The Hunan Mountaineering Team reached the top of Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe at 13:10 (08:10 local time) on June 5, 2025, successfully completing its third stop in the "7+2 Global Adventure Grand Slam."
There are eight members in the Hunan Mountaineering Team this time, including Liu Yang, Liao Wujun, Liu Yan, Lu Mingyong, Xie Ruxiang, Liu Qiucheng, Zhang Yue, and Yang Yi, coming from all walks of life.
The Hunan Mountaineering Team is China's first provincial-level mountaineering team with a goal of completing the "7+2 Global Adventure Grand Slam"—scaling the highest peaks on all seven continents and hiking to both the North and South Poles. The team has already conquered Mount Qomolangma and Mount Kilimanjaro.
This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.
Translator: Yu Jiangjiang
Chinese source: hunantoday