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| Chinese Mount Qomolangma Expedition members
are on their way to the camp at the altitude of 7,028m on May 19, 2005.
They scaled Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, at 11:08 a.m.
May 22, 2005. They are on a mission to remeasure the height of the earth's
summit. (Xinhua Photo) |
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| In this file photo taken on May 19, 2005,
Ji Ji, a member of Chinese mountaineers, starts her journey from a camp at
6,500 meters on May 19, 2005. Chinese mountaineers/researchers scaled
Mount Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest, at 11:08 on Sunday. They
are on a mission to remeasure the height of the earth's summit. (Xinhua
Photo) |
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| In this file photo taken on May 19, 2005,
Ji Ji(R), a member of Chinese Mount Qomolangma Expedition, makes
preparation for her last rush for the top in a camp at the altitude of
6,500 meters. (Xinhua photo) |
QOMOLANGMA, Tibet, May 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Fifteen Chinese
mountaineers on a mission to remeasure the height of the earth's summit scaled
Mount Qomolangma (Mount Everest) at about 11: 08 Beijing Time, according to
reports from the headquarters.
The 15 including: Pubu, 40, Ngawang, 24, Gyabu Jr.
and Dorji Gaesang of the Tibet Mountaineering Team, and surveyors.
They are erecting a survey beacon, GPS and radar
equipment on top of the peak for height measurement. A ceremony was held at the
base camp to celebrate the successful scaling of the peak.
Twenty-four Chinese researchers and mountaineers
started their assault on Mount Qomolangma, the summit of the earth, which is
known as Mount Everest in the West, to remeasure its height at 3:30 a.m. on
Sunday. Enditem |