Scientific Expedition Team At Purog Kangri Glacier - China

Scientific Expedition Team At Purog Kangri Glacier - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 11, 2024 shows the camp of a scientific expedition team at the "Dome.C" point on the top of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The scientific expedition team, led by Xu Baiqing from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), started ice core drilling at the "Dome.C" point, located at an altitude of 6,100 meters on the top of Purog Kangri Glacier, on Wednesday. Photo by Jiang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-PUROG KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240620) -- NAGQU, June 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows a view of Purog Kangri Glacier in Shuanghu County, Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE RESERVE-RANGERS (CN)

(240514) -- NAGQU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rangers patrol the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima County of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 11, 2024. Nyima County launched a two-week intensified patrol of the core areas of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, starting from May 7. Located in the northern part of Xizang, the nature reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A stitched aerial photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A stitched aerial photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

Doshisha climbers to tackle unscaled Himalayan mountain

Doshisha climbers to tackle unscaled Himalayan mountain

KYOTO, Japan - Doshisha University climbers' club will undertake an expedition to scale Mount Ronglai Kangri (in file photo) and become the first to scale the 6,859-meter Himalayan mountain, the Kyoto-based school said Aug. 2. The seven-member team, led by professor Shinichi Ota, will leave for Nepal on Aug. 18 and start to climb the mountain in late September.

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on June 18, 2019 shows Purog Kangri glacier in Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Stitched aerial photo taken on June 18, 2019 shows Purog Kangri glacier in Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on Jan. 15, 2021 shows Purog Kangri glacier in Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-GLACIERS(CN)

(220617) -- LHASA, June 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken with a mobile phone on Jan. 15, 2021 shows Purog Kangri glacier in Nagqu, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows a road and Tibetan-style houses in Tuiwa Village, Nagarze County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows the scenery of Puma Yumco Lake in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken from Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County of Shannan shows snow mountain scenery in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, May 1, 2022. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows a solar halo over Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows a solar halo over Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(InTibet)CHINA-TIBET-SHANNAN-NAGARZE-TUIWA VILLAGE (CN)

(220505) -- SHANNAN, May 5, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Cellphone photo taken on May 1, 2022 shows Tuiwa Village in Nagarze County in Shannan, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. With an altitude of 5,070 meters, Tuiwa Village is located at the foot of the Mongda Kangri Mountain and by the Puma Yumco Lake. (Xinhua/Shen Hongbing)

Doshisha climbers to tackle unscaled Himalayan mountain

Doshisha climbers to tackle unscaled Himalayan mountain

KYOTO, Japan - Doshisha University climbers' club will undertake an expedition to scale Mount Ronglai Kangri (in file photo) and become the first to scale the 6,859-meter Himalayan mountain, the Kyoto-based school said Aug. 2. The seven-member team, led by professor Shinichi Ota, will leave for Nepal on Aug. 18 and start to climb the mountain in late September. (Kyodo)