New photos of Qomolangma track early climber

By HU DONGMEI and ZHANG XIAOMIN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2022-01-26 17:03
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He shared a copy of the old photo, taken during Mallory's first reconnaissance mission to the slopes of the world's tallest mountain, with Ma Chunlin, 27, a landscape photographer specializing in the Himalayas. Together, they confirmed that Mallory's photo was shot from the Kharta Valley, east of Qomolangma and 5,700 meters above sea level.

Through Google Earth, they got a view of the valley and found that the northeastern ridge of the mountain was perfectly presented.

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