Vlog: What's life like for Chinese expedition team on Mt. Qomolangma

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Vlog: What's life like for Chinese expedition team on Mt. Qomolangma

STORY: Vlog: What's life like for Chinese expedition team on Mt. Qomolangma DATELINE: May 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences This morning, Mount Qomolangma also looks very clear. These two days are the window period for mountaineering. The weather is very good. Other scientific expedition teams and commercial mountaineering teams will set off to different altitudes of Mount Qomolangma. We sorted out the supplies in the morning. Some of them will be brought to the Mount Qomolangma observation station and some will be placed in the Mount Qomolangma base camp. Please sit down, just like your own home. We are preparing some chainsaws, and going up to collect some samples of the old ice. Let's go! At noon, it's a bit cloudy

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