国产精品99一区二区三_免费中文日韩_国产在线精品一区二区_日本成人手机在线

Amputee Chinese climber makes another attempt to summit Mt. Qomolangma

Source: Xinhua| 2018-04-04 11:50:14|Editor: Mengjie
Video PlayerClose

KATHMANDU, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Xia Boyu, a double amputee climber from China, has arrived in Nepal to make another attempt to climb Mt. Qomolangma this spring.

Along with the 69-year-old Xia, other six Chinese climbers will also climb the world's tallest mountain, according to Imagine Trek and Expedition Private Limited, a Nepali company which is organizing expedition of the Chinese team.

This is the fifth attempt from Xia to climb the Mt. Qomolangma after losing two legs due to severe frostbite during his first attempt in 1975. He was the member of the Chinese national mountaineering team that tried to scale the mountain that year but had to return empty handed due to bad weather after reaching close to summit.

He has already made other three attempts to climb the mountain since 2014. His last attempt had resulted in failure in 2016 due to bad weather after reaching about 100 meters below the summit.

Online version of local Himalayan Times daily reported quoting Xia that he was determined to conquer the Mt. Qomolangma this time to end the over 40-year long battle with the world's tallest mountain.

Xia could get another opportunity to realize his dream of conquering the mountain after Nepal's Supreme Court on March 7 stayed the Nepali government's decision to prohibit double amputees, persons without arms and legs and blind persons from attempting to climbing mountains in Nepal.

Dinesh Bhattarai, director general of Nepal's Department of Tourism told Xinhua on Tuesday that they permitted Xia to climb the Mt Qomolangma last week in line with the Supreme Court decision.

After getting permit from the department on March 29, a seven-member team of Chinese climbers arrived Nepal on April 2, according to Imagine Trek and Expedition.

"They will start expedition from April 5," Mingma Gyalje Sherpa, managing director of the company told Xinhua.

Sherpa who is himself one of the team members in this expedition said that seven Chinese, one Belgian, one Canadian and 14 Nepali Nepali climbers will be attempting to summit the Mt. Qomolangma.

"We hope to reach the summit by the second week of May provided weather condition remains favourable," said Sherpa.

TOP STORIES
EDITOR’S CHOICE
MOST VIEWED
EXPLORE XINHUANET
010020070750000000000000011100001370876051
主站蜘蛛池模板: 庐江县| 临洮县| 锦屏县| 三门峡市| 德州市| 习水县| 南澳县| 松江区| 盐边县| 济阳县| 和林格尔县| 莱阳市| 绍兴市| 淳化县| 赤峰市| 栖霞市| 云阳县| 买车| 鄂伦春自治旗| 宜宾市| 霍城县| 隆林| 天气| 南部县| 民县| 余姚市| 永城市| 德庆县| 清丰县| 灌南县| 景德镇市| 沙河市| 麻阳| 长沙市| 丽水市| 平果县| 牙克石市| 平顺县| 桃江县| 山阳县| 固安县|