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Autumn Mountaineering Season In Tibet
By KTM Metro Reporter
November 9, 2013: More than 150 mountaineers locals and foreigners reached the summit of Snow Mountains during this autumn's mountaineering season in Tibet, official of China Tibet Mountaineering Association (CTMA) told Xinhua on Friday.
Ninety climbers including 12 Chinese and 78 foreigners succeeded in reaching the summit of Mount Cho Oyu at 8,201 meters, the sixth highest mountain in the world this autumn, said Zhang Mingxing, Secretary General of CTMA.
Meanwhile, 36 foreign climbers made a successful ascent of Mount Shishapangma at 8,012 meters, the 14th highest mountain. Another 11 Chinese mountaineers climbed to the peak of Mount Noijin Kangsang with an elevation of 7,206 meters
Tibet has had about 60 local climbers and more than 250 foreign climbers from Nepal, Austria, the United States, Britain, Spain, France, South Korea and other countries for mountaineering this autumn, said Zhang, although some climbers failed to reach the summit, none lost life because of mountain climbing.
Tibet Autonomous Region is located on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, or the Roof of the World. The average altitude of the region is above 4,000 meters. Tibet is the home of five mountains higher than 8,000 meters and more than 70 mountains higher than 7,000 meters. The region has unique resources for mountaineering.
Mountaineering activities in Tibet are usually in spring and autumn, as risks are much higher in summer and winter due to local weather conditions.
