Classic Itineraries
Dreams are waiting? Dreams are on the way.
The 2012 sixth edition of the “Endless Experience – The Gore-Tex Outdoor Dream Realization Activity” is drawing to a close. While anticipating this year’s champion, we bring you the dream realization story from Zhou Wenfeng, the extraordinary outdoor category champion from the previous year. Zhou Wenfeng (left) and teammates Dreams are waiting Zhou Wenfeng, who...
Race Across America: Complete 4,811 km in 12 Days
Christoph Strasser is riding across America. Every morning, Strasser quickly falls asleep under his coach’s hypnosis. To keep up the pace, he even consumes only liquid food for necessary sustenance. Introduction: In the world of cycling, endurance races involving nearly non-stop cycling are...
A blind backpacker completes a four-country trip by hitchhiking and hiking
During the journey of blind backpacker Cao Shengkang, many tourists took photos of him. Yesterday, Cao Shengkang recounted his experiences. Carrying a backpack and holding a white cane, the 35-year-old blind masseur Cao Shengkang spent 19 days traveling abroad for the first time in his life, relying on hitchhiking and hiking. Yesterday...
Outdoor Dreams Interview Record
On March 10, 2012, Zhang Jingwei, General Manager of Gore’s Beijing branch and Marketing Director of the Textiles Division in China, visited the Beijing Traffic Radio FM103.9 program “Journey.” During the live broadcast, Ms. Zhang gave a comprehensive explanation of the ongoing sixth “Gore-Tex Outdoor Dreams Realization Activity.” Join me on this journey to pursue dreams...
Real-life footage of Gross siblings, champions of the Tor des Géants, during their Beijing race trip
Twin champions of Italy’s 330-kilometer Tor des Géants (TorDesGeants), who are signed athletes of Tecnica, came to Beijing to participate in the TNF100 100-kilometer trail run. Green Light Outdoor followed them during the race, and the following is a detailed report from the Green Light Outdoor website. Pre-race: The Gross siblings at Beijing Olympic Forest Park...
Fuzhou's rickshaw uncle spent six years walking 40,000 kilometers across China
May 12, 2012, Fuzhou – “Rickshaw Uncle” Chen You pulls his rickshaw through the streets. A middle-aged man nearing fifty, disheartened with life, let go of everything to journey alone with an iron rickshaw across China. Along the way, in the desolate northwest, a suddenly appearing female cyclist broke down in tears hugging him; in the...
Spakct invites you to the 2012 Asian Bicycle Exhibition
It is reported that Shenzhen Luge Culture Communication Co., Ltd. will attend the 2012 Asian Bicycle Exhibition with its own cycling apparel brand: Spakct, as well as its represented brands ULAC (Taiwan \ locks and lights), CONIFER－BIV (Taiwan \ hard bike bags), and goodhand (Taiwan \ cycling gloves). Some of the products to be showcased at the exhibition have been released in advance—stay tuned.
Tens of thousands of netizens took photos to help an elderly bedridden man "travel" the world
In less than a week, 86-year-old Ling Ruix? had "traveled" around the globe. There’s photographic proof — one moment, he was bathed in the sunset glow of the Brazilian rainforest, the next, he was surrounded by green fields in the French countryside. Whether it was the skyscrapers of New York or the shores of Sydney, he was there. ...
Good news: The Asia Outdoor Exhibition has been listed as one of the exhibitions supported and guided by the Ministry of Commerce in 2012
Guilin Life Network News (Reporter: Liu Jiaoqing, text/photos) In the beautiful city of Yangshuo, natural rock climbing attracts tens of thousands of enthusiasts from around the world every year. Liu Yongbang, a post-80s individual, driven by an infinite longing for nature, gave up his studies to pursue rock climbing and settled in Yangshuo, spending years "dancing with the rocks." In his first year of learning to climb...
Registration for the 2012 Asia Bike Show is still in full swing
Given the success of the 2011 show and widespread industry support, the 2012 (second) edition of the Asia Bike Show plans to utilize two exhibition halls, doubling the display area to 24,000 square meters. Currently, registration for the 2012 Asia Bike Show is booming, with 80% of exhibitors from 2011 confirming their participation again, and most indicating they will expand their booth space...
Rock Climbing: Dancing ballet on the cliffs in the name of youth
Guilin Life News (Reporter Liu Jiaoqing, text/photos) In the beautiful city of Yangshuo, natural rock climbing attracts tens of thousands of enthusiasts from around the world every year. “Post-80s” Liu Yongbang, driven by his boundless longing for nature, dropped out of school to pursue climbing and settled in Yangshuo, where he has been “dancing with the rocks” for years. In his first year of learning to climb...
Outdoor Classroom: How to Relieve Hand Fatigue While Rock Climbing
Rock climbing can easily lead to localized fatigue in the limbs, especially in the hands. How to quickly recover from hand fatigue is an urgent issue that needs addressing. This article summarizes the causes and treatments of hand fatigue during rock climbing for climbers’ reference. Massage...
China University of Geosciences mountaineering team conquers Everest; Kaifeng girl Gao Lin fails to reach the summit
Kaifeng girl Gao Lin fails to reach the summit; Luoyang native Dong Fan succeeds in summiting Reporter Zhou Guangxian This is a report from our newspaper. The China University of Geosciences mountaineering team successfully reached the summit of the world's highest peak—Mount Everest—at 8:16 a.m. on May 19. Regrettably, Gao Lin, a team member from Kaifeng who was previously reported on by our newspaper, did not reach the summit, while Dong Fan, a team member whose ancestral home is in Luoyang...
China University of Geosciences Mountaineering Team Summits Everest
Beijing, May 20 (Reporter Wang Xiaguang) — According to information from the Everest Base Camp of the China University of Geosciences Mountaineering Team, at 8:16 a.m. on May 19, four members of the university's mountaineering team successfully reached the summit of Mount Everest from the north side, standing atop the world’s highest peak at an elevation of 8,844.43 meters. They became the first university mountaineering team in China to conquer the world’s highest mountain. The...
The One Foundation Rescue Alliance training classroom is now established at Scalpel Outdoor Lifestyle Store
Today marks the grand opening of the Beijing CBD Outdoor Lifestyle Store of the renowned outdoor brand Scalpel, as well as the inauguration of the One Foundation Rescue Alliance public training classroom at the store. Scalpel will provide long-term venue support for the One Foundation Rescue Alliance’s training lectures, helping civilian rescue organizations deliver structured and ongoing training programs to outdoor enthusiasts...
Backpackers involved in car accident on Sichuan-Tibet Highway rescued via Weibo with help from Air China
Four backpackers hitchhiking to Lhasa were caught in a car accident. One backpacker tragically died, while three others were injured and urgently needed to be transferred to another hospital for treatment. Yesterday, a friend of the backpackers posted a plea for help on Sina Weibo, hoping someone could assist in arranging a plane to transport the injured to Chengdu. At 10:15 AM on the 17th, a netizen “Vihik...”
Riding with Lions: Chinese First Motorcycle Expedition Across Africa
"Riding with Lions" team captured this stunning African sunset during their 36-day, 8,210-kilometer journey from South Africa (Cape Town) to Kenya. This extraordinary cross-continental motorcycle expedition—"Riding with Lions" African Wildlife Conservation & Ecological Environment Survey...
In the no-man's-land, who will fight alongside me?
“If you feel your calves getting especially tired, put more strength into your thighs and try to walk with a swinging motion; if your thighs get tired, then straighten your body and use your calf muscles,” said Lei Diansheng as he entered the high-altitude area of the Altun Mountains, sharing his long-distance trekking experience with fellow hiker “Youjin” and other team members. He told his teammates...
The Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival is making a sensational comeback.
The Spring Gear Buying Guide from the U.S. magazine Outside, set to launch on May 1, is an authoritative guide for purchasing outdoor gear. It covers 14 major categories, and all products have been rigorously tested by the editorial team. Recommended for outdoor enthusiasts. The Out... is designed using GORE-TEX’s latest fabric technology, ActiveShell.
Athletes from Shandong Provincial Sports School Win Two Golds at Asian Rock Climbing Championships
At the 20th Asian Rock Climbing Championships held recently in Leye, Guangxi, four students from Shandong Provincial Sports School competed for the Chinese team and ultimately won two gold medals. The Chinese team secured a total of two championships in this competition, with Shandong Provincial Sports School student Wang Yang winning the women's speed climbing event, while Zhang Ning represented Team China I and triumphed in the mixed-gender relay event finals...