On May 17, 2015, the Humanities and Science Exploration Team of China Agricultural University’s Fengyun Society conducted a loaded hiking training session at Baiwang Mountain. This was the team’s first independent outdoor training session since its establishment.
On the day of the activity, everyone boarded the school bus early and arrived at...
2015The5team17members each carried a copy of National Geographic magazine, while each female member carried
one. With their packs ready and group photos taken, bathed in the warm morning light, we set off for Baiwang Mountain singing songs, embarking on those long hours of mountain trails, and enjoying the beauty in the light clouds and gentle breeze. I’ve always loved the feeling of being in the mountains — no crowded high-rises, no speeding cars, just the dense forests, long stone paths, and the dappled shadows cast by sunlight, as well as the people who will always be by your side no matter what. Just like the traditional saying in Fengyun Society: whenever someone asks, “Why do you climb mountains?” the members will answer without hesitation, “No reason, just because the mountain is there, and I am here.”
24Although the route included several very steep descents, countless forks in the road where we weren’t sure which way to go, and the experience of marching through thunderstorms, the support and encouragement from our teammates made it all worthwhile. The water droplets refracting in the sunlight reflected our vibrant youth — the best years of our lives. On the wooden bridge, we once shouted together, “Go, Science Exploration Team!” It was our promise to each other, and a memory that will still bring smiles years later.16It is reported that the Humanities and Science Exploration Team of China Agricultural University’s Fengyun Society is the only university club to have made consecutive trips to Tibet for several years. This year, marking the eleventh year, they are setting off again,