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(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-AKTO-MOUNTAINEERING (CN)

(240709) -- AKTO, July 9, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- After completing the transportation of supplies at the C1 Campsite, situated at an altitude of approximately 5,670 meters on Muztagh Ata, Taxibayi Janibaiki carries the mountaineers' snowboards and other equipment on his back as he descends in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 5, 2024. The Muztagh Ata, located at the Pamir Plateau at an altitude of over 7,500 meters in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is an attraction to mountaineering enthusiasts from around the world. During the climbing season, people gather in Subax Village, Akto County, at the foot of the Muztagh Ata for mountaineering. As for those local people who are familiar with the terrain and climate here, participating in international mountaineering sports can increase their income and improve their livelihoods. At the same time, through mountaineering, they also gain a deeper understanding of the outside world. Like many other young peopl

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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)

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

(231212) -- LHASA, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Senior mountaineer Cao Jun speaks 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)

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

(231212) -- LHASA, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Veteran mountaineers pose for a photo 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)

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

(231212) -- LHASA, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mountaineer Han Zijun speaks 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/Huang Yaoman)

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

(231212) -- LHASA, Dec. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mountain guides attend 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/Huang Yaoman)

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Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Tibetan ski mountaineer

STORY: Discovering Tibet with FPV drone: Tibetan ski mountaineer DATELINE: July 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:54 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of ski mountaineers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer 3. various of ski mountaineers training 4. various of 2023 International Ski Mountaineering Federation (ISMF) World Championships (file) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): TASHI DROLMA, Ski mountaineer from Tibet 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): RABGYE, Ski mountaineer from Tibet 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): NAMGYAL DORJE, Ski mountaineer coach from Tibet 9. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer 10. various of ski mountaineers STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YUDRON LHAMO, Ski mountaineer "I haven't been training in Tibet for a long time. It is so familiar to train in snow mountains in my hometown. I am Yudron Lhamo, a ski mountaineer. I am from Nyingchi, Tibet. There is an old saying in Tibet: If you climb step by

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The fountain at the bottom of the trail fed by glacial meltwater leading to Glacier Blanc, marked as 'non-potable' even though it is considered drinkable by many mountaineers, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

The Glacier Blanc refuge with most of the mountaineers just returning from their ascent, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hiking Up To Glacier Blanc

Mountaineers descend towards the Glacier Blanc refuge, France on June 14, 2023. Hiking up to the edge of the Glacier Blanc, it has retreated 1 kilometer over the past thirty-five years. Its front is now advancing an average of 60 meters per year. Photo by Thibaut Durand / ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-TIBET-MT. QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP (CN)

(230523) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 22, 2023 shows a small tent used by guides, mountaineers and expedition members for the night at the mountaineering base camp in the Qomolangma National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Letter from Lhasa: An odyssey to Mount Qomolangma base camp" (Xinhua/Sun Fei)

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Mt. Fuji opened to climbers

Mt. FUJI, Japan - Mountaineers shout banzai with the sunrise behind them on the top of Mt. Fuji as Japan's highest peak (3,776 meters) is declared open to climbing on July 1.

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Alpine flowers in full bloom on Mt. Daisen

YONAGO, Japan - Mountaineers traverse near the top of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, where alpine flowers are in full bloom on July 31

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1 saved after avalanche sweeps away climbers in Nagano

OMACHI, Japan - A police helicopter searches the site of an avalanche on the 2,821-meter Mt. Harinokidake in Nagano Prefecture, where four mountaineers went missing on May 1. One climber has been rescued but the three others remain to be accounted for, police said.

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Patrol squad gives instructions to mountaineers at Mt. Daisen

DAISEN, Japan - Members of a patrol squad (R side) give instructions on safe mountaineering at the foot of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture on Dec. 24 as the Japanese archipelago is hit by heavy snowfall.

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Mountaineers scramble to Nagano peaks

KARASAWA, Japan - Colorful tents set up by mountaineers are seen in an aerial view from a Kyodo helicopter May 2 at Karasawa, Nagano Prefecture, a 2,300-meter base for scaling the Hotaka mountains. Lodge staff said some 4,000 people are expected to climb here during the Golden Week holidays.

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CHINA-MOUNT QOMOLANGMA-SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION-DECHEN NGODRUP (CN)

(220509) -- MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- File photo shows Dechen Ngodrup (5th R) and other Chinese mountaineers posing for a photo at the summit of Mount Qomolangma, May 8, 2008. On Wednesday, 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. They also measured the thickness of ice and snow using high-accuracy radar and collected samples for further research at the summit. Dechen Ngodrup, head of the squad who had reached the summit of Mount Qomolangma four times, described the difficulty of the summiting mission this time as "beyond imagination." According to him, everything went smoothly until they left the final camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters for the summit at 3 a.m. Wednesday, when they had to walk through snow that reached their knees. "The safety ropes along the route

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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

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Japanese Mounaineers

A group of Japanese mountaineers are accompanied by 'H.I.H Prince Chichibu' in the centre of the frame. Date: 1932

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Mountain guide given suspended 3-yr sentence for 4 climbers' deaths

File photo taken in January 2015 shows the 2,932-meter Mt. Shirouma straddling the border between Toyama and Nagano prefectures in Japan. The Nagano District Court on April 20, 2015 found a mountain guide, Kazuhiro Tagami, guilty of professional negligence resulting in death and sentenced him to three years in prison, suspended for five years, after four mountaineers in his care died on the mountain in Japan's Northern Alps in October 2006. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Alpine flowers in full bloom on Mt. Daisen

YONAGO, Japan - Mountaineers traverse near the top of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture, where alpine flowers are in full bloom on July 31 (Kyodo)

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Mt. Fuji opened to climbers

Mt. FUJI, Japan - Mountaineers shout banzai with the sunrise behind them on the top of Mt. Fuji as Japan's highest peak (3,776 meters) is declared open to climbing on July 1. (Kyodo)

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1 saved after avalanche sweeps away climbers in Nagano

OMACHI, Japan - A police helicopter searches the site of an avalanche on the 2,821-meter Mt. Harinokidake in Nagano Prefecture, where four mountaineers went missing on May 1. One climber has been rescued but the three others remain to be accounted for, police said. (Kyodo)

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1 saved after avalanche sweeps away climbers in Nagano

OMACHI, Japan - A police helicopter searches the site of an avalanche on the 2,821-meter Mt. Harinokidake in Nagano Prefecture, where four mountaineers went missing on May 1. One climber has been rescued but the three others remain to be accounted for, police said. (Kyodo)

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Patrol squad gives instructions to mountaineers at Mt. Daisen

DAISEN, Japan - Members of a patrol squad (R side) give instructions on safe mountaineering at the foot of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture on Dec. 24 as the Japanese archipelago is hit by heavy snowfall. (Kyodo)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A Heckel's camera and climbing equipment, part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, are seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A patch on Heckel's expedition tent read HEXL, part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A Heckel's camera, part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A Heckel's camera, part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

Climbing equipment, a part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A Heckel's camera, part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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exhibition of photographs by Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains

A part of exhibition of photographs Vilem Heckel - Magic of Mountains, commemorates tragic death of 15 Czechoslovak mountaineers who died in 1970 in earthquake under Huascaran mountain in Peru, is seen in Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic, on November 28, 2019, one day before opening of the exhibition. (CTK Photo/Radek Petrasek)

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4 yrs after Mt. Ontake eruption

Hideko Akiyama, who lost her son Hirokazu in the 2014 eruption of Mt. Ontake in central Japan, stands near her seven safety reminders to mountaineers framed and put up at the volcano's gondola station on Sept. 25, 2018, two days before the fourth anniversary of the deadly volcanic disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mountaineers scramble to Nagano peaks

KARASAWA, Japan - Colorful tents set up by mountaineers are seen in an aerial view from a Kyodo helicopter May 2 at Karasawa, Nagano Prefecture, a 2,300-meter base for scaling the Hotaka mountains. Lodge staff said some 4,000 people are expected to climb here during the Golden Week holidays. (Kyodo)