Chinese surveyors arrive at the advance camp at Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Lhagba/Xinhua)
MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP, May 7, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A team of more than 30 Chinese surveyors arrived on Thursday at their base camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters, as they aim to remeasure the height of the world's highest mountain.
The team will rest up and continue to repair height measuring equipment at the base camp for at least a day before moving on.
Chinese surveyors hike toward a higher spot after setting out from a base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Lhagba/Xinhua)
Chinese surveyors hike toward the advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters after setting out from a base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters at Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Lhagba/Xinhua)
Chinese surveyors hike toward the advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters after setting out from a base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters at Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Lhagba/Xinhua)
Chinese surveyors hike toward the advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters after setting out from a base camp at an altitude of 5,200 meters at Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Lhagba/Xinhua)
A Chinese surveyor arrives at the advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters at Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Zhaxi Cering/Xinhua)
Chinese surveyors arrive at the advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters at Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Zhaxi Cering/Xinhua)
Chinese surveyors rest at the advance camp at an altitude of 6,500 meters at Mount Qomolangma in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 7, 2020. (Photo by Zhaxi Cering/Xinhua)■
