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GLOBALink | Vlog: Trip back to Mt. Qomolangma base camp

STORY: Vlog: Trip back to Mt. Qomolangma base camp DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1.various of Mt. Qomolangma 2.Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences "It's the 26th day of our scientific expedition on Mt. Qomolangma. Today we'll head back to the base camp from the camp at the altitude of 6,350 meters. It's 9:00 a.m. These are the yaks. They'll leave in a while. These are the ice pinnacles at East Rongbuk. There are big ones as well as small ones which look like little tips of bamboo shoots. I see the 5,800-meter camp. We're getting closer. We are here at the 5,800-meter camp. Now we leave the camp and head for the base camp at 5,200 meters. This is the steepest route back to the Mt. Qomolangma base camp. The yaks have caught up with us. The glacial l

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