国内英语资讯:China Focus: Mt. Qomolangma remeasuring surveyors arrive at base camp at a height of 6,500 m
<p><span word="MOUNT">MOUNT</span> <span word="QOMOLANGMA">QOMOLANGMA</span> <span word="BASE">BASE</span> <span word="CAMP">CAMP</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 7-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="surveyors">surveyors</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 6,500 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remeasure">remeasure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 5 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="trekking">trekking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,200 <span word="meters">meters</span>, <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tingri">Tingri</span> <span word="County">County</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tibet">Tibet</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="on">on</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="height">height</span> <span word="of">of</span> 5,800 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 6 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="surveyors">surveyors</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="around">around</span> 11 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>., <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Rongbuk">Rongbuk</span> <span word="glacier">glacier</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slope">slope</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glacier">glacier</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="snow">snow</span> <span word="road">road</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surveyors">surveyors</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoe">shoe</span>-<span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="point">point</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="climbers">climbers</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="crampons">crampons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="icy">icy</span> <span word="road">road</span>.</p><p><span word="Known">Known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="devil">devil</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>," <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="guides">guides</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suffer">suffer</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="sickness">sickness</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="geographical">geographical</span> <span word="location">location</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="camp">camp</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="altitudes">altitudes</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7,028 <span word="meters">meters</span>, 7,790 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="and">and</span> 8,300 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="climbing">climbing</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="slope">slope</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Qomolangma">Qomolangma</span>.</p>
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