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Meili Snow mountain ( The Prince Snow Mountain )
 The Meili Snow Mountain, in the east suburb of Deqen
County, is known for its main peak, the Kagebo, which is the peak of
Yunnan at an elevation of 6,740 metres above sea level. The Kagebo
Peak is surrounded by 13 lesser peaks, and at its foot lies a modern
monsoon maritime glacier, a geographical rarity, given its low
latitude and high altitude.
On the southern side of the main peak, a waterfall - known as " a
deluge of rain and god-mandated cascade " among the local people
tumbles down from a breathtaking height of 1,000 metres. Despite the
tact that man has long conquered Mount Qomolangma, the top of the
Kagebo Peak, protected by perpendicular cliffs and foul climate, is
still unconquered by men.
The Prince Snow Mountain is seated at the west end of the Baimang Snow
Mountain, higher and more elegant compared with the Bamang Snow
Mountain. The local Zang people (Tibetans) regard it as a Holy
Mountain. Each year in autumn, the Zang people come from far and near
gathering here for Hajj the Prince Snow Mountain. One thing we would
like to warn you is that climbing Meli Mountain could be very
dangerous. Several attempts have been made to conquere Meli Mountain
since '90, but all failed.
In 1991, a Sino-Japan joint climbing team were very close to the main
peak-Kawagebo when it began to snow heavely. The team were forced to
abandon the climbing plan, and the whole team died in the way of
returning to No.3 Base of 5,100 meters
 above sea level, including 6
Chinese and 11 Japanese, which marked the greatest sacrifice in the
history of mountain- climbing in China. It's until in July,1998 that
the frozen corpses of the team were found. |
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