Vlog: Chinese researchers continue expedition at 6,500 meters on Mt. Qomolangma

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Vlog: Chinese researchers continue expedition at 6,500 meters on Mt. Qomolangma

STORY: Vlog: Chinese researchers continue expedition at 6,500 meters on Mt. Qomolangma DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Chinese): Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences "It's the 21st day of the scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma. It's an iced Coke. Another iced Coke. This is our breakfast, oats with biscuits. Today we will work in three groups. One will get on the ice to dig pits. One will go flying drones. And another will do 3D laser scanning. The weather is nice today. We are setting off. We can see the pit-digging squad walking on the glacier. It's an expedition helicopter. The 6,500-meter camp is just ahead. Now we are at the camp. Look, (the mountain is) overhead. Now, we've left the 6,500-meter cam

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