The national flag and torch climbed to the top of the world (70 years, walked together · dialogue with two generations of sports people)
Mount Qomolangma is the highest peak in the world. Chinese climbers have brought the the five-starred red flag and Olympic flame to the summit one after another. The older generation of Mountaineers overcame difficulties and did not fear hardships in order to fly on the summit of Mount Everest the five-starred red flag. The new generation of mountaineers escorted the top of the world on the Olympic torch. Time changes and mountaineering continues to develop, but the mountaineering spirit, which is not afraid of hardship, tenacious struggle, unity and cooperation and climbing the peak bravely, has been inherited from generation to generation.
Gongbu, Tibetan, born in 1933. Entered the national mountaineering team in November 1958. On May 25, 1960, Gongbu and his two teammates Wang Fuzhou and Qu Yinhua climbed Mount Everest from the North Slope, which was the first time in the history of world mountaineering. He was the deputy director of the sports commission of Tibet autonomous region.
Luo Shen was born in 1963. He has climbed Mount Qomolangma many times and successfully climbed to the top twice in 2003 and 2008. The national coach won the national sports medal of honor three times and is currently the director of the climbing preparation for Olympic games office of the Mountaineering Management Center of the State Sports General Administration.
In 1960, the Chinese mountaineering team climbed Mount Everest (hereinafter referred to as Mount Everest) from the north slope for the first time under extremely difficult conditions, creating a new achievement in the history of world mountaineering. Since then, Chinese climbers have successively completed the success of climbing the highest peak of the seven continents in the world and 14 peaks above 8000 meters in the world. In 2008, the Beijing Olympic torch relay on Everest was successfully held, which wrote a glorious chapter in the history of the International Olympic Games.
As climbers who climbed Mount Everest in different ages, Gong Bu and Luo Shen told their own climbing stories. They hoped that “they were not afraid of hardship, tenacious struggle, unity and cooperation, the Chinese mountaineering spirit of climbing the peak bravely can be inherited from generation to generation and write new glory.
Mount Everest
Reporter: Could you two please talk about their own situations and feelings when they reached Mount Everest?
Gong Bu: We are the first climbers in China to climb Mount Everest from the North Slope. At that time, I took part in the first march, the second march and the third march. The first march reached 6400 meters, and the whole team arrived at that place. The second march went up from the north coast, with a total of more than 40 people in the whole team. For the third march, we started from 8100 meters, leaving 6 people. At that time, the highest tent was set up at 8500, and now this tent is still there.
At the place of 8100 meters, all the people who took part in the third march went down the mountain to return to Shigatse. I was not a regular team member. They told me to go back too. At that time, my hands were frozen. I said, I don’t want to go back, I will die in the top, I must go.
On the morning of the summit, it was almost dawn. The snow and ice on the summit were clearly seen, and there were no cracks in the ice, which was flat. The three of us stood at the summit, and I quickly spread out the national flag with me. On behalf of the three of us, Wang Fuzhou left a note to reach the peak of Mount Everest, put it into a glove and pressed it on the peak with a thin stone base. In addition, I picked up 9 stones and put them in my backpack to take them down the mountain.
Luo Shen: The 2008 Olympic torch Everest relay was a very important mountaineering activity. At that time, the Chinese Mountaineering Association asked me to take charge of the physical training of all athletes. Fortunately, in this activity, I also followed the athletes to reach the highest peak in the world. At the peak, after completing the task of igniting and passing the Olympic torch, we are very proud to be able to organically combine mountaineering with the Olympics. This feat was achieved by Chinese climbers. We let the Olympic torch reach the highest point in the world.
Inheritance spirit
Reporter: The foundation and development of Chinese mountaineering embodies the hardships and efforts of countless mountaineers. How to understand the Chinese mountaineering spirit and how to carry it forward?
Luo Shen: The old predecessors climbed Mount Everest in 1960. They climbed Mount Everest at that time. The conditions in all aspects were much harder than that of us, and there was no metal ladder. It was indeed a great feat to climb Mount Everest from the north slope for the first time. Mountaineering has challenges, dedication and team spirit, which is always the same.
The national mountaineering team that arrived in 1986 I AM also climbed Mount Everest several times before and after. Especially in 1993, when it reached 6000 meters, it was frozen in a snowstorm and returned to Lhasa, mr. Gong Bu also specially picked me up at the airport. Now, my age has become the middle-aged generation of climbers. To inherit the spirit of mountaineering, we must first remember the spirit of overcoming many difficulties and putting our life and death aside for the honor of our motherland.
The spirit of mountaineering should be the spirit of exploration and responsibility, and the team spirit in the process of mountaineering is even more essential. Li Zhixin, chairman of China Mountaineering Association and famous mountaineer, said, “We want to carry forward the Chinese mountaineering spirit. Its significance does not lie in how many mountains we climb again, what is more important is to pass on this precious spiritual wealth.”
Future development
Reporter: please talk about the development trend of mountaineering in China. Where should the focus of mountaineering be in the future?
Gong Bu: for young people, climbing the mountain is easier now, because the conditions of equipment and clothing are much better than those of us at that time, and ordinary mountains are easy to go up. I hope young people can climb mountains selectively, and pay more attention to the care of the environment and the wildlife preservation.
Luo Shen: in addition to cultivating the skills and tactics of young mountaineers, we must inherit the spirit of mountaineering. In addition, as Mr. Gong Bu said, the mountain we should climb is almost the same, and we should have a sense of awe for the mountain, including natural resources. Now we should treat it with a special attitude of cherishing and protecting to make the mountaineering sustainable development.
After 2008, there were fewer large-scale mountaineering activities organized by China Mountaineering Association. From the perspective of the development of mountaineering, it is necessary to combine the national fitness to promote and popularize mass mountaineering activities. In addition, modern mountaineering has derived many projects, such as skiing, climbing, ice climbing, etc. At present, in addition to continuing to maintain the advantages of mountain exploration, we also need to further develop these emerging projects, especially rock climbing, which has become the official competition of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
Wang Xiaguang
