One hiker died and hundreds of others were rescued after sudden heavy snowfall on the Tibetan Plateau and near Mount Everest on the Chinese side, state media and hikers reported on Monday. A young hiker nicknamed FeiFei, who was evacuated on Monday, told AFP she was on a multi-day trek with three friends and a…
BEIJING (AP) — Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said late Sunday. About 350 hikers had reached a meeting point in Tingri country and rescuers were in contact with another 200, state broadcaster CCTV said. There…
Hong Kong authorities are searching for a man from mainland China who has been missing since Saturday following a hiking trip to Lamma Island, where he last told a colleague that he suspected he had lost his way. Zheng To, 52, had arrived in Hong Kong the same day for a short business trip and…
An online video showing a man removing a distance marker from Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail has sparked anger among internet users, who have warned that the act could have put hikers in need of emergency rescue at even greater risk. The 21-second clip was circulating widely on Chinese social media platform RedNote and shows the…
A 63-year-old hiker has died in Hong Kong hours after he and three others were attacked by stinging insects in the Tai Po countryside. The four hikers – two men and two women – were exploring Pat Sin Leng along the Wilson Trail at about 4pm when they were attacked by the flying insects. The…
A 60-year-old hiker has died in Hong Kong hours after he and three others were attacked by stinging insects in the Tai Po countryside. The four hikers – two men and two women – were exploring Pat Sin Leng along the Wilson Trail at about 4pm when they were attacked by the insects. The group…