(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(240528) -- LHASA, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French climber Pascal Denoel (L) and his brother Dominique Denoel (R) have breakfast before their climbing at the Mt. Qomolangma base camp in Tingri County of Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2024. As the climbing season arrives, climbers from around the world are gathering here to challenge the world's highest peak Mt. Qomolangma, which has an altitude of more than 8,840 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fei)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(240528) -- LHASA, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French climber Pascal Denoel carries his luggage at the Mt. Qomolangma base camp in Tingri County of Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2024. As the climbing season arrives, climbers from around the world are gathering here to challenge the world's highest peak Mt. Qomolangma, which has an altitude of more than 8,840 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Sun Fei)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(240528) -- LHASA, May 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- French climber Pascal Denoel (1st R) leaves for the advance camp with his partners in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2024. As the climbing season arrives, climbers from around the world are gathering here to challenge the world's highest peak Mt. Qomolangma, which has an altitude of more than 8,840 meters. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ding Ting)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(240528) -- LHASA, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French climber Pascal Denoel (1st R) leaves for the advance camp with his partners in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2024. As the climbing season arrives, climbers from around the world are gathering here to challenge the world's highest peak Mt. Qomolangma, which has an altitude of more than 8,840 meters. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(240528) -- LHASA, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French climber Pascal Denoel carries his luggage at the Mt. Qomolangma base camp in Tingri County of Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2024. As the climbing season arrives, climbers from around the world are gathering here to challenge the world's highest peak Mt. Qomolangma, which has an altitude of more than 8,840 meters. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-CLIMBERS (CN)

(240528) -- LHASA, May 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French climber Pascal Denoel (L) and his brother Dominique Denoel (R) have breakfast before their climbing at the Mt. Qomolangma base camp in Tingri County of Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 18, 2024. As the climbing season arrives, climbers from around the world are gathering here to challenge the world's highest peak Mt. Qomolangma, which has an altitude of more than 8,840 meters. (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

GLOBALink | French Qomolangma climbers: sports bridge different cultures

STORY: French Qomolangma climbers: sports bridge different cultures SHOOTING TIME: May 18-22, 2024 DATELINE: May 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Mount Qomolangma 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DOMINIQUE DENOEL, French climber 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber STORYLINE: During the spring climbing window, climbers from around the world are gathering in southwest China's Xizang, preparing to challenge the world's highest peak -- Mount Qomolangma. The Denoels from France arrived at the foot of Mount Qomolangma in mid-May, trying to reach the summit. It is the first time for Dominique Denoel, the elder brother, to challenge Qomolangma while the second time for Pascal Denoel, who tried to top the summit from the south slope in 2021. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PASCAL DENOEL, French climber "In 2021, we went to the south and I