Classic Itineraries
The top three male finishers in the Beijing Marathon all broke a 27-year-old record
Zhang Yingying won the women's race with a time of 2:31:19, crossing the finish line easily and with a clear advantage. The top three male finishers—champion Tola (center), runner-up Kiplimo, and third-place finisher Luno Daniel (right)—all broke the event record. On a rare sunny autumn day, the 2013 Beijing International Marathon came to a close, with Ethiopian runner Tola...
Young man hikes 1,300 km home while reflecting on life’s path
Wang Kun hiking on the road As a post-80s man about to be discharged from the military, in order to put a fitting end to his over ten years of service, Wang Kun decided to spend one month hiking 1,300 km from Liaoning Province back to his hometown in Suixian County, Shangqiu City. He also wanted to carefully think about where he should head next in life. On the first day,...
US firm plans budget space tourism trips at $75,000 per ticket
Flight capsule with pressurized windows can carry up to 8 passengers According to a report by The Wall Street Journal on the 22nd, a company in Arizona, USA, plans to launch a “quasi-space tourism” project. Its travel “wonder” is not a rocket, but a high-altitude hot air balloon that can take thrill-seeking travelers to the edge of Earth's atmosphere....
The 2013 Red Bull Night Urban Orienteering Zhongshan Station – A Newbie’s Exhaustively Detailed Guide
I had never heard of orienteering before and knew absolutely nothing about it. When a friend told me she signed me up too and said I’d love the activity, I was utterly bewildered and even a bit at a loss. So I kept asking Baidu what orienteering was. After getting a basic understanding, I discussed it again with my friend, who...
Boiling Snow Company teams up with Core Power (Asia) and Boardzone to co-create the 2013 Boiling Snow Beijing event...
Beijing: Monday, October 21, 2013 — Core Power (Asia) and Boardzone are proud to announce that they will be responsible for the construction and operation of the Chinese official website for the international extreme sports and music event “Air & Style Snowboarding Competition,” which began in 1993, as well as industry media communication and social media promotion this year, and...
TNF Outdoor Festival Series
Photo of Taoist Priest Peng Lian with a friend from Kazakhstan Photo of Taoist Priest Peng Lian at the foot of the Khan Tengri Mountain with Mongolian friends Taoist Priest Peng Lian and friends displaying the full route map. From December 22, 2011, to September 14, 2013, Taoist Priest Peng Lian from the Taiqing Palace on Mount Lao in Qingdao spent 21 months traveling from Shandong, passing through Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan...
A girl hitchhikes and hikes to Nepal, eating one steamed bun a day
A girl hiked and hitchhiked to Nepal, carrying 500 yuan and eating just one steamed bun a day. Hu Die, a 26-year-old woman from Dianjiang, embarked on a life-changing journey with another girl, traveling from Chengdu to Tibet and then to Nepal by hiking and hitchhiking. The trip was full of hardships but also moments of warmth. Recently, after nearly 3...
A 19-year-old sophomore at Yale University in the U.S. plans to trek to Antarctica
A 19-year-old sophomore at Yale University in the U.S. plans to trek to Antarctica. Xinhua News Agency reports that Parker Liautaud (pictured above), a 19-year-old sophomore from the United States, intends to trek from the Antarctic coast to the South Pole in 22 days to set a new record, while also aiming to raise awareness about climate change. Liautaud will be accompanied by veteran explorer...
Strong man in Suzhou attacked by hornets while hiking, falls unconscious on the spot
Recently, the 2013 annual professional staff training program of Himalaya in Shenzhen kicked off in Beijing. As the first stop of the centralized training, the Beijing session mainly invited professional outdoor store staff from North China to receive specialized knowledge training. This serves as a way for brands to establish more effective and efficient communication channels with terminal sales personnel, as well as...
The Lodestar gloves have won the Backpacker Editors' Choice Award
Seattle, Washington (October 15, 2013), in the just-released fall gear selection by Backpacker magazine, the latest glove product from the renowned American outdoor brand Outdoor Research, Lodestar (“Polaris”), has been awarded the “Editors' Choice Award.” This is also the second...
Chinese climbing star Zhong Qixin returns to the team after completing the season, looking back on this year’s competitive journey with undiminished ambition
After the final event of this year’s IFSC Climbing World Cup series — the 2013 Wujiang-Fenhu World Cup — concluded on October 23, 2013, Zhong Qixin, captain of the Chinese National Climbing Team and Red Bull-sponsored athlete, returned today to the training base in Huairou. At the last stop of this year’s Climbing World Cup in Wujiang...
Over a thousand cyclists beautify Shanxi’s Fenhe River, promoting low-carbon living through biking
Recently, Linfen City in Shanxi Province hosted the Beautiful Fenhe Green Cycling Competition. More than 1,000 cycling enthusiasts from 10 provinces and cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Fujian, as well as from the province itself, enjoyed the thrill of cycling in the scenic Fenhe Park. The competition featured three categories...
A Taoist priest from Qingdao’s Laoshan Mountain treks west to Afghanistan over 21 months, covering 30,000 li
Photos of Taoist Priest Peng Lian with friends from Kazakhstan · Photo of Taoist Priest Peng Lian with Mongolian friends at the foot of the Khangai Mountains · Taoist Priest Peng Lian and friends display the full route map. From December 22, 2011, to September 14, 2013, Taoist Priest Peng Lian from the Taiqing Palace on Qingdao’s Laoshan Mountain spent 21 months traveling from Shandong through Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan...
The Tibet Mountaineering Team kicks off winter training to boost athletes' physical fitness
The annual winter training session of the Tibet Mountaineering Team recently commenced in Lhasa, the regional capital. As one of the team’s key training programs for the year, this month-long winter training focuses on physical conditioning to lay a solid foundation for the various mountaineering activities scheduled for 2014. According to Lobsang Yundain, deputy head of the Tibet Mountaineering Team...
Shenzhen Himalaya's Professional Staff Training Program Concludes Successfully in Beijing
Recently, Shenzhen Himalaya's 2013 Professional Staff Training Program kicked off in Beijing. As the first stop of the centralized training, the Beijing session primarily invited outdoor retail staff from North China to receive professional product knowledge training. This initiative serves as an effective and efficient communication channel between brands and frontline sales personnel, and also contributes to the cultivation and advancement of China’s outdoor specialty market, playing a positive role in improving the quality of industry professionals and promoting standardized development.
A 60-Year-Old Disabled Elderly Man Hikes Through Guizhou, Receives Help from Kind Strangers
Zhou Genfa Looks at a Map A 63-year-old elderly man from Shanghai became disabled after being injured in a car accident. Recently, this elderly man was drawn to the beautiful scenery of Guizhou and decided to hike through the province. According to Zhou Genfa, he is 63 years old and hails from Putuo District, Shanghai. Ten years ago, he was involved in a car accident in Chongqing, which left his right leg with a third-degree disability...
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Cancer Can't Stop a Miao Teenager's Cycling Journey — Fell in love with bicycles at age 12, turned pro at 16, diagnosed with cancer at 18, started a new life at 20... For a young man just 23 years old, such an experience is nothing short of dramatic. This young man is Luo Dingfan. Despite suffering from a serious illness...
The Journey of a Miao Teenager with Cancer Who Rode His Bike: Short Film Selected for Global Finals
Cancer Couldn't Stop a Miao Teenager's Cycling Journey
Hiker Suffers Fracture in Qingdao’s Laoshan Mountains, Rugged Terrain Hampers Rescue
Rescue Scene Yesterday morning, over 50 hiking enthusiasts from Weifang’s Changyi gathered for a group trip to climb Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao. Among them, Mr. Zhang was walking along an unofficial trail near Beitianmen when he slipped and fell, fracturing his right fibula and leaving him immobile. He had no choice but to call for help. The Qingdao Life Saving Association and the Qingdao Red Cross Blue Sky Rescue Team deployed nearly 30...
200,000 visitors flock to Fragrant Hills to admire red leaves, leaving 20 tons of trash over the weekend
University student volunteers from various colleges in Haidian District weaved through Fragrant Hills Park, offering free directions, maintaining order, and keeping the environment clean, serving visitors with bright smiles and enthusiasm. Last weekend, the color-change rate of the maple leaves at Fragrant Hills exceeded 70%, marking the most beautiful season. The fine weather also boosted visitors’ enthusiasm for leaf-peeping, with 200,000 people climbing the mountain over the weekend—the highest number since the start of the Red Leaf Festival. While enjoying the red leaf scenery, visitors also created challenges for the park’s cleaning staff—workers had to clear nearly 10 tons of trash each day, double the amount from two weeks earlier.