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

First man with AS scales world's highest mountain

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Left: Wang Minglong successfully reaches the summit of Mount Qomolangma. Center: Wang, the first person in the world with ankylosing spondylitis, scales Mount Qomolangma on May 18. "Many people with AS have followed my WeChat account and they said they have gained a lot of courage and strength from my daily posts of outdoor activities," Wang said. In order to engage more people in his Mount Qomolangma project, he launched a "500 dream sponsors "program to raise funds for the trip. Zhang Hong, Asia's first visually impaired person to climb Mount Qomolangma, was one of his sponsors, and his dream was to scale the 14 highest mountains in the world.

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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 Minglong, a 34-year-old man diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, climbs the world's tallest peak Mount Qomolangma. CHINA DAILY Chongqing native with incurable disease achieves dreams through perseverance At age 13, Wang Minglong was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis — a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine — and was told that …

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 Minglong, a 34-year-old man diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, climbs the world's tallest peak Mount Qomolangma. CHINA DAILY Chongqing native with incurable disease achieves dreams through perseverance At age 13, Wang Minglong was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis — a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine — and was told that …

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 …

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 Minglong, a 34-year-old man diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, climbs the world's tallest peak Mount Qomolangma. CHINA DAILY Chongqing native with incurable disease achieves dreams through perseverance At age 13, Wang Minglong was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis — a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine — and was told that …

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