产生影响、有多大影响，在全球存在争议。只有通过精确测量才能得到证实。从技术层面来说，由于珠峰是世界第一高峰，气候多变、高寒缺氧、环境复杂，其高程不仅对人体是严酷考验，对测量装备和测绘技术也有很高的要求。因此，精确测量珠峰高程也是一个国家测绘技术水平和能力的综合体现。从政治和外交层面来说，珠峰是中尼两国界峰，也是两国友好的重要象征。中尼两国共同宣布珠峰最新高程数据，必将进一步促进两国睦邻友好关系。 【重要讲话】 今天我和你共同宣布珠峰最新高程具有承前启后的时代意义，也充分体现了中尼关系持续发展的高水平。 The joint announcement of the …

每日一词∣珠穆朗玛峰最新高程 new height of Mount Qomolangma
4 years, 1 month ago

每日一词∣珠穆朗玛峰最新高程 new height of Mount Qomolangma

China Daily  

12月8日，国家主席习近平同尼泊尔总统班达里互致信函，共同宣布世界最高峰珠穆朗玛峰的最新高程为8848.86米。习近平指出，珠穆朗玛峰是中尼两国世代友好的重要象征。 The new height of Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, is 8,848.86 meters, according to a joint announcement by China and Nepal on December 8. President Xi Jinping, exchanging letters with his Nepali counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari, called Mount Qomolangma "an important symbol of the China-Nepal traditional friendship." 8848.86米！珠穆朗玛峰最新身高12月8日公布，而且仍在不断成长。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 2020年5月27日，中国测量人登上珠峰峰顶，成功获得珠峰高程测量的最新数据。2020珠峰高程测量是有史以来精度最高的，是中国和尼泊尔两国数据首次进行融合，首次应用北斗卫星导航系统，也是第一次采用全球高程基准。此前，中国测量人员曾两次登顶珠峰进行高程测量。1975年，中国测量队员首次将觇标带上珠峰峰顶，测出8848.13米的高度；2005年，中国测量人再次登顶，更新了珠峰的“净身高”——8844.43米。 精确测得珠峰高程有何意义？从科学层面来说，珠峰高度及其变化情况，是研究欧亚大陆与印度洋板块相互作用及珠峰地区生态环境变化的数据支持，对阐明全球构造运动、发展地球科学理论，都具有重要价值。另外，2015年4月，尼泊尔发生了8.1级大地震。这次大地震对珠峰高度是否产生影响、有多大影响，在全球存在争议。只有通过精确测量才能得到证实。从技术层面来说，由于珠峰是世界第一高峰，气候多变、高寒缺氧、环境复杂，其高程不仅对人体是严酷考验，对测量装备和测绘技术也有很高的要求。因此，精确测量珠峰高程也是一个国家测绘技术水平和能力的综合体现。从政治和外交层面来说，珠峰是中尼两国界峰，也是两国友好的重要象征。中尼两国共同宣布珠峰最新高程数据，必将进一步促进两国睦邻友好关系。 【重要讲话】 今天我和你共同宣布珠峰最新高程具有承前启后的时代意义，也充分体现了中尼关系持续发展的高水平。 The joint announcement of the …

Mount Everest stands tall at 8848.86 metres; Nepal, China announce newly measured height
4 years, 1 month ago

Mount Everest stands tall at 8848.86 metres; Nepal, China announce newly measured height

India Today  

The newly measured height of Mount Everest is 8848.86 metres, Nepal and China jointly announced on Tuesday. President Xi Jinping and Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari exchanged congratulatory messages on Tuesday, jointly announcing the newly measured height of Mount #Qomolangma, world’s tallest peak --- 8,848.86 meters. Reading out President Xi Jinping’s message at the virtual event, Wang Yi is said, …

Nepal opens Qomolangma after nearly 5 months of shutdown
4 years, 5 months ago

Nepal opens Qomolangma after nearly 5 months of shutdown

China Daily  

Qomolangma, known in the West as Mount Everest Nepal has opened Qomolangma and other Himalayan peaks from Thursday after a shutdown that had lasted for four and a half months, according to a Tourism Department official. All spring season expeditions that usually last from March to May were suspended following fears of the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The Nepali …

Highest peak in world to be remeasured
4 years, 8 months ago

Highest peak in world to be remeasured

China Daily  

A member of the survey team takes a photo with a full moon on a campsite at Mount Qomolangma, on May 7, 2020. Survey team sets out on challenging mission atop Mount Qomolangma China has launched its most comprehensive scientific survey of Mount Qomolangma, including remeasuring its height. More than 30 Chinese surveyors left base camp at Mount Qomolangma, known …

Nepali climber scales world's 14 highest peaks in 190 days
5 years, 2 months ago

Nepali climber scales world's 14 highest peaks in 190 days

India TV News  

A Nepali mountaineer has created history by scaling the world's 14 highest peaks in record 190 days after he climbed Mt Shishapangma in China on Tuesday. Nirmal Purja, 36, known as Nims, broke the previous record of a South Korean climber, Kim Chang-ho, who achieved the feat in 2003 to scale all the peaks higher than 8,000 metres in seven …

Climber conquers the world
5 years, 5 months ago

Climber conquers the world

China Daily  

Xia Boyu takes part in an ice climbing contest in Fangshan district, Beijing, in January 2017. Xia Boyu, 70, the first Chinese double amputee to have reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world, will continue his beloved climbing on the steep slopes of life. On May 14, last year, Xia, who is the same age …

A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma
5 years, 6 months ago

A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma

China Daily  

Seven-time Mount Qomolangma summiteer Lakpa Sherpa. Seasoned mountain climber Lakpa Sherpa had made debut in climbing Mount Qomolangma by reaching the top of the mountain on May 23, 2010 from the Chinese side of the mountain by taking US climbers. During the course of his climbing career, he also took many Chinese climbers including some famous names to the summit …

A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma
5 years, 6 months ago

A Sherpa guide and summiteer of Qomolangma

China Daily  

Seven-time Mount Qomolangma summiteer Lakpa Sherpa. Seasoned mountain climber Lakpa Sherpa had made debut in climbing Mount Qomolangma by reaching the top of the mountain on May 23, 2010 from the Chinese side of the mountain by taking US climbers. During the course of his climbing career, he also took many Chinese climbers including some famous names to the summit …

Priyanka Mohite scales Mount Makalu, praises pour in from Sachin Tendulkar and more
5 years, 7 months ago

Priyanka Mohite scales Mount Makalu, praises pour in from Sachin Tendulkar and more

The Hindu  

When Priyanka Mohite, a mountaineer from Satara, Maharashtra became the first Indian woman to successfully scale Mount Makalu — the fifth-highest mountain in the world at 8,481 metres — on Tuesday, she had expected a little bit of fanfare, but she could not have braced herself for the kind of attention she was going to get. Congratulations to Priyanka Mohite …

Nepal wants to remeasure Everest's height, sends team
5 years, 8 months ago

Nepal wants to remeasure Everest's height, sends team

India TV News  

An expedition team, assigned to remeasure the height of the world's tallest mountain peak, left for Mount Everest on Wednesday. "It will be the authentic data regarding the height of the tallest peak once you come up with the report," Oli told the team members at the Prime Minister's Office here. According to the department, four government officials -- Khimlal …

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