Green Field Salon: "Man vs. Wild" New Book Launch & Exclusive Interview with Mountaineer Wang Lei

2012Year5Month23DayAt 7:00 PM, the Green Field Salon — the launch event for Bear Grylls’ "Man vs. Wild" new book, which gathered over a hundred outdoor enthusiasts — was grandly held at the8000Moutdoor theme restaurant in Wangjing. The star-studded Green Field Salon brought together numerous hikers to share their experiences in outdoor activities and wilderness survival. The exclusive salon hosted by Green Field this time mainly included: a sharing session on wilderness survival secrets along with the launch of the "Man vs. Wild" new book, as well as an exclusive on-site display and giveaway of Bear Grylls’ Chinese autobiography, authorized exclusively by the Discovery Channel. Additionally, the event invited Wang Lei, the first Chinese woman to complete the "Seven Summits Plus Two" expedition, and outdoor survival expert Hai Mao, to share their personal experiences in outdoor survival. During the event, the editor of the Green Field Outdoor Network also conducted an exclusive interview with veteran mountaineer Wang Lei.

The event site was bustling with energy, and the first-ever Green Field Salon, which gathered many outdoor enthusiasts, was successfully held. Throughout the sharing of wilderness survival experiences by seasoned explorers, various interactive quiz segments were interspersed, continuously sparking enthusiastic participation from the audience. About halfway through the salon, the host of Green Field invited veteran explorer Wang Lei on stage to share her wilderness survival experience on Shishapangma. As Ms. Wang Lei spoke, the audience looked on with admiration, and bursts of applause erupted during particularly inspiring moments. After her sharing, the Green Field editor conducted a brief exclusive interview with her.

Event begins — First speaker

Child who received Bear’s biography

As a seasoned outdoor explorer and mountaineer, Wang Lei2010In [year], she successfully summited Mount Everest, becoming the first Chinese woman globally to complete7+2the Seven Summits project. The mountains she has conquered include Vinson Massif in Antarctica, Denali in North America, Aconcagua in South America, Kilimanjaro in Africa, Mount Elbrus in Europe, Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya) in Oceania, and Mount Everest in Asia. Before this, she was a “bookworm” with no sports background — so what belief drove her to achieve such an extraordinary goal? With this question in mind, we sat down with Wang Lei to hear her insights.