Bickering at Mt. Everest Base Camp
In video footage, two men can be seen punching each other at the viewing platform situated at the height of 8848 feet. A woman can be seen trying to separate them, but soon afterward, two men can be seen kicking one of them. Everest Border Police Camp intervened and separated the fighting couples. It took the four tourists into custody for further investigation.
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China reopened the Tibetan side of Mount Everest to climbers in April and so many people have begun to go there that it has been crowded.
Scaling Mt. Everest from China
Situated at 8,848.86 meters or 29,031 ft, Mt. Everest is known as Qomolangma or the ‘holy mother’ in Tibet. Though most of the mountaineers trying to scale the highest peak of the world take the Nepalese route, there is also the less-frequented Chinese route. The Chinese mountaineering team comprising of Wang Fuzhou, Gonpo, and Qu Yinhua scaled the highest peak from the north ridge on May 25, 1960.
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What is the height of Mt Everest and what is it called in China?
Situated at 8,848.86 meters or 29,031 ft, Mt. Everest is known as Qomolangma or the holy mother in China. Who was the first from China to scale Mt. Everest?
The Chinese mountaineering team comprising Wang Fuzhou, Gonpo, and Qu Yinhua scaled the highest peak from the north ridge on May 25, 1960.
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