Chinese expedition team reaches Mt. Cho Oyu summit for scientific research

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Chinese expedition team reaches Mt. Cho Oyu summit for scientific research

STORY: Chinese expedition team reaches Mt. Cho Oyu summit for scientific research DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese expedition team scaling Mt. Cho Oyu STORYLINE: A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, on Sunday morning to carry out scientific research on the world's sixth-highest peak. This is the first time Chinese scientists have scaled a peak exceeding 8,000 meters in altitude apart from Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mount Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. The expedition underscores China's capability to effectively organize and execute comprehensive scientific research in extremely high-altitude areas, said Yao Tandong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The expedition team departed from the assault

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