In early June, "Mountains in the Sky," written by Wang Tiannan, chairman of the Urumqi Mountaineering and Exploration Association, was published, sparking a wave of enthusiasm in Urumqi's mountaineering and outdoor communities.
Xinjiang is located in the heart of Eurasia, and due to its unique geographical feature of "three mountain ranges sandwiching two basins": the majestic, thousand-mile-long Tianshan Mountain range, the vast, imposing yet serene Altai Mountains, and the rarely visited Kunlun Mountains, with their high-altitude canyons, it has become a paradise for mountaineers with its mysterious and magnificent natural landscapes.
More and more people are venturing outdoors into the mountains and wilderness, and mountaineering has become a fashionable leisure activity that has won widespread popularity. As a result, more and more people are eager to learn more about mountaineering knowledge.
Known as the "wild mountaineer of the Tianshan school," Wang Tiannan is the first Chinese person to summit Bogda Peak. He has climbed Bogda Peak seven times and ventured into the Kunlun Mountains and northern Tibet over ten times. "Mountains in the Sky" is a compilation and refinement by Wang Tiannan of a series of expeditions and mountaineering activities he organized and participated in across Xinjiang: challenging Bogda Peak while carrying a field kitchen, spending the night tied to a rope at "Devil’s 5080," enduring long nights camping in the ice crevasses of Muztagh Ata atop Tianshen Peak, and terrifying nights by the banks of the Muzart River... The book not only covers the author’s valuable mountaineering experience but also provides a comprehensive overview of climbing and exploration guides for important peaks in Xinjiang, as well as classic trekking and crossing routes in the region. The book not only covers the author’s valuable mountaineering experience but also provides a comprehensive overview of climbing and exploration guides for important peaks in Xinjiang, serving as a guide to the region’s classic trekking and crossing routes.
(Reported by our correspondent Zhao Jianchen)