Tibet opens 46 mountains to mountaineers　

　　BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhuanet) -- So far, Tibet has opened 46 mountains to mountaineers including the best-known Mount Qomolangma, Mt. Qowowuyag and Mt. Shisha Pangma, according to the Mountaineering Association of Tibet Autonomous Region.

　　Tibet has quite a few mountains, with five rising 8,000 meters above sea level, 70 located at an altitude of 7,000 meters and about 1,000 being 6,000 meters high, said Zhang Mingxing, secretary of the association.

　　This file photo shows Mt. Qomolangma, the highest mountain in the world. (Xinhua Photo)

　　The rich mountainous resources provide unique conditions for climbing, he added.

　　By now, Tibet has received mountaineers from 45 countries and regions. Since 2000, it has welcomed 3,000 domestic climbers. The Tibet mountaineering Meeting, started in 2001, has become the biggest platform for amateur mountaineers in the country.

　　Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2005 shows mountain-climbing lovers climbing Mt. Chitzi. (Xinhua Photo)

　　Nimar Tsering, head of the Tibetan Mountaineering Team, said the annual mountaineering gathering has made full use of the abundant mountaineering resources in Tibet. The meeting also chooses mountains at a relatively low altitude and degree of difficulty, in order to offer a platform to mountaineering fans to learn and try out.

　　Qizi Peak, Jangsunglhomo Peak and the central peak of the Nyenchen Tonglha Moutains were among those conquered by the mountaineering team.

　　Many mountaineering fans continue to scale higher mountains via the platform and all the amateur mountaineers who ascended to the top of Mt. Qomolangma had attended the mountaineering meeting, said Nimar Tsering.