Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

China: Avalanche Bears Down on Climbers at Mount Everest Camp

On May 12, 2026, at a camp on the south slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, a video captured a sudden avalanche in the Himalayas. A climber was filming the mountain scenery when a teammate recorded the avalanche behind them. Snow mist suddenly rose across the valley and moved very quickly. The snow cloud soon covered the sky, and the teammates quickly lay down to avoid danger. Fortunately, everyone was safe in the end.

E

China: Climber Films View from Inside Snow Crevasse After Fall in Sichuan

A climber in Sichuan captured chilling footage from inside a snow crevasse after falling in during a mountain expedition. Filmed from below, the video shows icy walls, the narrow opening above, and sunlight streaming through the hole as the man waits for rescue.

E

CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-MT. QOMOLANGMA-MOUNTAINEERS (CN)

(231212) -- LHASA, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Samdrup, former expedition leader of China Xizang climbing team, waves to audience during a meeting for Mount Qomolangma guides in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Dec. 11, 2023. A meeting for Mount Qomolangma guides was held in Lhasa on Monday. Experienced mountaineers shared their skills and stories to over 500 mountain guides, mountaineering enthusiasts and outdoor sports practitioners. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

E

(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Tong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts a test at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Oct. 1, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

E

(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Tong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducts a test at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Oct. 1, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

E

(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Tong, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, gets his blood collected for research at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Oct. 1, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

E

(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 1, 2023 shows the Mount Cho Oyu base camp. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

E

(EyesonSci)CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP-HEALTH RESEARCH (CN)

(231004) -- LHASA, Oct. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A scientific researcher (front) conducts a test at the Mount Cho Oyu base camp on Sept. 29, 2023. In the 4,950-meter-high base camp at the foot of Mount Cho Oyu, the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters, Chinese research team has recently conducted an experiment on the group who rushed into the plateau region to reveal more about the interaction between a high-altitude environment and people new to it. The team collected blood, urine, saliva, feces and other samples, measured blood pressure, and monitored the pulse wave velocity of the volunteers to provide samples for follow-up research efforts. The 2023 Mount Cho Oyu expedition is part of the second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau initiated in 2017. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

E

Chinese scientists establish meteorological observation stations on Mt. Cho Oyu

STORY: Chinese scientists establish meteorological observation stations on Mt. Cho Oyu DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of a Chinese expedition team scaling Mt. Cho Oyu 2. various of the automatic weather station STORYLINE: A Chinese expedition team reached the peak of Mount Cho Oyu on Sunday and set up an automatic weather station atop this mountain for the first time. The establishment of the weather station is aimed at revealing more about the characteristics of climate change in this extremely high-altitude region. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. This is the first time Chinese scientists have scaled a peak exceeding 8,000 meters in altitude apart from Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. The summit of Mt. Cho Oyu is particularly wide and broad similar to a football field, which is very rare among the highest peaks

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Baosheng, on-site commander of the Mount Cho Oyu expedition, declares success of the scientific research at a base camp at the altitude of 4,950 meters on Mount Cho Oyu, Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Huabiao, member of a Chinese expedition team, reads out data collected by an automatic weather station set up on the summit of Mount Cho Oyu at a base camp at the altitude of 4,950 meters on Mount Cho Oyu, Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team measure the thickness of snow and ice on the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team set up an automatic weather station on Mount Cho Oyu, Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team measure the thickness of snow and ice on the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team head for the summit of Mount Cho Oyu on Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team set up an automatic weather station on Mount Cho Oyu, Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese expedition team head for the summit of Mount Cho Oyu on Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua)

E

CHINA-MOUNT CHO OYU-SUMMIT-EXPEDITION (CN)

(231001) -- LHASA, Oct. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a Chinese expedition team heads for the summit of Mount Cho Oyu on Oct. 1, 2023. A Chinese expedition team comprising 18 members reached the summit of Mount Cho Oyu, also known as Mt. Qowowuyag, at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday 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 Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest summit. Located on the China-Nepal border, Mt. Cho Oyu is the sixth-highest mountain in the world with an altitude of 8,201 meters. (Xinhua)

E

Spectacular view of world's 6th-highest peak

STORY: Spectacular view of world's 6th-highest peak DATELINE: Oct. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:36 LOCATION: MOUNT CHO OYU BASE CAMP, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mount 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. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Mount Cho Oyu Base Camp, China. (XHTV)

E

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

E

Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou officially world's third longest

STORY: Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou officially world's third longest DATELINE: Sept. 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: GUIZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guizhou's mountains and caves 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN BOTTAZZI, French caver in China 3. various of Shuanghe Cave STORYLINE: Asia's longest cave, Shuanghe Cave in China's Guizhou, has been found to be 409.9 km long and 912 meters deep. This has made the cave the third longest in the world. Shuanghe Cave has been dubbed a "karst natural cave museum." This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN BOTTAZZI, French caver in China "The exploration is an ongoing process. And every time we discover something new is a little more than the day before. There is here some value that are difficult to find in other place in the world. " The cave expedit

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observe the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute observes the rock formation inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo b

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute are on their way to explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute enters a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert (2nd L) and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute prepare to explore Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Researchers conduct an expedition inside Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Luo Fei)

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 23, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Photo by Zhao Fei/Xinhua)

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute explore a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Li

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert and members of Guizhou provincial mountain resources institute conduct an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 22, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred year

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- French caver Jean Bottazzi attends a press conference on the latest research results on Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 26, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

E

CHINA-GUIZHOU-SUIYANG-SHUANGHE CAVE-EXPEDITION (CN)

(230927) -- SUIYANG, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An Italian expert conducts an expedition inside a branch cave of Shuanghe Cave in Suiyang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Sept. 24, 2023. Shuanghe Cave, Asia's hitherto longest cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has been found to be 409.9 km in length and 912 meters in depth, making it the third longest cave in the world, said researchers. The latest research results on the cave were released during a press conference Tuesday. This year's cave expedition was conducted by the provincial mountain resources institute, the provincial cave association, and over 30 researchers and explorers from China, France, Italy, and Belgium. The cave expedition team has also unearthed some paleontological fossils and geological relics. Researchers have thus far found 40 giant panda fossils, the oldest individual living at least 100,000 years ago and the youngest living only a few hundred years ago. (Xinhua/Tao Liang)

E

80-yr-old Japan climber leads team to success on Pakistani peak

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - Japanese mountain climber Tsuneo Miyamori, 80, speaks on July 31, 2012, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, about the joint expedition of Japanese and Pakistani climbers he led that successfully conquered a previously unscaled 6,105-meter peak in the Karakoram mountain range in northern Pakistan earlier the same month.

E

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.

E

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

E

Vlog: Chinese researchers gear up for tasks on Mt. Qomolangma

STORY: Vlog: Chinese researchers gear up for tasks on Mt. Qomolangma DATELINE: May 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the research 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: Another day at the Mount Qomolangma base camp. Some researchers are in a pretty good mood. How do they pack loads for yaks before another trip? Click to watch the vlog filmed by Xu Min, a member of the Chinese expedition team. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences "It's the 16th day of our scientific expedition on Mt. Qomolangma. At 8 a.m., our fellow Wang and Mr. Gao have already started working. Gao is very happy today. Sing a song, Gao. It is a new day. They are going onto the mountain to do observation. We will get all stuff packed while waiting for the yaks. They are packing up the stuff

E

Vlog: How Chinese researchers prepare for scientific tasks on Mt. Qomolangma

STORY: Vlog: How Chinese researchers prepare for scientific tasks on Mt. Qomolangma DATELINE: May 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:00 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1 various of the base camp 2 various of the expedition team STORYLINE: Voice of XU MIN, Researcher of the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences: "It's the 13th day of our scientific expedition on Mt. Qomolangma. We are going to take a physical examination conducted by Peking University at the base camp. Here is the medical room. Here are the physical examinations that we will take. One of the expedition groups will go up the mountains today. These yaks are to carry all the supplies. They are going to send this equipment to the elevation of 5,800 meters (on Mount Qomolangma) and this one to 8,800 meters and this one to 7,028 meters. They are the first batch of researchers who are going up the mountain today. They are leaving soon. Now it's 11 o'clock in the morning. They are leaving. Another t

E

Chinese researcher on Qomolangma expedition shares mountaineering tips

STORY: Chinese researcher on Qomolangma expedition shares mountaineering tips DATELINE: May 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO TANGUANG, Scientific researcher 2. various of the Mountain Qomolangma 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO TANGUANG, Scientific researcher STORYLINE: (May I ask what's on your face?) SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GAO TANGUANG, Scientific researcher "It's the freeze-proof face tape. During the Beijing Winter Olympics, I saw a lot of coaches and athletes wearing it. Since the athletes of winter sports are using it, I think that as I often work and live in glacier areas, I should wear it too. Through the Winter Olympics, I learned to use this freeze-proof face tape." Back from scientific expedition (Before you went on the expedition, you shared with me the use of freeze-proof tape. How did it work?) SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): GAO TANGUANG, Scientific researcher "It was very helpful. You can see an obvious difference between the s

E

Qomolangma expedition explores ultra-high altitude health issues

STORY: Qomolangma expedition explores ultra-high altitude health issues DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mount Qomolangma 2. SOUNDBITE (English): GONG JICHENG, Professor, Peking University STORYLINE: What impact does an ultra-high altitude environment have on human health? What are the hazards for human bodies if they encounter environmental pollution at such high altitudes? What should people do to protect their health in a high-altitude environment? Chinese researchers on the comprehensive scientific expedition on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak located on the China-Nepal border, are trying to find answers to these questions. With its peak at 8,848.86 meters, the famous mountain provides an excellent opportunity for such studies. A team of 27 researchers has monitored the health condition of 50 volunteers positioned at varying altitudes: 5,200 meters, 5,800 meters, 6,350 meters and 8,848 meters. The team is

E

What's it like to report from Mt. Qomolangma base camp at 5,200 meters?

STORY: What's it like to report from Mt. Qomolangma base camp at 5,200 meters? DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:19 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mt. Qomolangma 2. STANDUP (English): LIU YING, Xinhua correspondent 3. SOUNDBITE (English): WANG QINOU, Xinhua correspondent 4. STANDUP (English): LIU YING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: A Chinese scientific expedition team has returned safely to Mt. Qomolangma base camp, after reaching the summit of the mountain. STANDUP (English): LIU YING, Xinhua correspondent "Hi, I'm Liu Ying with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now at the Mt. Qomolangma base camp which is situated at 5,200 meters above sea level. For this expedition, Chinese scientists have successfully established the highest automatic weather station on Mt. Qomolangma at an elevation of more than 8,800 meters. The base camp was their home before they set off for the summit. So let's have a tour to check out what's at the base camp. The huge tent over there, it

E

Expedition researchers recall their "summiting" on world's highest peak

STORY: Expedition researchers recall their "summiting" on world's highest peak DATELINE: May 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:19 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of expedition team climbing the mountain 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DECHEN NGODRUP, Head of the squad reaching the summit, Chinese expedition team 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Tibetan): SONAM DORJE, Member of Chinese expedition team 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Tibetan): DORJE, Member of Chinese expedition team 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): DECHEN NGODRUP, Head of the squad reaching the summit, Chinese expedition team STORYLINE: On May 4, 13 members of a Chinese expedition team reached the summit of the world's highest peak at a height of 8,848.86 meters. The squad established an automatic meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,830 meters, the world's highest of its kind. During the trip, each of the members had to lug 15 kg of equipment and supplies on their backs, twice the weight carried by an ordinary mountaineer. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): D

E

World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma

STORY: World's highest automatic weather station to be set up on Mt. Qomolangma DATELINE: May 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the expedition camp in Mount Qomolangma 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Associate researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences STORYLINE: China is to establish a meteorological monitoring station at an altitude of 8,800 meters on Mount Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, on the China-Nepal border. Researchers say the equipment weighing some 50 kg will be distributed to mountaineers. Each of them will carry no more than 7 kg up onto the mountain for the task. If the station is established successfully, it will become the world's highest of its kind. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO HUABIAO, Associate researcher with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences "Once completed, it will be the highest meteorological monitoring station in

E

65-year-old Japanese climbs Nepal peak+

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tsuneo Hirata, a 65-year-old Japanese engineer, has scaled Mt. Cho-Oyu, one of the world's highest at 8,201 meters, an expedition leader said May 26. He is believed to be the oldest person to achieve such a feat. The Hiroshima native scaled the mountain, which straddles the Nepal-China border, from the Tibetan side on May 12.

E

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)

E

Five Days One Summer (1982)

Mountain Expedition Scene Film: Five Days One Summer (1982) Director: Fred Zinnemann 07 November 1982 Date: 07 November 1982

E

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST

THE CONQUEST OF EVEREST [BR 1953] [L-R] SHERPA TENSING, Director and Cinematographer GEORGE LOWE, SIR EDMUND HILARY, Cinematographer TOM STOBART at Group 3 Studios, Beaconsfield to see the first rushes of the film made to record their successful expedition to Mount Everest. Date: 1953