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Alkin, Uighur means "gold."

Blue skies, snow mountains, glaciers, deserts, swamps, grasslands, lakes, stony peaks, beasts... All these constitute the Altun Mountains, with an average altitude of 3,000 meters above sea level, with rare modern glaciers, the highest desert in the world, and the largest in China. Wildlife Nature Reserve. Here, the splendid sights of the world will be fully seen.

In a sense, Altun is the last place for freedom

Altun is a long and cold winter, and it is windy and dry in summer. The lowest monthly average temperature is minus 20 °C to 30 °C; in mid-September, snow is frozen and the snow and ice period reaches 9 months. Strong winds in winter and spring, with an average monthly maximum wind speed of 5m/s. Frequent natural disasters, mountain torrents, droughts, hail, strong winds, and strong cooling all threaten the safety of visitors.

Although nature has arranged layers of “natural fences” for Altun Mountains, it still attracts many people who like to hike and explore. Lei Diansheng, known as "the first person on foot in China," walked for more than 10 years and experienced numerous tests. However, in his history, Altun is a blank. Lei Diansheng regretted that he had passed through the Altun Mountains, but due to the local natural environment and bad weather, the equipment was not ready at the time and it was unable to cross.

It is not only the challenges brought about by the harsh environment, but also the unique ecological environment in the area. The beautiful scenery, the treacherous landscape and the inaccessible bad weather have blocked the desire of the world to spy on the Altun Mountains. It is precisely because of this special climate, which is known as “the land of barrens” and the “land of death”, making the Altun Mountains. Miraculously preserved the most complete and primitive plateau ecological environment. Altun Mountains has so far discovered more than 400 species of wild animals and plants. The most characteristic of the Tibet Tibetan Plateau antelopes, Tibetan wild asses, and wild yak are scattered throughout the country, with a total of 140,000 heads. This is almost a golden paradise for wildlife.

At present, Lei Diansheng has collected detailed information on the Altun Mountains and plans to set off on May 1 for the formal crossing of the Altun Mountains. Lei Diansheng is an outdoor hero of the Goreth® brand. This time he also received equipment and full support from Gore. Talking about the equipment of this trip, Lei Diansheng said: “In the face of the challenge of Al Jinshan, safety is the first one. This time I will wear Gore's newly launched GORE-TEX® Performance Shell 3L fabric product. I believe this The durable, highly breathable, lightweight and portable features of this product will give me better protection and the entire trip will be worth the wait!"

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