Tibet gears up for new climbing season
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bracing">bracing</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="over">over</span> 250 <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="mountaineers">mountaineers</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 8,000 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mountaineers">mountaineers</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="Mountaineering">Mountaineering</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, 254 <span word="mountaineers">mountaineers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Spain">Spain</span>, <span word="Nepal">Nepal</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>.</p><p><span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="sixth">sixth</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>, <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Cho">Cho</span> <span word="Oyu">Oyu</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="elevation">elevation</span> <span word="of">of</span> 8,201 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 14<span word="th">th</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>, <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Shishapangma">Shishapangma</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="at">at</span> 8,012 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="high">high</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Mingxing">Mingxing</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="association">association</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="climbers">climbers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="climbs">climbs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="September">September</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="mountaineers">mountaineers</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="downturn">downturn</span>. <span word="Still">Still</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="expects">expects</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="autonomous">autonomous</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="hastening">hastening</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="mountaineers">mountaineers</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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