Chinese Su Rongqin and Liu Yong, and Americans Tim Boelter and Jon Otto have made the coveted first ascent of Yangmolong (6,060m), a mountain with a long history of failed attempts. Read more »
The elegant pyramid of 6,376m Grosvenor in the Minya Konka Range of China's Daxue Shan received its third and fourth ascents by new routes on opposite sides of the mountain. Read more »
Emerging Chinese alpinists Yan Dongdong and Zhou Peng have climbed three new routes in the Minya Konka Range of Sichuan's Daxue Shan. Read more »
Previously unreported by Western media, a small Japanese team has made the first ascent of Xiaqiangla (5,470m), a fine pyramid in China's northern Daxue Shan. Read more »
From 1st January 2011 new Chinese regulations will make it financially much harder for small parties to attempt virgin peaks in Sichuan. Read more »
Permit fees for climbing in Sichuan have proved enigmatic in the past, with contrasting information and illogical or inconsistent quotes adding to confusion. Now, thanks to a liaison officer from the Sichuan Mountaineering Association (SMA), we have the official position of the Chinese Government on the required payment for individuals climbing in the Province during 2010. Read more »
Chinese mountaineering is traditionally characterized by large expeditions making a conventional siege, but recently young climbers have been operating as small teams, putting up fine new routes in alpine-style on their own mountains. Read more »
Martin Ploug and Kristoffer Szilas from Denmark have made the first ascent of Ren Zhong Feng, a little-known peak that was thought to be one of the few remaining unclimbed 6,000m summits in Sichuan Province, China. Read more »
Russians Mikhail Mikhailov and Alexander Ruchkin have climbed most likely the hardest technical line to date in the Minya Konka Group of Chinese Sichuan Read more »
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