4 climbers selected to measure Mount Everest
Mar 3, 2005 11: 59 EST
Last month we reported that China State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping is planning an Everest expedition this year to establish if Everest have shrunk some 2 meters due to Global Warming. China will use GPS and radar for the measurement.
Four climbers from SBSM have now been selected for the summit attempt: Huagang BAI (27), Xining LIU (28), Xiubo REN (26) and Tianlu BAI (26) (from left to right in picture).
None of them had previous mountaineering experience, so CMA (China Mountaineering Association) have provided training for them since December 2004.
The mission will be carried out with the assistance of Tibetan Mountaineering Association, in a joint expedition with the All-Women China-Japan Expedition.
Image of the selected summit climbers, courtesy of China People's daily.
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