Chinese surveying team reaches Mount Qomolangma summit

By Yang Wanli | chinadaily.com.cn/Xinhua | Updated: 2020-05-27 07:00
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Members of a Chinese surveying team head for the summit of Mt. Qomolangma on May 27, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP - An eight-member Chinese surveying team set off to reach the summit of Mt Qomolangma, the world's highest peak, from a mountain camp at an altitude of 8,300 meters at around 2:10 am Wednesday.

The team of surveyors arrived at the camp at around 3:40 pm on Tuesday and rested for about 10 hours. Meanwhile, six mountaineering guides reached the summit and finished installing facilities at 4:35 pm, after which they descended.

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