Mountaineering fans scale snowy peak to embrace New Year 2018
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"My friends, I've scaled the Gangshika snowy peak. It's meaningful to have the feat on the first day of the new year. And I wish you all the best," Geng Ru, an outdoor sports fan said in her social media Wechat on Monday.

On Jan. 1, Geng, together with her mother, was a member of the mountaineering fans who participated in the 2018 New Year Mountaineering and Body Building, hosted by Qinghai Sports Bureau, in Menyuan Hui autonomous county, Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Qinghai province.

To recall the beauty of Gangshika snowy peak, Geng said that "We human beings can't conquer the nature, but to admire and understand it. And climbing is the way of worship for us."

With the peak elevation of 5,254.5 meters, Gangshika is the highest of Qilian mountain range, and its ice, snow, gravel and a small rock wall makes it a perfect destination for climbers.

Wei Jie, another mountaineering fan who just returned from the C1 camp at an altitude of more than 4,000 meters, told Xinhua that she camped in the C1 with some 60 climbers on the afternoon of December 31, 2017.

And on the New Year's Eve, the climbers had a campfire with fireworks to welcome the New Year against the chilly temperature of minus 10 degrees Celsius.

"I had kind of holy sense of having a look at the snow mountain, which makes me feel on the top of the world. Here, I pray for 2018," said Wei.

For the success of the climbing, the logistics support is indispensable. Ma Yi, a 42-year-old Hui villager in Menyuan County, was one of the local people who provided the service of transporting vegetables, food and equipment, which took nearly three hours back and forth.

"I'm delighted to provide the supplies for those out-of-town friends, and I hope they can feel the hospitality of our locals," said Ma.

"Climbing for fitness in the New Year is the theme of our activity, and I hope it will become a habit for all people," said Cairangtai, the director of Qinghai Sports Bureau.

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