(Photo credits:Yāomèi Peak photographed in2009)
For this climbing event, the Chinese team memberswill use exclusively Osprey gear. Additionally,the Osprey brandwill alsoprovide support in the form of public equipment, including high-altitude tents and porter loads. Technically, the climb will follow the Alpine style throughout: this includes ice, snow, and mixed snow-rock climbing, fully self-supported ascents without reliance on high-altitude porters, with base camps established at the foot of the target peaks and self-catered meals.Public gear support will be provided, including high-altitude tents and porters' packs. The technical aspects of this climb will fully adopt alpine-style climbing: this includes ice, snow, and mixed ice-rock climbing, with the entire ascent being self-reliant without the assistance of support staff. A base camp will be set up at the foot of the target mountain, and climbers will prepare their own meals.
Chinese team:
Six climbers and one photographer
Gu Gu
Kang Hua
Zong Li
Dili
Luo Biao
Ye Ma
Zhang Rui (photographer)
French team: Ten climbers, one photographer, and one videographer
Christian Trommsdroff
Fanny Gras
Melanie Martinot
Chloe Laget
Marion Poitevin
Jerome Para
Julien Dusserre
Christophe Dumarest
Maris Rozenblats
Damien Tomasi
Bruno Peyronnet (videographer)
Thomas Vialletet (photographer)