During this year’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the Fengyun Society’s Sea Tuo training took place as scheduled. A total of 35 members set out, and all successfully reached the summit and returned safely. Sea Tuo Mountain is located at the border between Zhangshanying Town in Yanqing and Chicheng County in Hebei Province, about 18 kilometers from Yanqing. Its main peak stands at an elevation of 2,241 meters, making it the second highest peak in Beijing. The summit of Da Hai Tuo is a gently sloping grassland plateau nearly 10 kilometers long, 500 meters wide, and no narrower than 100 meters at its narrowest point. The purpose of this training was twofold: on one hand, to help members of the two teams get to know each other and integrate, thereby strengthening the cohesion of the society; on the other hand, to allow members to experience the 16-character mountaineering spirit: “Endurance, hard work, unity, cooperation, daring to win, and striving to reach new heights.”
At 5:30 a.m. on June 1st, 35 Sea Tuo training participants gathered at the cliff area. After a brief preparation, the team set off at 6:00 a.m. The captain of this training team was our idol-conscious ― “A San Yo” (Chen Linli). Around 9:00 a.m., after a bumpy ride, the members arrived at the foot of Sea Tuo. After a short rest, they began a strenuous climb that lasted over seven hours. For the veteran members who had been here before, Sea Tuo was dreamily beautiful — so much so that even though they were tired, they would gladly come back a second or third time... For the newcomers who had never been here, it was filled with all kinds of longing: clouds, stars, sunrises, sunsets, and grasslands. Fatigue, sweat, and soreness — all of it vanished in the sea of clouds at the summit. Even though strong winds and a sudden heavy rain prevented the starry sky from appearing as expected, what we felt more was the warmth and emotion, perseverance and pursuit shared by a group of young people with the same dreams. Well done, Fengyun Society ! You all did great this year ! What Sea Tuo gave you was not just the beautiful scenery before your eyes, but more importantly, dreams about youth, dreams, and perseverance !
On the second day, after packing up the campsite and organizing a collective cleanup of the surrounding trash — bringing all waste down the mountain — the team gathered at 9:50 a.m. to begin the descent. The weather was clear, and the “Enchanting Slope,” which drops 800 meters, was much easier to navigate compared to previous years when it was slippery. Members helped each other along the way, and in the end, all participants descended safely. At 1:46 p.m., the team reached the mountain foot, gathered and cleared all the trash brought down, and the members finally set off lightly, taking the train home. At 5:30 p.m., all 37 members of the Fengyun Society safely returned from the Sea Tuo training, arriving at Qinghuayuan Railway Station.
The Sea Tuo activity has now been successfully concluded. Congratulations on having a Sea Tuo experience that belongs uniquely to you all ! May Fengyun be with you all the way !