4Month4In the evening, the Peking University Mountain Eagle Society's26th-anniversary series of events — the "National Universities Outdoor Forum" — was held at the Science Teaching Building of Peking University. Representatives from over24university outdoor clubs across more than ten regions, including Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Anhui, and Xinjiang, participated in this event. Guests attending the forum included Li Shuping, an alpine medicine expert and outdoor risk management specialist from the Chinese Mountaineering Association and former director of its Outdoor Department; Luo Shen, head of the Alpine Exploration Department of the Chinese Mountaineering Association; Fang Xiang, a coach from the Chinese Mountaineering Association; Cao Jun, vice president of the Shenzhen Mountaineering & Outdoor Sports Association; and Sun Bin, principal of Peak Outdoor Sports School and a renowned Chinese mountaineer.
This forum consisted of a main forum and four sub-forums. The main forum focused on “Analysis of the Current Situation of University Students’ Mountaineering in China and the Responsibilities They Should Undertake.” Hu Wentao from Tsinghua University’s Mountain Wilderness Association, Chen Peiqin from Southwest Jiaotong University’s Panshi Society, Wang Zhaofeng from Beihang University’s Lingfeng Society, and Zhang Mohan from Peking University’s Mountain Eagle Society delivered keynote speeches based on their own club development experiences. Later, Cao Jun gave a responsive speech, stating that the primary significance of student outdoor clubs lies in providing opportunities for personal growth through outdoor experiences, and that defining their organizational role as “education” would be more conducive to their development. Luo Shen emphasized the importance of mutual understanding and communication among all parties involved in university students’ mountaineering activities.
Subsequently, university representatives freely chose sub-forums that interested them to continue discussions and exchanges. Sub-forum One delved deeper into the topics of the main forum; Sub-forum Two focused on “Seeking Sponsorship and Maintaining Long-Term Cooperation,” where participants shared their clubs’ experiences in securing and maintaining sponsorships; Sub-forum Three mainly revolved around “Cultivating and Selecting Club Talents,” discussing the challenges and solutions for nurturing talent within clubs amid increasing academic and employment pressures and rapid membership turnover; Sub-forum Four addressed “Joint Development of Outdoor Clubs,” engaging in detailed discussions on building inter-university information exchange platforms, growing outdoor clubs, and possible future directions.
Within the realm of possibility, it is the responsibility and care that contemporary university students should have to think, discuss issues, seek solutions, and innovate. This forum is the starting point of our journey. In the future, the experiences and insights of various clubs will be summarized and compiled, eventually presented in the form of an achievement booklet to be shared with university clubs and all sectors of society who care about us.