Face-to-face 丨 How difficult is it to climb the mountain? The commander-in-chief of the survey team suddenly choked and left the scene halfway through the interview ...

　　At 11:00 on May 27, the Mount Everest 2020 mountaineering team successfully climbed the summit of Mount Everest from the north slope, "refreshing" the height of Mount Everest! On May 28, in an exclusive interview with a reporter in the "Face to Face" column, Li Guopeng, the captain of the first geodetic survey team of the Ministry of Natural Resources and the on-site commander of the 2020 Everest Elevation Survey Team, talked about the details of the summit.

How difficult is it to climb the mountain?

Li Guopeng: If the third summit fails, there will be no chance this year. At that time, we will tell you that we are confident for the first summit, we are determined for the second summit, and we must be patient for the third summit. I thought about the success in a flash, but I didn't think much about it. I think it can be done.

Reporter: What kind of support does this confidence come from?

　　At this point, Captain Li choked and left the interview seat ...

Reporter: What causes some emotional fluctuations?

Li Guopeng: After receiving this task, we are confident to complete it, because from the development of our national technology development equipment, including the state ’s support for our major tasks, we are still confident to do it. In the preliminary preparation process, I also considered a lot of problems as the chief commander of the survey, including the difficulties encountered by our personnel in the implementation of the technical plan, but its biggest problem is that Mount Everest is a very special region, the third pole in the world, The task of the mountain with the highest altitude is still very arduous. From the current point of view, all the problems that we may think of have been considered. The only thing is that this year's window period is really not very good. I rushed three times. In the end, there was still some pressure on the team and the front line commander. Especially when we measured the mountaineers, we put so much hard work on the mountain. I still feel very sorry for the request.

When can I know the new height of Mount Everest?

Li Guopeng: In fact, the elevation measurement of Mount Everest is a complicated process. From our current point of view, it is divided into two major pieces. One piece is the safe withdrawal of the team members on the afternoon of May 28. The Everest elevation measurement, the preliminary survey data, the next step is to carry out quality inspection of the data results, accurate data processing and calculation, and later to hold an expert demonstration meeting, and finally may be released by our department and other departments of the State Council from The whole time may take another two months.

　　Producer 丨 Zhang Shifeng

　　Editor 丨 Zhang Hongfei Yang Liwei